01101nas a2200121   4500008004100000022001400041245005400055210005300109260004200162520072300204100001600927856003600943       2008                        eng d  a1913-610200aChild-Centric Laptop to Help Address Social Needs0 aChildCentric Laptop to Help Address Social Needs  aOttawabTalent First Networkc09/20083 aThe One Laptop Per Child Foundation, founded by MIT professor Nicholas Negroponte and a team of educators, developers and technologists, was launched in 2005 to design, manufacture and distribute laptop computers that are affordable enough to provide every child in the world with access to new channels of learning. Known as the XO, the little green-and-white US$188 laptop has since gone on to introduce computer literacy and self-empowered learning to children in countries and environments previously considered inaccessible. It's also an example of social innovation, where companies like Nortel are leveraging novel approaches-including open source software development-to drive change that will benefit society.1 aRoese, John  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/182