One Laptop per Child
E1952
One Laptop per Child is an educational nonprofit initiative that aimed to provide low-cost, durable laptops to children in developing countries to support digital learning and bridge the global digital divide.
All labels observed (16)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| One Laptop per Child canonical | 15 |
| One Laptop per Child project | 6 |
| One Laptop per Child initiative | 2 |
| Give One Get One program | 1 |
| OLPC | 1 |
| OLPC XO laptop | 1 |
| OLPC XO-1 | 1 |
| OLPC XO-1.5 | 1 |
| OLPC XO-1.75 | 1 |
| OLPC XO-4 | 1 |
| One Laptop per Child XO laptops | 1 |
| One Laptop per Child organization | 1 |
| XO laptop | 1 |
| XO-1 laptop | 1 |
| XO-1.5 laptop | 1 |
| XO-1.75 laptop | 1 |
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational initiative
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international development project ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| actualLaunchPrice | about 188 US dollars ⓘ |
| announced |
World Economic Forum in Davos
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surface form:
World Economic Forum 2005
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| businessModel |
One Laptop per Child
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surface form:
Give One Get One program
government bulk purchases ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedFor |
costs higher than initial $100 target
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insufficient teacher training ⓘ limited educational impact in some deployments ⓘ underestimating infrastructure challenges ⓘ |
| developedProduct |
One Laptop per Child
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surface form:
XO laptop
One Laptop per Child self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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XO-1 laptop
One Laptop per Child self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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XO-1.5 laptop
One Laptop per Child self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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XO-1.75 laptop
XO-4 laptop ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
children
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education ⓘ information and communication technologies for development ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Alan Kay
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Mary Lou Jepsen ⓘ Nicholas Negroponte ⓘ Seymour Papert ⓘ Walter Bender ⓘ |
| GiveOneGetOneLaunchDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| hasMainGoal |
bridge the global digital divide
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provide low-cost laptops to children in developing countries ⓘ support digital learning for children ⓘ |
| headquarteredIn | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| implementedInCountry |
Afghanistan
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Brazil ⓘ Cambodia ⓘ Ethiopia ⓘ Haiti ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Mongolia ⓘ Nicaragua ⓘ Peru ⓘ Rwanda ⓘ Uruguay ⓘ |
| initialPriceTarget | 100 US dollars ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | MIT Media Lab ⓘ |
| legacy |
influenced low-cost educational computing devices
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inspired other national one-to-one laptop programs ⓘ |
| legalForm | nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| notableNationalProgram | Plan Ceibal in Uruguay ⓘ |
| partneredWith |
United Nations Development Programme
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various national governments ⓘ |
| productFeature |
child-friendly interface
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low power consumption ⓘ mesh networking capability ⓘ rugged design ⓘ sunlight-readable display ⓘ |
| promotedConcept |
constructionist learning
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one-to-one computing ⓘ open source software in education ⓘ |
| shortName |
One Laptop per Child
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
OLPC
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| softwarePlatform | Sugar ⓘ |
| softwarePlatformBasedOn |
Fedora Linux
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Linux ⓘ
surface form:
GNU/Linux
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| startDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| status | largely inactive as a hardware program by mid-2010s ⓘ |
| supports |
open content for education
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open hardware principles ⓘ |
| targetPopulation | primary school children ⓘ |
| targetRegion | developing countries ⓘ |
| website | http://one.laptop.org/ ⓘ |
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OLPC
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XO laptop
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XO-1 laptop
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XO-1.5 laptop
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XO-1.75 laptop
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Give One Get One program
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One Laptop per Child project
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OLPC XO laptop
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OLPC XO-1
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OLPC XO-1.5
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OLPC XO-1.75
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OLPC XO-4
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Plan Ceibal
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One Laptop per Child initiative
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One Laptop per Child project
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One Laptop per Child XO laptops
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One Laptop per Child project
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One Laptop per Child project
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One Laptop per Child project
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One Laptop per Child organization
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Sugar Shell
this entity surface form:
One Laptop per Child project