It is not a world of bricks and mortar. It is an exquisitely complex world that we call the World Wide Web. And it is just as important, because those who have access to this world and can navigate through it with ease have a huge advantage in our society and in our economy. This is because Americans spend more and more time in the virtual world. People go there to get all kinds of information about our world.
People go there to get college degrees and to find jobs.
They go there to seek medical care. They go there to shop and to socialize and to play games. And many of them go there to fall in love. But that is a story for another speech. This is the real power of our new digital economy.