In terms of protecting ourselves, the main issues are around how do we protect our borders [from illegal migrants and livestock and plant diseases], how do we protect our fisheries?

Innovation applied across the board of development is having a huge impact, and can have more. All sorts of technology can provide shortcuts, can overcome obstacles which once seemed insuperable.

Business can talk itself into a blue funk.

I'm not into power for the sake of it.

No country will reach its full potential if its female citizens do not enjoy full equality.

Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries on earth. Security issue or no security issue, there would need to be a focus on it.

New Zealand and SA should take this dimension into account, the skills South Africans are presently contributing to New Zealand.