# Taking OLPC to Colombia

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED in the Field
- Speaker: Nicholas Negroponte
- Year: 2008
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/nicholas_negroponte_taking_olpc_to_colombia)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

TED follows Nicholas Negroponte to Colombia as he delivers laptops inside territory once controlled by guerrillas. His partner? Colombia's Defense Department, who see One Laptop per Child as an investment in the region. (And you too can get involved.)

## Lectures

1. [Taking OLPC to Colombia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/nicholas_negroponte_taking_olpc_to_colombia/e77ab623d670), 7 min (TED's player)