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The government are very quick to raise the fees of education and take away the EMA, but for some reason they think that young children in low-income households need internet access to do work. I fully believe that everyone should have access to the web but we already have this in our schools and libraries so why do we need to spend £300 Million pounds on providing them with computers, laptops and... Read more
over 2 years ago
Hannah J Wright
OMG that's amazing. Free wifi from lamposts?? Awesome. I think it's awful that some people can't access the internet - you get excluded from all sorts of informaion and services if you can't get online. With libraries closing, the division will get even worse.
I like projects like this, where they train young people in how to recycle computers for charities and people in need, and they end up getting... Read more
VHenry Mackintosh
Hey Mohammed please could you post a link to the "wifi in lamposts" project. Sounds pretty funky!!
Mohammed Ahmed
Hi Henry.
Yeah it's pretty epic. I'm not sure currently what stage they are up to but here's a few links:
http://eandt.theiet.org/magazine/2009/07/silver-lining.cfm
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/networking/2010/02/23/school-sets-up-free-wi-fi-broadband-for-pupils-40050755/
Morgan Tunney
I am with Ste on this one. The internet is a wonderful resource but there are "better" things that the money could be spent on.
Mohammed Ahmed
But I suppose every policy or investment has an opportunity cost, for example the married couple tax break of about £3 a week will cost £550mn (equal to EMA budget), which could be spent on say, volunteering or the NHS. I do think connecting people to the internet, who otherwise would struggle to, is rather important for many reasons.