Let me begin with a story, a true story which originates from a friend of mine who was hired to shoot a documentary film about computers and education.

故事出自我的一个朋友之口，他曾应聘拍摄一部有关计算机与教育的记录片。

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According to a survey on reading conducted in 2001 by the U.S. National Education Association (NEA), young Americans say reading is important, more important than computers and science.

根据2001年美国国家教育协会（NEA）进行的一项关于阅读的调查，美国年轻人认为阅读是重要的，比计算机和科学更重要。

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For example, computers and/or software, if made available, can see education offered to those for whom it would, otherwise, be beyond reach.

例如，如果提供计算机和/或软件，可以实现向人们提供他们所无法以其他方式获得的教育。

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There is a huge opportunity in the intersection between tablet computers and education: two young Italian entrepreneurs decided to explore it, launching Timbuktu, first News magazine for children on the iPad.

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There are many decisions that individuals could make that would improve the economic status of the U.S. For example, individuals could spend less on cigarettes, gambling, and alcohol and more on computers, mobile phones, and education.

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She has made closing the Middle East's "knowledge divide" -- the gap in knowledge that has grown as a result of people in richer countries having more access to computers, the Internet and education than those in poorer countries -- a top priority over the next few years in the hope that it will unlock the economic potential of the region's population.

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