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One of the key deliverables of the Digital World Forum project is a technology roadmap on low cost information access devices. A roadmap describes a future environment, objectives to be achieved with that environment, and plans for how those objectives will be pursued over time. It is, therefore, a forecast of paths that might be followed to achieve a desired objective; in this case: low cost information access devices that contribute to socio-economic development in the developing world.… Continue

Here is a project I am working on, and it came up with an interesting take on creating a knowledge economy. What is the value Proposition in a Knowledge Economy? You could call it a "Teacher/Learner Economy." Simply stated the drive to gain good employment as a Teacher/Facilitator of 21st Literacy's will help pay for the Teachers/facilitators that will be needed. This is scaled up through virtual eLearning and ubiquitous free wireless broadband and low cost, low wattage wireless computers. The c… Continue

Following the discussions that took place in the Low Cost Information Access Devices Group, we defined three themes that we think could guide the discussions that take place on the forum in order to be more efficient. The three themes we define for the Parallel Discussions are the followings:

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Discussion has so far centered on the political, economic, cultural/social, legal or technological issues that impede the use or adoption of each of the identified categories of low cost information access devices in the developing world? How? How do such impediments differ between rural and urban areas? Political: Contributors talked about the political influence in the implantation of Low-Cost Information Access Devices and general ICT infrastructure building. One critical remar… Continue