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OLPC - R-ADAG LAPTOP PROJECT |
Anil Ambani's R-ADAG joins OLPC
project
12 October, 2007
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)
project has received a boost with the
Anil Ambani-owned R-ADAG (Reliance
Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group) joining
hands with Nicholas Negroponte, former
director of the MIT Media Lab,
(Massachusetts Institute of
Technology), to provide the initiative
with internet connectivity.
The announcement came soon after the
launch of the OLPC laptop on October
14, 2007. With the new development,
now users can experience the internet
service, network backbone, and
logistics by R-ADAG. The pilot service
of the laptop would be Khairat, a
tribal village near the Mumbai
suburbs.
The OLPC XO laptop that actually costs
$188 will be available in India for Rs.
8800. The OLPC group thinks that the
price will come down drastically in a
few years time. It is expected that by
March 2008, the OLPC Foundation
supported with the Reliance network
aims to cover more than 25,000 towns
and 60,000 villages in the country.
A report said that the Linux-based
laptop has the ability to consume just
around 2 watts and comes with 1GB of
flash drive. A built-in camera,
multi-media, sun readable
capabilities, and option to power the
laptop through alternative sources of
energy are added features.
The system is expected to be put in
place by bringing together government
agencies, NGOs, content developers,
translators, teaching community, and
project managers to create successful
ecosystems. The OLPC programmed has
been designed in such a way that it
would be application-oriented and the
laptops would be water-proof and
almost unbreakable.
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