As overwhelming as the idea may seem, the technology is there to give everyone the opportunity to participate, more than ever before, in this new interconnected world, to take advantage of its resources, and to bring individual talents to bear on his or her neighborhood, or nation, or world. In confronting the problems of globalization, people must be the focus, and, working together, people can provide the solutions. That is the only way we can all benefit. That is why we are here, as representatives of businesses, of governments, of NGOs, but also as concerned individuals, to make sure that in this whirlwind process of globalization we don't lose sight of the human face. Globalization is not merely a financial, commercial phenomenon.
Ideas are the new world currency.
Let us spend ours wisely, to the benefit of others.