Nicholas Negroponte takes OLPC to Colombia
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www.ted.com TED Nicholas Negroponte follows in Colombia, as he delivers laptops in areas that will be used and controlled by the guerrillas. His partner? Colombia's Defense Department, see the One Laptop Per Child, as an investment in the region. May take (And you are.) TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED conference, to surrender the world's leading thinkers and doers speaking about her life in 18 minutes. Featured speakers included Al Gore on climateAmend, Philippe Starck design, Jill Bolte Taylor on the observation of their own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop Per Child, Jane Goodall with chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" Wearable Tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the charm of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, economics, development and art. Translated subtitles, and subtitles in a variety ofLanguages are now on TED.com at http Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks on www.ted.com
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