The LSRI has coordinated a response, from leading research labs across the world, to the plan by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to provide a $100 (£60) laptop free to many millions of schoolchildren in Africa, south-east Asia, South America and the Middle East.
The 'open letter' from the G1:1 network proposes that if the scheme is to be a success in transforming education in developing countries, then key conditions that must be in place. These include adapting the scheme to local needs, training local people to provide technical support, designing new software for knowledge sharing, and ensuring that the computers are available to all children regardless of sex or ability.