One Laptop per Child initiative

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/One_Laptop_per_Child_initiative

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:OLPC
gptkbp:criticizedFor	cost overruns competition from commercial tablets limited internet access in target regions maintenance challenges mixed educational outcomes
gptkbp:focus	gptkb:technology children education
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:Nicholas_Negroponte
gptkbp:foundedYear	2005
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	One Laptop per Child initiative
gptkbp:mission	provide affordable educational devices to children in developing countries
gptkbp:notableEvent	launched at World Economic Forum 2005
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Open_Firmware gptkb:Sugar_(learning_platform) gptkb:Linux
gptkbp:notableProduct	gptkb:XO-1.5_laptop gptkb:XO-1.75_laptop gptkb:XO-1_laptop gptkb:XO_Laptop gptkb:XO-4_Touch_laptop
gptkbp:notableProject	gptkb:Give_1_Get_1_program deployment in Afghanistan deployment in Argentina deployment in Brazil deployment in Cambodia deployment in Colombia deployment in Ethiopia deployment in Haiti deployment in India deployment in Mexico deployment in Mongolia deployment in Nepal deployment in Nigeria deployment in Palestine deployment in Papua New Guinea deployment in Peru deployment in Rwanda deployment in Thailand deployment in Uruguay
gptkbp:partner	gptkb:Google gptkb:MIT_Media_Lab gptkb:eBay gptkb:AMD gptkb:Brightstar_Corporation gptkb:Quanta_Computer gptkb:Red_Hat gptkb:United_Nations_Development_Programme News Corporation
gptkbp:status	active
gptkbp:website	http://www.laptop.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:OLPC_deployment_in_Rwanda
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5