Here it is, Nicholas Negroponte's 100$ laptop! I like the colour... Perhaps it will be an important factor in bridging the digital divide. Perhaps it will be too fragile and too difficult to repair to have any lasting impact. User generated content seems to be a part of the vision. As long as local adults (teachers, NGOs and others) are included in this vision, and not only the actual intended users (children), this seems to me to be a good strategy. If local adults are bypassed and the children alone are encouraged to create content within this Western-developed technology, I will be surprised if the project will not be critisised as neo-imperialism. I will also be surprised if the good old Great Jewish Conspiracy will not be a hot topic in this regard.
Hanne & Hanne
