{"id":4297,"date":"2020-01-01T20:51:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T12:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mayanknauni.com\/?p=4297"},"modified":"2020-01-01T20:52:38","modified_gmt":"2020-01-01T12:52:38","slug":"laptops-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayanknauni.com\/?p=4297","title":{"rendered":"Laptops for Charity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Disclaimer: \u2013 This note was written by me (Mayank Nauni) in my personal capacity. The opinions expressed in this article are solely my own and do not reflect the view of my employer or my preference towards any of the organization. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dear Readers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, my friend called me and asked me if I was using my old laptop anymore, I was wondering what would he do with an old and bulky laptop, he explained to me as how valuable this \u201cold\u201d laptop is for some student in a low-income family in developed, developing or under-developed nation. He was intending to install open source OS and software on it and share it with an under-privilege student, such a noble deed it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I personally had three unused laptops in my home, I was wondering if it is an average number of e-waste in our homes, wouldn\u2019t it be an enormous problem if not dealt correctly? Wouldn\u2019t recycling be a perfect answer to it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started thinking to myself that wouldn\u2019t it be wonderful\nif we could turn this idea into a non-profit organization and start collecting\nlaptops and shipping them to under-privileged students in the developed, developing\nand underdeveloped nations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I strongly believe that technology plays an instrumental\nrole in growth and development of any nation. It plays a vital role in capital generation,\neconomic growth, improvement of the quality of life and transformation in any society.\nNeedless to say, a laptop can change lives if used correctly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I read an extremely helpful paper on \u201cThe roles of science\nand technology in national development\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(https:\/\/pdfs.semanticscholar.org\/18e7\/888823c372bdd7de5fd0bd43a88d5d85ea37.pdf<\/a>)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another fantastic paper from Harvard Business Review, \u201cCan\nTechnology End Poverty? \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/hbr.org\/2013\/03\/can-technology-end-poverty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, easier said than done, I started charting out the steps\nto set the ball rolling, would look forward to your feedback to make it comprehensive\nand realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Chart out the objective Clearly <\/strong>