What can be done to breakdown any barriers?
To breakdown the access barrier there is already a step in place a company is making the $100 notebook which will put computers in the hands of a lot more people. The goal of companies like MIT Media Labs is " to put a $100 notebook in the hands of every child in the world is picking up big corporate partners, top engineering talent, and interest from several countries "o . ( http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,172611,00.html retrieved September 29.2009) This will defiantly increase the ability of consumers to use the internet and make e-commerce a realist way of conducting business. Lack of Skills is a barrier that can be easily dealt with because once people have the computers in their hands they will instantly ready to learn and ready to improve their skills. Programs could be made available to people to teach them the basics of using their computers.
Security barriers are more difficult than a $100 notebook but can be dealt with by insuring that companies are using the appropriate programs to protect their site and customer information. Companies and people will have to go about their business in a new way because they are not dealing with the corner store and will have to ensure that they are making secure purchase that companies like PayPal will defiantly be ready to assistant in this new growth. The cost of the computer is cheap and with the goals that the MIT Media Labs has of finding corporate sponsors to put the computers in the developing nations hands specifically " One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), a nonprofit venture, is expected to start distributing machines late next year and to produce 100 to 200 million machines in 2007." ( http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,172611,00.html retrieved September 29.2009)
Friday, October 2, 2009
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