01201nas a2200121   4500008004100000022001400041245009800055210006900153260004200222520076000264100001901024856003601043       2008                        eng d  a1913-610200aReducing Global Poverty and Disease with Community and Technology: An Open Source Perspective0 aReducing Global Poverty and Disease with Community and Technolog  aOttawabTalent First Networkc10/20083 aLiteracy Bridge, a non-profit technology startup, is using open source software (OSS), open hardware, and open content to solve some of the world's most challenging problems: global poverty and disease. Through the development and application of a digital audio device, Literacy Bridge's Talking Book Project is designed to make access to information available and affordable to those who have the fewest resources but the greatest need. 

This article summarizes the Talking Book Project and describes how six aspects of successful open source projects are being applied to improve global literacy and access to information. Most importantly, this project demonstrates the power of combining community and appropriate technology to change the world.
 1 aSchmidt, Cliff  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/198