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OLPC (HOW DOES IT WORK? (governments enrolle in the OLPC program,…
OLPC
HOW DOES IT WORK?
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governments buy the computers and install the wifi connections needed
(some of them look for donors to get the money and some others just pay it by themselves)
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the computers don't use windows or mac software
the OLPC creator decided to use Linux so that the organization wouldn't be engaged with a comercial company.
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DOWNSIDES
If it doesn't succeed, it would be a waste of money and resources
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CULTURAL IMPACTS
POSITIVE
by learning about other cultures, people develop empathy and understanding about the others' situations and tho
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TOK QUESTION
You have limited resources. You can only do one of the two:
You can give food to a hungry population or you can give them a laptop with access to Internet. What would you do?