Practical Insights on Aakash

The $47 Aakash Android Tablet Will Revolutionize Internet Access

The $47 Aakash Android Tablet Will Revolutionize Internet Access

Published on: Jan 23 2012 by Wayan Vota - 9 Comments
Last year, the Canadian/Indian company Datawind, announced the $35 Aakash Android tablet computer as an ICT solution for education. While I still believe that...
Top 10 ICT4D Trends in 2011: Did your predictions come true?

Top 10 ICT4D Trends in 2011: Did your predictions come true?

Published on: Dec 26 2011 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Top 10 ICT4D Trends in 2011: Did your predictions come true?
This was an amazing and surprising year for ICT4D, as evidenced by how off the 2011 predictions look now that the year has passed. Rather than analyzing each prediction...
Aakash: A $35 Android tablet towards universal access to computing

Aakash: A $35 Android tablet towards universal access to computing

Published on: Dec 12 2011 by Guest Writer - 3 Comments
Much has been written about India’s unveiling of the $35 tablet Aakash. There is debate about Aakash’s potential to change the educational paradigm, about...
Technology Should NOT be the Focus of India’s Educational Strategy

Technology Should NOT be the Focus of India’s Educational Strategy

Published on: Nov 02 2011 by Guest Writer - 3 Comments
I am Pritam Kabe and I just spent the past 3 months in India looking at the education system and how ICT could play a role in improving student outcomes. After...
Why India’s $35 Aakash Android Tablet is an EduTech Red Herring for ICT Deployments in Education

Why India’s $35 Aakash Android Tablet is an EduTech Red Herring for ICT Deployments in Education

Published on: Oct 07 2011 by Wayan Vota - 15 Comments
This week, India’s Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) announced the Aakash, a “$35” Android tablet computer they are boastfully claiming...