B4 billion
Estimated total price of Thailand’s Tablet for Every Child campaign.
B5,000
Estimated cost of a tablet to be distributed to Thai school children.
800,000
Estimated number of tablets to be distributed.
B1,500
Approximate manufacturing cost per tablet for school children in India.
B750
Approximate amount Indian students will be charged for a tablet after 50% government subsidy.
2014
Estimated year South Korea’s elementary-level education turns completely digital.
B71.9 billion
Estimated cost of tablets for school children in South Korea.
B13,900
Cost of a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, the most likely candidate for South Korea’s school tablets.
Sources: Bangkok Post, IBN Live, Miami Herald, MIT Technology Review, PC Mag.
