U.N. Lends Backing to the $100 Laptop

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday January 26, 2006 @07:46AM from the transformers-roll-out dept.

willki wrote to mention an AP story stating that The United Nations has pledged support to the $100 Laptop. From the article: "Kemal Dervis, head of the U.N. Development Program, will sign a memorandum of understanding Saturday with Nicholas Negroponte, chairman of One Laptop per Child, on the $100 laptop project, at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting. The program aims to ship 1 million units by the end of next year to sell to governments at cost for distribution to school children and teachers. UNDP will work with Negroponte's organization to deliver 'technology and resources to targeted schools in the least developed countries,' the U.N. agency said in a statement."

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Re:Keyboard Layout by qualico · 2006-01-26 08:02 · Score: 0, Offtopic

pardon me...I see some mods are now actually awake.
Lots of negative comments... you're just jealous by The+Shrewd+Dude · 2006-01-26 08:05 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Aww, give us a break!

You're all just jealous that these "Fisher-Price" laptops have more processing speed than your PC's. /*Karma erupts into flames*