Guangzhou OED Technologies Inc, a major electronic-paper display supplier based in Guangdong province, has launched a charity program to provide electronic readers for children in low-income families.

Under the charity program, which is called "Novus", the first batch of 1,000 electronic readers, each with more than 1,000 online domestic and overseas classic books, will be donated to children in poor areas of Guangdong.

"In an effort to eliminate poverty, children in poor areas must be educated with modern technologies," said Chen Yu, chief executive officer of Guangzhou OED Technologies.