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Schoolchildren in Taiwan to receive e-readers in 2010

09 Dec 2009

Becoming part of the education system would be a significant step towards wider commercial use for e-readers. Source: HanwanTaiwan's Ministry of Education will equip children with colour e-readers, as it tackles the 'digital divide' in the country.

Part of Taiwan's education initiative includes providing students with e-readers, although the number of devices is not known yet.

A PC World report suggests that the Aiptek inColor e-reader - which has an 8-inch colour screen and 1GB of flash memory for storage - will be the model adopted by schools.

The government intends to raise educational standards and enhance knowledge of and access to digital technology, as part of an TWD$80 (€1.7) billion stimulus plan.

 

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