09.01.2007
With the Pakistan government considering the possibility of implementing the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) policy with help from the United Arab Emirates a debate rages whether the UAE would like to buy laptops that may be more than its budget. Fouad Riaz Bajwa in Pakistan analyses the OLPC policy.
The FOSS - Policy and Development Implications Forum introduces the theme "FOSS & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) stretching the development dollar for scaling-up impact", which seeks to initiate discussion on the roles of FOSS in helping the societies in achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals.
