Netbook World Summit in Paris a summary of the Summit
A number of organizations are working to close the digital divide. Most community colleges have technology programs geared to older job seekers. SeniorNet awards scholarships and recently established centers in underserved urban and Native American communities.
In its report "High-Speed Broadband Access for All Kids: Breaking through the Barriers," SETDA states that although national statistics boast nearly 98-percent connectivity in U.S. schools, the reliability and bandwidth of these connections are often insufficient.
ARMs-based processors have traditionally been used in small devices such as mobile phones, but it emerged in October that ARM's technology would soon be used in Netbooks, the new breed of small, low-cost notebook PCs.
This would be an alterntive to OLPC's XO
HOW much would you pay for unlimited access to WiFi hotspots that stretched for miles instead of a few hundred feet, provided unbroken connections even deep inside buildings, and offered broadband speeds ten times faster than today’s wimpy connections found in coffee shops, hotel lobbies, airport lounges and homes?
How about nothing, or next to nothing? That could be on the cards within a couple of years, thanks to a decision taken this past week by America’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Report from the Congressional Research Service about the role of the federal government in increasing access to broadband.
Article discusses the decrease in the number of women entering computer science and software engineering.
A short article describing the current state of the digital divide debate.
AXIS (the African Internet Exchange System) is one of several projects launched by a partnership of European and African nations to target the digital divide in Africa.
The Nebraska ban on affirmative action is likely to impact technology-related programs that target women.
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Netbook World Summit in Paris a summary of the Summit
A number of organizations are working to close the digital divide. Most community colleges have technology programs geared to older job seekers. SeniorNet awards scholarships and recently established centers in underserved urban and Native American communities.
Report from the Congressional Research Service about the role of the federal government in increasing access to broadband.
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