Given the enormity of our task and the short time we have to fulfil it, the only way for us to succeed is if we move on 'Internet time'. When industrial capacity was the benchmark for economic might, the number of machine tools or automobiles was used as indicators of economic capacity. Today the indicators are numbers of computers in use and the ease of access to information services such as the telephone or Internet cafe.
Development is people.
It is not resources, not historical accident, not culture. So until people get access to information and knowledge, no real development will take root. The fact is the cost of the new technology is becoming more and more affordable. Developing countries have an advantage in not being saddled with legacy systems and infrastructure and can therefore leapfrog into the newest technology. And the beauty of this technology is that it is global and can be applied nearly anywhere in the world.