This document has been elaborated by the OECD and the IADB with the support and collaboration of the CNIC. The document is part of an effort of the CNIC to support the dynamics of innovation policy making in Chile on the basis of international good practices and peer review mechanisms. The...

This document has been elaborated by the OECD and the IADB with the support and collaboration of the CNIC. The document is part of an effort of the CNIC to support the dynamics of innovation policy making in Chile on the basis of international good practices and peer review mechanisms. The...

This paper presents results from a randomized control trial in which approximately 1,000 OLPC XO laptops were provided for home use to children attending primary schools in Lima, Peru. The intervention increased access and use of home computers, with some substitution away from computer use...

The One Laptop Per Child initiative is an educational program that aims at deploying millions of rugged, ultra low-cost, individually connected laptop computers to the majority of children in developing nations that today lack access to such devices.

Un obstáculo mayor para el uso de las computadoras en las escuelas ha sido la dificultad de acceso cuando y donde fuera necesario. Es evidente que existe una realidad nueva y diferente en los miles de salones de clase de escuelas primarias y secundarias donde cada estudiante tiene su propia...

The One Laptop Per Child initiative is an educational program that aims at deploying millions of rugged, ultra low-cost, individually connected laptop computers to the majority of children in developing nations that today lack access to such devices.

Un obstáculo mayor para el uso de las computadoras en las escuelas ha sido la dificultad de acceso cuando y donde fuera necesario. Es evidente que existe una realidad nueva y diferente en los miles de salones de clase de escuelas primarias y secundarias donde cada estudiante tiene su propia...

This paper reports the results of an experiment with secondary school students designed to improve their ability to reason, argument, and communicate using mathematics. These goals are at the core of many educational reforms. A structured pedagogical intervention was created that fostered a more...