Ultra-Low-Cost Computing and Developing Countries.

The article discusses ultra-low-cost computing as it pertains to computer science education and emerging markets in developing countries as of August 2013, arguing in favor of the Raspberry Pi system for computer development and instruction. Topics include information technology education and the po...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 56; no. 8; pp. 22 - 25
Autores principales: Heeks, Richard, Robinson, Andrew
Formato: Opinion
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery Aug2013
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