Abstract
The problem of illiteracy in the Third World can be solved through the transfer of technology from the developed nations. The refinement of computers, and particularly, microprocessors, will make it possible for Third World people, by using these machines, to receive instructions through pictures and sounds, so that they can perform certain tasks and functions even while they are becoming literate. With the computer drawing information from a worldwide knowledge bank, the people of the Third World could have immediate access to data dealing with food production, health care and other pressing problems. As a result, the huge manpower pool that exists in the underdeveloped countries can be put to effective and productive use.
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