US$10 Laptop Is On Its Way - Can You Believe That?
As revealed by a minister of the federal government in Delhi on 29 July 2008, India is developing a laptop or notebook computer that will be selling at ultra cheap US$ 10, or just Rs 400 that is targeting at higher education students.
The research is being carried out at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore and the Indian Institute of Technology in Chennai. According to Minister of State for Higher Education, D. Purandeswari, this measure will help raise the quality of higher education in India.
There is no information on the specifications of the $10 laptop. With the increasingly important the role played by information and communications technology (ICT) technology, the India government plans to strengthen its current programs for distance learning by making them accessible online.
Producing low cost laptop is part of the “National Mission in Education through ICT”. After that, the government plans to make available free bandwidth for education purposes to every Indian in order to build a “knowledge network” between and within institutions of higher learning in the country.
Presently, India has very low Internet penetration, which 4.38 million broadband subscribers (June 2008) compared to population of over 1.13 billion.
A number of local and multinational companies like Microsoft and Intel, and NGOs (non-governmental organizations) have been working on technology for education purpose.
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August 1st, 2008 09:15
I too can make my own laptop with a loaf of bread.
August 1st, 2008 13:16
i think its 100$ and not 10$. I bet everything is open source. Inflation will make it around 200$
August 1st, 2008 14:12
It is $100 and not $10. Also a large sum is being subsidised by the government.
August 2nd, 2008 05:52
Yeah , I also blogged about this one and what the news at infoworld said was 10$ , Iknow it’s damn low .. even my wireless keyboard and mouse costs more than that .. let the case be that it’s 100$ and not 10$ even then it’s fine INR 5000 is not much for a laptop ..