Nicholas Negroponte is eager to bring his One Laptop Per Child project (The Chronicle, November 25, 2005) to India, but he may be facing a bit of a glitch: The nation’s leading committee on educational matters is none too excited about the plan.
In April, Mr. Negroponte made a presentation to Indian officials, asking them to buy one million of his $100 laptops, which are designed for children in developing nations. But the nation’s Ministry of Human Resource Development has now issued a fairly strenuous objection to the proposal, arguing that it "would be impossible to justify an expenditure of this scale on a debatable scheme," according to The Times of India.
Despite the cool reception, Mr. Negroponte returned to New Delhi this month to make another pitch. —Brock Read
3 Responses to A Cool Reception for One Laptop Per Child
physioprof - April 23, 2012 at 5:06 pm
“And then — what’s in Milwaukee?”
Laverne and Shirley!
historiann - April 23, 2012 at 10:29 pm
Sorry your flights were such a fright. I’ve heard bad things about Cincinnati since Delta merged with United. It’s pretty much a ghost airport now.
movers in mississauga - April 26, 2012 at 2:30 am
I’ve heard bad things about Cincinnati since Delta merged with United. It’s pretty much a ghost airport now.