India developed the cheapest laptop in the world, with a touch screen, $ 35, includes web browsers, PDF reader and support for videoconferencing
Minister of Human Resource Development of India, Kapil Sibal, presented this week low-cost machine designed for students, and said that his ministry began negotiations with global manufacturers to start mass production.
"We have reached a stage (development) in today, the motherboard, the chip, processor, connectivity, all cumulatively cost about $ 35, including memory, screen, everything, "Sibal said at a news conference.
He said the computer contains Internet browsers, a reader of PDF files and software for video, but its hardware was created with sufficient flexibility to incorporate new components according to user needs.
Sibal said the computer, which operates on the Linux operating system would be introduced in institutions of higher education since 2011, but that would seek to further reduce its price, first to 20 dollars and finally $ 10.
The device was developed by research teams in the two major institutes technology to India, the Indian Institute of Technology and Indian Institute of Science.
India spends about 3 percent of its budget year in school education has improved literacy rates over 64 percent of its population of 1,200 million.
However, some reports have shown that many students have difficulty reading or writing, and most state schools have inadequate facilities.
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