The first five years have so much to do with how the next 80 turn out.

There is a difference between what technology enables and what historical business practices enable.

If you get health, then you have opportunity for literacy. Health first, then literacy. Once you have literacy, then you have a chance to bring in the new tools of communication. Let people reach out and have access to the latest advances.

Good programmers stay open minded to that even though there is no obvious way to improve what they've done they... they keep looking and they listen to what other people have to say.

If Africa seeks prosperity, it must provide for the health and nutrition of all – including the poorest.

The most important 'speed' issue is often not technical but cultural. It's convincing everyone that the company's survival depends on everyone moving as fast as possible.

Personally, I'd like to see more of our leaders take a technocratic approach to solving our biggest problems.