OLPC India

It is still not very clear which agencies in India would be actively participating in the OLPC project. As per the norm, the Ministry of Science and Technology might take the initiative. Until now, however, this Ministry has not issued any notification, and not placed any order with Quanta Computer Inc., (the OEM for for the project).

Some would say that having one laptop per child would as good as eliminate the poverty related to lack of resources for education from the face of the earth. No child in any classroom anywhere in the world would feel deprived of the technological advancement enjoyed by the countries with high consumption and high standards of living.