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NUMEROLOGY: Tablets in Class

By BK staff | Aug 18, 2011

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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.

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