John Roese’s Blog CTO, Nortel

Archive for September 12th, 2007

One Laptop Per Child - Where in the world is that cool green and white laptop?

Location: Toronto

Just as the iPhone is an example of how innovation on an end point can expand the number of connected nodes or the experience of the people connecting (see my last post), there are a host of other new technologies emerging that also advance the trend toward global Hyperconnectivity. One that I am personally involved in (sit on the Board as Nortel’s rep) and am pretty passionate about is the initiative known as One Laptop Per Child (OLPC).

As way of background… OLPC is a non-profit organization, founded by MIT Professor Nicholas Negroponte and a team of educators, developers and technologists, that is dedicated to educating children in developing countries, with the ultimate goal ...

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