Global Learning XPrize offers $15 million to tackle illiteracy in the developing world

Having tasked technologists with challenges as diverse as Ted Talkin' artificial intelligence and bringing Star Trek's iconic tricorder to life, XPrize has now turned its attention to an equally ambitious task. Millions of children around the globe don't have basic literacy skills, presenting a problem that cannot be solved without some big picture thinking. Launching today, the Global Learning XPrize offers US$15 million in prize money for the development of software that teaches children these vital skills in the space of 18 months, without the presence of a teacher. .. Continue Reading Global Learning XPrize offers $15 million to tackle illiteracy in the developing world



Section: Good Thinking



Tags: Children, Crowdfunding, Education, Indiegogo, Learning, Open Source, Reading, Writing, X-Prize



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