One Laptop per Child

United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and Massachusetts Institue of Technology (MIT) Media Lab's Professor Nicholas Negroponte (R) unveil the "One Laptop per Child" initiative during a press conference at the World Summit on the Internet Society (WSIS) on November 16 at the Kram Palexo in Tunis. The initiative is a partner in ITU's Connect the World Programme, which has been developing a "one-hundred dollar laptop", assisted by the Massachusetts Institue of Technology Media Lab, led by Professor Nicholas Negroponte. The computers are designed for use by schoolchildren in developing countries. PHOTO: AFP