I first heard of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project in an e-learning Africa conference in Nairobi Kenya (end of May 2007). At the time, the project representative seem to suggest, in his captivating presentation, that the laptops would be available only to (through) governments of developing nations. I was among those individuals who thought they had the opportunity of returning home with a beautiful present for the children. We were wrong, none was on offer (going to be offered) to the public.
I am glad to learn through an article on the BBC website that the laptops will now be available to the public. What still puzzles me is that it is, so far, available for purchase by US residents (only)! I am still working out the rationale.
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A friend just drew my attention to this BBC article about the possible failure of the OLPC project in Nigeria.
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