Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Project or Department: MIT Media Lab
The MIT Media Lab has a long tradition of developing technologies for learning and community development. Media Lab researchers have developed educational technologies used by millions of people (especially children) around the world, and have implemented pilot projects in diverse geographical, economic, and cultural settings. In Thailand and Costa Rica, for example, Media Lab researchers have worked with remote villages, helping people learn to use new technologies to address local needs and support community development. To this end, Media Laboratory is establishing a new research consortium, called Digital Nations, that will focus explicitly on these major social challenges. Researchers at the Media Lab will collaborate with people around the world, aiming to catalyze social changes that are dramatic but also humanistic, sustainable, and resonant with local needs The consortium will focus especially on populations with the greatest needs - children and the elderly, underserved communities, and developing nations.
Organization Type:
DOT: dot-ORG dot-EDU
Web Site: http://www.media.mit.edu/
For more information on working with Massachusetts Institute of Technology:
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USAID/EGAT/EIT/IT
Jeff Cochrane, dot-ORG CTO
Email: Tel: +1 202 712-1956
Academy for Educational Development
Siobhan Green, Information and Dissemination Coordinator
Email: Tel: +1 202 884-8948 |
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USAID/EGAT/EIT/IT
Stephen Tournas, dot-EDU CTO
Email: Tel: +1 202 712-0154
Education Development Center
William Wright, Program Director
Email: Tel: +1 202 572-3700 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room E15-387 20 Ames St.
Cambridge
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02139
United States
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Phone: 617-253-9783
Fax: 617-253-8874
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