New technology in developing countries: A critique of the one-laptop-per-child program

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 381-390

  James, Jeffrey ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Balanced expenditure; Low cost computers; Sharing technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954469743     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: 15528286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439309346398     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Buderi, R. (2009). OLPC 2.0: After layoffs, One Laptop Foundation reboots with new focus and big plans. Retrieved March 15, 2009, from http://www.xeconomy.com.boston/2009/01/29/olpc-20-after-layoffs-one-laptop/.
2. Greenberg, A. (2008). One virtual PC per child, Forbes, 13 October. Retrieved February 7, 2009, from http://www.forbes.com/2008/10/10/ncomputing-olpc-india-tech-per-sonal-cx_ag_1031ncomputing.html.
3. Hawkes, C. (2006). Uneven dietary development: linking the policies and processes of globalization with the nutrition transition, obesity and diet-related chronic diseases. Globalization and Health, 2, 1-18.
4. James, J. (2000). Consumption, globalization and development. London: Macmillan.
5. James, J. (2008). Re-estimating the difficulty of closing the digital divide. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 59, 2024-2032.
6. Kaplinsky, R. (1990). The economies of small. London: Intermediate Technology Publications.
7. Nussbaum, B. (2008, September 28). Where are the teachers in the debate over OLPC? Business Week. Retrieved January 9, 2009, from http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/NussbaumOnDesign/archives/2007/09/where_are_the.html.
8. Oecd. (2002). Education at a glance. Paris: OECD Indicators.
9. Pawar, U., Pal, J., & Toyama, K. (2006). Multiple mice for computers in education in developing countries. IEEE/ACM International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Development, ICTD.
10. Stewart, F., & James, J. (1982). The economics of new technology in developing countries. London: Pinter.
11. Talbot, D. (March 27, 2008). Laptop training begins in Peru. Technology Review, Editors Blogs. Retrieved April 9, 2007, from http;www.technologyreview.com/blog/editors/22041.
12. United Nations Development Programme. (2006). 5th Kenya Human Development Report.
13. Vota, W. (2006). OLPC in Nigeria by the Numbers. One Laptop per Child News, Retrieved October15, 2008, from http://www.olpcnews.com/countries/Nigeria/olpc_in_Nigeria_budget.html.
14. Wells, J. (1977). The diffusion of durables in Brazil and its implications for recent controversies concerning Brazilian development. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 1, 259-279.