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Market Watch - Bridges for digital divide.(United Nations' World Summit on the Information Society)(Brief Article)
The second phase of the United Nations' World Summit on the Information Society took place in Tunisia a few weeks ago. It was attended by participants from 173 countries, together with representatives from organisations such as Wikipedia and Google.
The choice of Tunisia - a country which regularly blocks access to websites - was in itself controversial, with the US delegation declaring disappointment that the Tunisian government had not taken the opportunity to show its commitment to freedom of expression.
Alongside the high-level political manoeuvring, more practical measures for bridging the digital divide were unveiled. Nicholas Negroponte of MIT introduced the 'One Laptop per Child' campaign, with a prototype of a laptop costing less than $100, designed to be child-friendly and featuring a sunlight readable screen, wind-up power source and open-source software.
Numerous positive examples of IT-enabled development initiatives were cited, including a programme in ...
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