The One Laptop Per Family initative
The One Laptop per Family project continues to generate controversy. I have been asked again about my views and I thought I should write this blog in response - as a follow up to the previous pos t when less was known publicly Ensuring that the poor have access to ICTs The President/Government's desire to ensure that poor people/kids/poor people's children/ (depending when the President is speaking) is commendable. It is unfortunate that the President seems to think that criticisms and feedback on the piece by piece public revelations about the project are attempts to kill the idea . Many people who have been asked about the idea have said that it is a good one, but there are questions about implementation to ensure that the money is well spent and also to dispel suspicions that this is a elections gimmick. One letter writer talked about the potential in the agriculture sector and the Junior Minister of Health has expressed his hopes for the enhancement in the health se...