José Luiz Maio de Aquino is the Special Advisory Board member for Low Cost Laptops to President Lula of Brazil. He gave an overview of the UCA project and the UCA II follow-up.
Prof. Eduardo Morgado, Federal University of Sao Paolo: The Cowboy Project. Research and Development in a Brazilian University for an innovative low cost “ultramobile” device with Brazilian technology.
The 'Cowboy' project Prof. Dr. Eduardo Morgado: Depto. de Computação, Faculdade de Ciências, UNESP-Bauru LTIA - Laboratório de Tecnologia da Informação Aplicada http://www.ltia.fc.unesp.br/
Literacy, Locally Powered Development, and the Talking Book Project. The challenge to blind people in relation to the digital divide is even bigger. Fernando introduces an idea about a 'low cost device' specifically targeted for blind people, like himself. This device is not yet in production.
Fernando Botelho, Director of Product Development Literacy Bridge.
This is the presentation of Prof. Luiz Claudio Schara Magalhães from Departamento de Engenharia de Telecomunicações, Universidade Federal Fluminense in Niteroi RJ, Brazil, held at the DWF 1st Workshop on Low Cost Devices in Sao Paulo, June 5-6,2008.