India rolled out a cheap, $225, computer and wants to increase access to the internet. As technology rolls along and more people become accustomed to it, the WTS leaders ring their hands and lose a little more control.
Oh how I hope this trend continues, having an increasingly greater impact on the WTS.
India's first low-cost personal computer has been launched in the Tamil Nadu state capital, Madras. Designed by IT firm HCL Infosystems, it is priced at 9,990 rupees ($225) and includes all the basic features required for a first-time user. The computer is expected to increase India's level of computer penetration.
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IT experts have always maintained that low-cost computers will help increase the number of users by a large margin. They also say that internet connectivity will spread across the country, which would be of great advantage to India.
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At present, India has 15 million computers and five million net connections. The government wants to increase the number to 75 million computers and 45 million net connections by 2010.
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