A/HRC/17/27 project that has been supported by the United Nations Development Programme. This project distributes affordable laptops that are specifically customized for the learning environment of children. Since this project was mentioned in the previous mandate holder’s report in 2006, 2.4 million laptops have been distributed to children and teachers worldwide.46 In Uruguay, the project has reached 480,000 children, amounting to almost all children enrolled in primary school.47 States in Africa lag behind, but in Rwanda, over 56,000 laptops have been distributed, with plans for the figure to reach 100,000 by June 2011.48 64. At the national level, the Special Rapporteur notes that a number of initiatives have also been taken by States to address the digital divide. In India, Common Service Centres, or public “e-Kiosks”, have been established by the Government in collaboration with the private sector as part of the National E-Governance Plan of 2006. As of January 2011, over 87,000 centres have reportedly been established,49 although the Special Rapporteur notes that the majority of the country’s population still remains without Internet access. In Brazil, the Government has launched a “computers for all” programme which offers subsidies for purchasing computers.50 Additionally, over 100,000 publicly sponsored Internet access centres, known as “Local Area Network (LAN) Houses” with fast broadband Internet connections, have been established.51 Such public access points are particularly important to facilitate access for the poorest socio-economic groups, as they often do not have their own personal computers at home. 65. In some economically developed States, Internet access has been recognized as a right. For example, the parliament of Estonia passed legislation in 2000 declaring Internet access a basic human right.52 The constitutional council of France effectively declared Internet access a fundamental right in 2009, and the constitutional court of Costa Rica reached a similar decision in 2010.53 Going a step further, Finland passed a decree in 2009 stating that every Internet connection needs to have a speed of at least one Megabit per second (broadband level).54 The Special Rapporteur also takes note that according to a 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 18 E/CN.4/2006/55, 30 December 2005, para. 34; “Map,” One Laptop per Child. Available from: http://one.laptop.org/map. Available from: http://laptop.org/en/children/countries/index.shtml. Frank Kanyesigye, “OLPC Extends to Over 100 Schools,” New Times, 11 February 2011. Available from: http://www.newtimes.co.rw/index.php?issue=14533&article=38241. “ICT Ministers meet tomorrow for speeding-up delivery of e-services,” Press Information Bureau, Government of India, 26 October 2009; and “E-Governance Initiatives-Changing Lives for the better,” Press Information Bureau, Government of India, 24 January 2011. Available from: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=69324. Ronaldo Lemos and Paula Martini, “LAN Houses: A new wave of digital inclusion in Brazil”, 21 September 2009. Available from: http://publius.cc/lan_houses_new_wave_digital_inclusion_brazil/091509. Ibid. Colin Woodard, “Estonia, where being wired is a human right,” Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2003. Decision 2009-580, Act furthering the diffusion and protection of creation on the Internet. “732/2009, Decree of the Ministry of Transport and Communications on the minimum rate of a functional Internet access as a universal service,” (original: Liikenne- ja viestintäministeriön asetus tarkoituksenmukaisen internet-yhtyeden vähimmäisnopeudesta yleispalvelussa), FINLEX, 22 October 2009. Available from: http://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/2009/en20090732.