%0 Journal Article %J Open Source Business Resource %D 2008 %T Child-Centric Laptop to Help Address Social Needs %A John Roese %X The 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. %B Open Source Business Resource %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %8 09/2008 %G eng %U http://timreview.ca/article/182 %N September 2008 %9 Articles %1 Datamonitor John Roese is Nortel's Chief Technology Officer and is responsible for leading the company's research and development strategy and for directing future research across all product portfolios. Roese is the functional leader of Nortel's 10,000+ scientists, engineers and designers worldwide. Before joining Nortel, he held the position of CTO at Broadcom Corporation, Enterasys Networks, and Cabletron Systems. Roese sits on the boards of the One Laptop Per Child association, ATIS and Blade Network Technologies, and is actively involved in the IEEE and IETF, as well as other standards bodies. He has co-authored a number of IEEE standards and related documents. Roese holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from the University of New Hampshire.