Comments on: Atanu Dey’s useful questions on the OLPC in India http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/07/28/atanu-deys-useful-questions-on-the-olpc-in-india/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kayd http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/07/28/atanu-deys-useful-questions-on-the-olpc-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-57631 kayd Thu, 24 Aug 2006 08:03:05 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=911#comment-57631 Negroponte's intentions notwithstanding, in my opinion ownership by a child is not a concept taken very seriously in India. Negroponte’s intentions notwithstanding, in my opinion ownership by a child is not a concept taken very seriously in India.

]]> By: Dr Jayanth G Paraki http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/07/28/atanu-deys-useful-questions-on-the-olpc-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-50492 Dr Jayanth G Paraki Sun, 06 Aug 2006 11:56:00 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=911#comment-50492 There is no problem at the outset with the laptop project. I wonder how many chldren will develop eye problems over the next decade. I will offer a software solution to be loaded OEM on each laptop to detect health problems objectively. At possibly 2-3 dollars apiece it should cost Prof Negroponte only 2-3 million dollars per consignment. In addition i can provide state of the art Learning Solutions that mirror every child's development or lack of it(due to malnutrition, infectious diseases, blindness). Dr Paraki There is no problem at the outset with the laptop project. I wonder how many chldren will develop eye problems over the next decade.

I will offer a software solution to be loaded OEM on each laptop to detect health problems objectively. At possibly 2-3 dollars apiece it should cost Prof Negroponte only 2-3 million dollars per consignment. In addition i can provide state of the art Learning Solutions that mirror every child’s development or lack of it(due to malnutrition, infectious diseases, blindness).

Dr Paraki

]]> By: This is really happening. » Blog Archive » links for 2006-07-31 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/07/28/atanu-deys-useful-questions-on-the-olpc-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-47567 This is really happening. » Blog Archive » links for 2006-07-31 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 02:18:12 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=911#comment-47567 [...] Atanu Dey’s useful questions on the OLPC in India One critic sees bad news for the One Laptop Per Child initiative (tags: technology development education) [...] [...] Atanu Dey’s useful questions on the OLPC in India One critic sees bad news for the One Laptop Per Child initiative (tags: technology development education) [...]

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