TY - GEN
T1 - One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)
T2 - 44th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS-44 2010
AU - Kraemer, Kenneth L.
AU - Dedrick, Jason
AU - Sharma, Prakul
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This study applies concepts about computerization movements (CMs) to a case study of the diffusion of innovation in the developing world and thereby to draw lessons for undertaking similar technology projects. We identify the key characteristics of a computerization movement in the scholarly literature and then review the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Project in terms of each, identifying where OLPC adds new understanding about CMs. The OLPC project is an example of a computerization movement that has launched a new generation of low-cost computers in the developing world, while failing in its own ambitious goals. The OLPC project provides insights into the nature of computerization movements, in particular the process of mobilization, the diffusion of innovations in the developing world, and the overlap of multiple movements. OLPC's limited success to date illustrates the importance of having: (1) financial resources beyond deployment for economic sustainability, (2) local skills, infrastructure and deployment capability for operational sustainability, and (3) a replicable and scalable deployment model for ease of implementation across many sites.
AB - This study applies concepts about computerization movements (CMs) to a case study of the diffusion of innovation in the developing world and thereby to draw lessons for undertaking similar technology projects. We identify the key characteristics of a computerization movement in the scholarly literature and then review the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Project in terms of each, identifying where OLPC adds new understanding about CMs. The OLPC project is an example of a computerization movement that has launched a new generation of low-cost computers in the developing world, while failing in its own ambitious goals. The OLPC project provides insights into the nature of computerization movements, in particular the process of mobilization, the diffusion of innovations in the developing world, and the overlap of multiple movements. OLPC's limited success to date illustrates the importance of having: (1) financial resources beyond deployment for economic sustainability, (2) local skills, infrastructure and deployment capability for operational sustainability, and (3) a replicable and scalable deployment model for ease of implementation across many sites.
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U2 - 10.1109/HICSS.2011.327
DO - 10.1109/HICSS.2011.327
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79952924322
SN - 9780769542829
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
BT - Proceedings of the 44th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS-44 2010
Y2 - 4 January 2011 through 7 January 2011
ER -