Hole in the Wall - Video

This video documents an educational experiment by NIIT Technologies a computer training and software services company. Sugata Mitra an Indian researcher embedded a high-speed computer in a wall separating his firm's New Delhi headquarters from an adjacent slum, he discovered that the children taught themselves how to surf the net, read the news, and download games and music. This experiment was then replicated in other locations. Each time the results were similar: within hours, and without instruction, the children began browsing the Internet.

The video examines one possible solution to the growing technological gap between rich and poor the 'digital divide' that threatens to consign millions to an "information underclass".

Click here for details on the Hole inthe Wall project.

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