16 December 2007 - OLPC for the EU countries? OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) initiative, along with the Classmate PC and even purely commercial products (like e.g. Asus EEE PC) is making major splash with educational institutions worldwide. Governments of many developing countries seem to realize that this is their bet to catch up with the widening digital divide between the developed world and third world. What is most interesting that although these programs were originally aimed exclusively at developing countries, some developed countries are giving it a try as well, including just some 150 miles away from the Silicon Valley. In couple of years the internet universe might be swarming with the kids, whose first window to the digital world was OLPC. There is little doubt that OLPC will empower a lot of people and businesses, it will also contribute global welfare and democracy just by giving access to knowledge. All of a sudden the digital behemoths of the developed world may face new businesses and social media from the developing world. The challenge may even be bigger for countries like Lithuania, which continue to struggle with the lack of ICT infrastructure and proper internet access (see the EU i2010 Annual Report 2007). We are left to wonder where the under-funded and under-equipped education systems in Lithuania and other EU newcomers are leading us, and when we will find ourselves trailing Peru or even Nigeria?