public demand for information technology

[Kragen Javier Sitaker]

On Tue, 3 Oct 2006 15:58:04 +0200, Dave Long wrote:
> > Interestingly, I haven't yet had any rich Ecuadoreans or Peruvians ask
> > me why poor Ecuadoreans or Peruvians would want computers.
> 
> Courtesy of Silklist, a somewhat-related Indian project for widespread 
> IT kiosk availability:
> 
> http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/
> 
> The founder says that the "Learning Stations" are aimed at children 
> because adults want to be taught what to do, whereas the children go 
> ahead and learn what they can do, themselves.

Thanks for the link --- I'd heard about the project some years ago,
but didn't know what they were up to these days.  Do you have
hypotheses for this difference between children and adults?