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$100 Laptop

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The Index Project
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Using Digital Technology to Improve the Quality of Life and Erase Economic Barriers in the Developing World Could Bridge the Divide Between Rich and Poor.

the $100 Laptop Is a No-frills Laptop Computer to Keep the Cost at a Minimum and Put the Product Within Reach of the Target Group – the One Billion of Kids in Primary and Secondary Schools Worldwide. the Idea Is to Distribute the Machines Through Those Ministries of Education Willing to Adopt a Policy of “one Laptop Per Child”.

the Super Cheap Laptop Gives Developing Countries an Opportunity to Ride the It-wave, as the Laptop Will Cost Less Than 100 Us Dollars from New. the Price Is a Key Factor in the Development of the Laptop Since the Aim Is to Bring Equal Technology Opportunities to Children in the Developing World. the Initial Market Is Primary and Secondary Schools in Developing Countries, With Particular Emphasis on Remote and Rural Parts of the World – Especially Those Without Connectivity.

the Concept Will Not Only Be a Key Factor in the Ongoing Development of Under-developed Countries and Their Entrance in the Technological Age, but Also Offer an Important Educational Tool. Thus, the Laptop Will Help Promote Education, Raise the Standard of Living, Improve Public Health Etc.

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  • Title: $100 Laptop
  • External Link: $100 Laptop - INDEX: Design to Improve Life® website
  • Sustainable Development Goals targeted: Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities
  • INDEX: Award Cycle: 2005
  • INDEX: Award Category: Play & Learning
  • Driver(s) of Change: Connection Technologies, Digitalization of Everything, Entrepeneurship, Globalization, Income Inequality, Massive Disemployment
  • Designed By: Nicholas Negroponte, Joe Jacobson, Seymour Papert
  • Country of Design : USA
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