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The Digital Divide Doesn't Exist

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The mission statement of One Laptop per Child is artfully constructed: "To create educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning."

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(Now's the Time to) Bring the Mobile Web into Your Organization

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The street corner I lived on in Mali was typically quiet (by African standards, anyway): aside from the woman who sold fried dough stuffed with shredded meat, most people just passed by. Why carry around a bulky laptop when you can just check your e-mail and browse the web on something that fits in your pocket?

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