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Reading: Computers For All? Is it really useful to give computers to really poor people?
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Reading: Computers For All? Is it really useful to give computers to really poor people?

  • Due Feb 16, 2018 by 11pm
  • Points None
  • Available Feb 12, 2018 at 9am - Feb 19, 2018 at 11pm
This assignment was locked Feb 19, 2018 at 11pm.

Required:

  • Brewer, et al, "A Case for Technology in Developing Regions", IEEE Computer 2005. 
    • [pdf Links to an external site.]
  • The Hole in the Wall - Mitra - PBS Frontline Links to an external site.
  • Eureka Moments, How a luxury item became a tool for global development, Economist Sep 24, 2009 Links to an external site.(may need to register) (PDF Verison)

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Optional:

Research Papers: (optional in case you are interested in more on this topic. previously I had students present these papers to the class)

 

Epothecary: Cost-effective Drug Pedigree Tracking and Authentication Using Mobile Phones - Paik, Chen, Subramanian, NYU - SIGCOMM MobiHeld 2009

Computing Devices for All: Creating and Selling the Low-Cost Computer Rodrigo Fonseca, Joyojeet Pal ICTD 2006.

Kuriyan, R. Toyama, K. and Ray,I.(2006). “Integrating Social Development and Financial Sustainability: The Challenges of Rural Computer Kiosks in Kerala.” International Conference on Information & Communication Technologies for Development, May 2006,Berkeley,California.

Providing Web Search Capability for Low-Connectivity Communities. Libby Levison, William Thies, and Saman Amarasinghe. Proceedings of the 2002 International Symposium on Technology and Society.Raleigh,North Carolina, June, 2002.

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I think the ones below are now getting too out of date. I like the discussions we can have around older readings, but I am no longer requiring the below. (Also you need more time for projects this week)

  • Mobile Marvels - Economist Sep 24, 2009 Links to an external site. - (PDF Verison)
  • Beyond Voice, New uses for mobile phones could launch another wave of development, Economist Sep 24, 2009 Links to an external site.. (PDF Version)

 

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