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iCafés in China
24 February 09 04:01 PM | jamesu | 1 Comments   
I spent the last week in China learning more about Internet Cafés (or iCafés) , which are becoming a key area of focus for the Unlimited Potential Group. This is part of our “shared access”strategy, where we are developing solutions for computers that Read More...
“Phone First” in Boston
24 January 09 06:41 PM | jamesu | 0 Comments   
Last month I had the opportunity to attend NextLab 2008: Designing Mobile Technologies for the Next Billion Users . It was a one-day conference at the MIT Media Lab involving projects from an interdisciplinary class there focused on how to apply cell Read More...
The Delightful People from Aga Khan
12 August 08 02:07 PM | jamesu | 0 Comments   
I had the opportunity to participate in a signing ceremony today between Microsoft and the Aga Khan Development Network , a group of agencies administering a broad set of programs in education, health, and social development. Shown here is a photo of Read More...
How to Build Solutions for MOP and BOP
22 July 08 03:53 PM | jamesu | 0 Comments   
Channel 9 is running an interview with with Tara Prakriya, a solutions architect here in the Unlimited Potential Group, as their featured video right now. Tara focuses on designing education solutions for poor schools and has some interesting ideas on Read More...
Recent Recap (Rural)
15 July 08 04:32 PM | jamesu | 0 Comments   
I was out of the office over the last 5 weeks, and during that time we had a lot going on in the Unlimited Potential Group, especially around some of our efforts involving rural computing. For starters, we have posted a video and have engaged in a public Read More...
Western China Project
30 May 08 02:47 PM | jamesu | 0 Comments   
A group of people from Microsoft's Unlimited Potential team are heading out to Western China next week to raise awareness on a firsthand basis around issues involving the digital divide for rural communities in emerging market countries. You can learn Read More...
Look! Windows on the OLPC XO!
15 May 08 04:00 PM | jamesu | 1 Comments   
Today Microsoft and the OLPC are announcing support for Windows on the OLPC XO computer. The two organizations will work together on several pilot programs in emerging market countries starting next month, and the offering will RTM in August or September. Read More...
We Have a Name: "Creative Capitalism"
25 January 08 01:21 PM | jamesu | 0 Comments   
Bill Gates gave a great speech at Davos this week around the concept of Creative Capitalism , an approach where governments, businesses, and non-profits work together to stretch the reach of market forces so that more people can make a profit, or gain Read More...
OLPC in the News ...
28 November 07 09:09 AM | jamesu | 0 Comments   
Well, it seems like the OLPC organization is in the news a lot lately, even more so than usual. Stories that caught my eye over the last  week included a CNN report , a BBC story from Monday, and of course the Wall Street Journal page A1 story that Read More...
Beyond Stories
15 November 07 11:00 AM | jamesu | 0 Comments   
Yesterday I attended AMD's 50x15 partner summit in Sunnyvale, California. 50x15 is AMD's equivalent to Microsoft's Unlimited Potential, with the idea that 50% of the world's population can achieve access to the Internet and computers by the year 2015. Read More...
3.6 Million Innovative Teachers Can't Be Wrong
29 October 07 04:00 AM | jamesu | 0 Comments   
Helsinki, October 29, 2007 I am attending the Worldwide Innovative Teachers Forum, a "Celebration/Competition" that Microsoft is holding in Helsinki as part of our Innovative Teachers Network , a grassroots community around the world that promotes Read More...

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