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Originally Posted by Agamemnon
It's for students and teachers, and the intent is to develop the national communication & education infrastructure. Subsidies make sense to me... Canada subsidizes the hell out of education.
What is the subsidy? I didn't see it in the article, maybe I missed it.
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but the Indian government plans to subsidize their sale to students such that they'll cost only $20. The goal is to have them selling for as little as $10 in the future.
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http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/3...y-paisa-video/
I kinda doubt that you can produce the thing for $35, much less for $10, which means the government is going to eat up a lot of costs.
Something I don't agree with. I understand that students need access to 'technology', but there are a lot better ways of doing this than subsidizing prices of computers.
Does Canada give away tablet computers for $35? Or are students required to purchase their own? Would it be worth it for Canada to subsidize prices of those tablets, or would the money be spent better in other areas?
I think there are a lot of areas the money could be better spent.