• Microsoft teams up with Bill Clinton to fight 'digital exclusion'
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[quote=Neowin] Microsoft and former US president Bill Clinton are teaming up to help fight what Microsoft describes as “digital exclusion”. To help combat this phenomenon, Microsoft is committing to a three year philanthropic effort to get one million low income US students access to broadband Internet. If you think about how much of your life and profession revolve around the Internet, you begin to understand that those without broadband access are being put at a digital disadvantage. Microsoft and Clinton are looking to help resolve this issue to give students that are affected an equal chance at future success. The announcement at the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, the philanthropic organization run by former President Bill Clinton, emphasizes Microsoft’s commitment to the community, [url="http://allthingsd.com/20110920/microsoft-teams-with-former-president-clinton-on-education/?mod=tweet"]according to AllThingsD[/url]. The announcement came at the annual meeting for Bill Clinton’s Global Initiative philanthropic organization. The FCC estimates that there are as many as 100 million individuals without broadband access; many of those are due to geographical restrictions. Contained within those 100 million individuals, 9.5 million are estimated to be school age children who fall into the “digital exclusion”. Microsoft has always been generous in giving back and this latest example shows their continued effort to support the local community. This new initiative will help bring underprivileged school age children into the digital age, a crucial step towards future success. [/quote] Source: [url]http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-teams-up-with-bill-clinton-to-fight-digital-exclusion[/url]
If all big IT companies helps to improve the internet especially for poor students they would probably earn it back in some way or another. At the same time make people a lot more happy.
I read sometime ago that finland made some internet program to give 1MB internet for everyone
Be a president while not even being a president.
[QUOTE=DeandreT;32398712]Be a president while not even being a president.[/QUOTE] Once a president always a president. That's always your title.
$20 says that all of the computers will run XP.
[QUOTE=RIPBILLYMAYS;32398950]$20 says that all of the computers will run XP.[/QUOTE] What's your point? They're giving them internet access for educational reasons.
[QUOTE=RIPBILLYMAYS;32398950]$20 says that all of the computers will run XP.[/QUOTE] Did you even read the article? It said nothing about giving people computers. And for low income students there is nothing wrong with XP. Hell, I was using XP up until 3 months ago when I upgraded to 7.
[QUOTE=RIPBILLYMAYS;32398950]$20 says that all of the computers will run XP.[/QUOTE] Yes, Microsoft will clearly push for an outdated system that most likely isn't profitable anymore and is at this point only a burden because of security fixes and extended support businesses demanded, rather than just giving out cheap versions of Windows 7, which would cost them less considering they have less old bullshit to worry about
That's awesome.
[QUOTE=DrBreen;32398689]I read sometime ago that finland made some internet program to give 1MB internet for everyone[/QUOTE]Yeh, and now they're aiming to have 100MB connection available for everyone by 2014
[QUOTE=Joazzz;32405993]Yeh, and now they're aiming to have 100MB connection available for everyone by 2014[/QUOTE] Excellent! i read 1MB about 3 years ago. i love u finland!
Get Clinton back as the president.
My school did something like this; we fund/run/built a school in Sri Lanka where kids go to school and learn how to use computers/internet and stuff for free. Good on them, man. Even while living in a country thats incredibly well-off I can't begin to imagine how much I learnt from the internet.
[QUOTE=Conspiracy;32407608]My school did something like this; we fund/run/built a school in Sri Lanka where kids go to school and learn how to use computers/internet and stuff for free. Good on them, man. Even while living in a country thats incredibly well-off I can't begin to imagine how much I learnt from the internet.[/QUOTE] More than I did in school v:v:v
[QUOTE=Aerkhan;32407255]Get Clinton back as the president.[/QUOTE] He's better than anyone running for President in 2012 so far.
I have to use shitty internet due to geographical reasons. 500 kb/s, 700 mb daily cap. That is the better of the 2 choices available (other than sat but that shit's expensive)
NO this is AWFUL private enterprise should NOT be allowed to do ANYTHING EVER help me government :(
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