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NextLab I: Designing Mobile Technologies for the Next Billion Users

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited StatesMAS.965
Free, no sign-up neededFall 2008English
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Can you make a cellphone change the world? NextLab is a hands-on year-long design course in which students research, develop and deploy mobile technologies for the next billion mobile users in developing countries. Guided by real-world needs as observed by local partners, students work in multidisciplinary teams on term-long projects, closely collaborating with NGOs and communities at the local level, field practitioners, and experts in relevant fields.

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