Uruguay, a country in South America, has become the first country in the world to provide a laptop for every child attending state primary school.
President Tabaré Vázquez presented the final XO model laptops to pupils at a school in Montevideo on 13 October, 2009.
Over the last two years 362,000 pupils and 18,000 teachers have been involved in the program.
The "Plan Ceibal" (Education Connect) project has allowed many families access to the world of computers and the Internet for the first time.
Uruguay is part of the One Laptop Per Child program, an organization set up by Internet pioneer Nicholas Negroponte.
His original vision was to provide laptops at $100 (£61) but they proved more expensive.
The Uruguay program has cost the state $260 (£159) per child, including maintenance costs, equipment repairs, training for the teachers and internet connection.
The total figure represents less than 5% of the country's education budget.
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