The worldâs cheapest tablet computer, on sale for as little as $35, has been unveiled in India in the latest attempt by the emerging economy to shift from being a global outsourcing centre to one of frugal innovation for lower-income consumers.
Wednesdayâs launch of the Aakash â which means âskyâ in Hindi â is designed to boost e-learning to help India solve its education problems and bridge the digital divide that sees Asiaâs third-largest economy lag behind its emerging market peers in internet access.
âThe rich have access to the digital world; the poor and ordinary have been excluded. Aakash will end that digital divide,â said Kapil Sibal, the education minister, who came up with the idea for an ultra low-cost tablet.
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Wednesdayâs launch of the Aakash â which means âskyâ in Hindi â is designed to boost e-learning to help India solve its education problems and bridge the digital divide that sees Asiaâs third-largest economy lag behind its emerging market peers in internet access.
âThe rich have access to the digital world; the poor and ordinary have been excluded. Aakash will end that digital divide,â said Kapil Sibal, the education minister, who came up with the idea for an ultra low-cost tablet.
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