The OLPC project is also trying to bridge the digital divide. Microsoft software will sell for just $3 (£1.50) in some parts of the world in an attempt to double the number of global PC users. The firm wants to bring computing to a further one billion people by 2015. Governments in developing countries can purchase the cut-price software, if they provide free PCs for schools. Other companies and organisations are also trying to boost computer literacy in developing countries, notably the One Laptop per Child project.

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