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.
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Interview with Prof. about the Challenges to Low Cost Devices logistics and rollout in Brazil, with special regard to the trial of UCA and RUCA.
Jecel Mattos de Assumpção Jr is a true pioneer of low-cost devices. He presents his own design of a low cost device/processor.
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.
LANGUAGE: Portuguese
Presentation of Carla Mauch on the social inclusion aspect in Brazil of Low Cost Devices.
Click here for the presentation to be viewed at Slideshare.com: Carla Mauch, DWF WP2 Presentation
Here you can access the submission of Ms. Charlotte Masiello from FAO, presented at 1st Workshop on Low Cost Devices.
Download FAO_CharlotteMasiello_DWF_WorkshopLCLaptops_E-agoverview2008.pdf
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.
Mrs. Marta Voelcker, Superintendente Executiva Pensamento Digital
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