How computer science serves the developing world

Authors:
M. Bernardine Dias;Eric Brewer
Affiliations:
Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA;University of California, Berkeley
Venue:
Communications of the ACM - One Laptop Per Child: Vision vs. Reality
Year:
2009

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Abstract

Information and communication technology for development can greatly improve quality of life for the world's neediest people.