Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 526 Sat. November 19, 2005       StarTech One Laptop per Child United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and Massachusetts Institue of Technology (MIT) Media Lab's Professor Nicholas Negroponte (R) unveil the "One Laptop per Child" initiative during a press conference at the World Summit on the Internet Society (WSIS) on November 16 at the Kram Palexo in Tunis. The initiative is a partner in ITU's Connect the World Programme, which has been developing a "one-hundred dollar laptop", assisted by the Massachusetts Institue of Technology Media Lab, led by Professor Nicholas Negroponte. The computers are designed for use by schoolchildren in developing countries. PHOTO: AFP