Children in slums teach themselves to surf the web
A very interesting experiment from an Indian Professor: he placed a broadband connected pc in a wall, in a slum in New Delhi. Without any instructions. The curious onlookers, mostly children living in the slum, approached the computer. The TV-like device seemed inviting. First with hesitation and later with more assurance, they began to explore. It took the children a few minutes to work out the use of the touchpad embedded in the wall. If the Indian government was to provice free 'internet walls' around the country, computer alphabetism would be history within five years, says the professor. The project goes by an intrigueing name: The Hole In The Wall.