In a special report from the field, TED follows Nicholas Negroponte of One Laptop per Child to Colombia as he delivers laptops to schoolkids in territory once controlled by guerrillas.

His partner? Colombia's Defense Department, who see One Laptop per Child (OLPC) as an investment in regional stability.  So does Peace Portal, we view the OLPC initiative as critical to the success our own localized Access Point Project installations, and to sustainable economic development for the youth of the 3rd world who will live fully in the coming Information Age. 

In the Information Age those in the developing countries will be on a equal playing field for knowledge jobs, they will have access to the Internet, new digital currencies - some even which can interface with their own local currencies - allowing them to import wealth without exporting their communities natural resources.   The more kids who grow up with computers and access, the faster we can begin balancing the dilemmas of the Industrial Age model with that of a more utilitarian Information Age model.



To address economic growth of those living in poverty, particularly in emerging markets where the majority of people subsist on less than $2.00 a day, and for them to grow without further depleting the natural resources of their local eco-systems, will require something entirely new - access to the Information Age. 

 
 
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