CS 306Unit 7: International Perspectives and Issues

China’s Tech Generation Finds a New Chairman to venerate“Is the Crouching Tiger a Threat?”

Robert L Glass said that “certainly one could answer “yes” based his finding:

Fact: 1Fact: 2Fact: 3Fact: 4Fact: 5 Fact: 6

CS 306Unit 7: International perspectives and Issues

Restoring the Popularity of Computer Science

Statistics shown: Figure 1:

1971 - 2002

Figure 2: 1999 - 2004

CS 306Unit 7: International perspectives and Issues

China’s Computer Wasteland“Farming computer is more profitable than growing rice.”

Question is $$$!Computer Circuit Board

Smell of toxic fumesToxic paint etc..

1 billion worth of Electronic wastesIndia, Malaysia, Sweden, Canada and Singapore

In India costs $2 – US $20

CS 306Unit 7: International perspectives and Issues

Cat and Mouse, on the WebTechniques to evade censorship of internet traffic are improving,

to the chagrin of authoritarian regimesLiving under repressive regime

Anonymouse.org – Human rightsCuba, Iran

North KoreaAnd Saudi Arabia

What’s a sensor ware? Proxies?Great Firewall of China

CS 306Unit 7: International perspectives and Issues

In Search of a PC for the PeopleThe race is on to serve “the next billion” in emerging markets.

Whose low-cost model will win?

Leaner and GreenerCommunity PC $550

Intel – $250 -350Class Mate - $400

Intel, Microsoft, AMD, VIAOne Laptop Per Child MIT’s Media Lab $100

Do Third world users need to compute at Autobahn speeds?