Political Challenges stalk $100 Laptop
A lack of "big thinking" by politicians has stifled a scheme to distribute laptops to children in the developing world, says Walter Bender of One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project.
Bender has said that politicians are unwilling to commit because "change equals risk". But, he said, there needed to be a "dramatic change" because education in many countries was "failing" children.
Speaking to BBC News, Professor Bender said: "We think that change has to be dramatic."
"You've got to be big, you've got to be bold. And what has happened is that there has been an effort to say 'don't take any risks - just do something small, something incremental'."
"It feels safe but by definition what you are ensuring is that nothing happens."
Bender has said that politicians are unwilling to commit because "change equals risk". But, he said, there needed to be a "dramatic change" because education in many countries was "failing" children.
Speaking to BBC News, Professor Bender said: "We think that change has to be dramatic."
"You've got to be big, you've got to be bold. And what has happened is that there has been an effort to say 'don't take any risks - just do something small, something incremental'."
"It feels safe but by definition what you are ensuring is that nothing happens."
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