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Practical Insights on Red Herring
Why India’s $35 Aakash Android Tablet is an EduTech Red Herring for ICT Deployments in Education
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Oct 07 2011
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Wayan Vota
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This week, India’s Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) announced the Aakash, a “$35” Android tablet computer they are boastfully claiming...
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