Comments on: OLPC logs onto India, finally http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2008/08/04/olpc-logs-onto-india-finally/ Tracking Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation in India Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:32:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: NComputing starts its account in India « ThinkChange India http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2008/08/04/olpc-logs-onto-india-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-3572 NComputing starts its account in India « ThinkChange India Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:25:23 +0000 http://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/?p=883#comment-3572 [...] Per Child’s XO, Intel’s Classmate PC and other similar projects. A few months ago OLPC too had entered India. There are lot of discussions on cyberspace on the pros and cons of one in comparison with the [...] [...] Per Child’s XO, Intel’s Classmate PC and other similar projects. A few months ago OLPC too had entered India. There are lot of discussions on cyberspace on the pros and cons of one in comparison with the [...]

]]> By: Aishwarya http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2008/08/04/olpc-logs-onto-india-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-3571 Aishwarya Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:14:08 +0000 http://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/?p=883#comment-3571 Atanu, quite co-incidental with respect to your "bridging the digital divide" comment. I came across this article in Business Standard today :-). http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=330661 I strongly feel that there needs to be a concerted effort (with a bunch of selected ideas being given the thrust - from government, private players, NGOs)-, instead of small pilot projects. These pilot projects are good as proof of their efficacy and strength but in the end all stakeholders should concur on a bouquet of ideas and throw their entire weight behind them. Atanu, quite co-incidental with respect to your “bridging the digital divide” comment. I came across this article in Business Standard today :-) .

http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=330661
I strongly feel that there needs to be a concerted effort (with a bunch of selected ideas being given the thrust – from government, private players, NGOs)-, instead of small pilot projects. These pilot projects are good as proof of their efficacy and strength but in the end all stakeholders should concur on a bouquet of ideas and throw their entire weight behind them.

]]> By: Atanu Dey http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2008/08/04/olpc-logs-onto-india-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-3570 Atanu Dey Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:25:52 +0000 http://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/?p=883#comment-3570 The OLPC could also be a great tool for increasing the digital divide. See <a href="http://www.deeshaa.org/2005/11/05/formula-for-milking-the-digital-divide/" rel="nofollow">Formula for Milking the Digital Divide</a>. The OLPC could also be a great tool for increasing the digital divide. See Formula for Milking the Digital Divide.

]]> By: Raj Melville http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2008/08/04/olpc-logs-onto-india-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-3569 Raj Melville Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:16:46 +0000 http://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/?p=883#comment-3569 Teachers lack adequate training to support the existing curriculum. Adding a layer of technology – especially one that is most likely not readily found at home or at the nearest Internet café – will only make it harder to train them. In addition, the project needs to avoid falling in to the trap where hundreds of laptops wind up as a status symbol in the hands of more affluent students in urban schools. See my full article on my blog at http://socialecosystem.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/businessweek-one-laptop-per-child-lands-in-india/#more-85 Teachers lack adequate training to support the existing curriculum. Adding a layer of technology – especially one that is most likely not readily found at home or at the nearest Internet café – will only make it harder to train them. In addition, the project needs to avoid falling in to the trap where hundreds of laptops wind up as a status symbol in the hands of more affluent students in urban schools.

See my full article on my blog at
http://socialecosystem.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/businessweek-one-laptop-per-child-lands-in-india/#more-85

]]> By: Badhri http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2008/08/04/olpc-logs-onto-india-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-3568 Badhri Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:29:49 +0000 http://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/?p=883#comment-3568 My comments are getting longer and longer. so, I thought I use less of this space and more of my own blog. Click on my name for response to this post. My comments are getting longer and longer. so, I thought I use less of this space and more of my own blog. Click on my name for response to this post.

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