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One laptop per child: vision vs. reality

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Kenneth L. Kraemer,

Jason Dedrick,

Prakul SharmaAuthors Info & Claims

Communications of the ACM, Volume 52, Issue 6

Pages 66 - 73

https://doi.org/10.1145/1516046.1516063

Published: 01 June 2009 Publication History

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The vision is being overwhelmed by the reality of business, politics, logistics, and competing interests worldwide.

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Communications of the ACM Volume 52, Issue 6

One Laptop Per Child: Vision vs. Reality

June 2009

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DOI:10.1145/1516046

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