>Nicholas Negroponte will step down from the chairmanship of MIT's
>Media Lab, which he cofounded in 1985, to pursue his project of
>supplying $100 laptops to developing countries. The United Nations
>has endorsed the plan, which Negroponte says will be a boon to
>education and development in the world's poorest nations. Negroponte
>has set up a nonprofit called One Laptop Per Child to develop the
>laptop and work for its implementation. In addition to Negroponte's
>departure, Walter Bender, director of the Media Lab, will take a
>two-year leave of absence to participate in the One Laptop Per
>Child program as president for software and content development.
>Replacing Bender at the lab will be Frank Moss, an entrepreneur who
>founded Tivoli Systems and Bowstreet, which were bought by IBM. In a
>statement, MIT President Susan Hockfield expressed her support for
>Moss, saying that his experience and interests are a good match for
>the goals of the Media Lab.

Daniel, There is a lot to read between the lines on this
announcement. Part of it is an effort to rescue the Media Lab.

Ciao, Sam
Nearby Sat Feb 18 14:56:13 2006