Eric Schmidt & Jared Cohen: The Impact of Internet and Technology

Moderated by Dr. Condoleezza Rice, Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google and Jared Cohen, Director of Google Ideas discuss how technology will change privacy and security, war and intervention, diplomacy, and terrorism. "When you empower people with tools like technology, democracy flourishes," said Schmidt.
For the developing world, the arrival of the smartphone and access to the Internet is life-changing. For example, approximately one billion people in China are going to gain online access in a decade. Schmidt believes technology can empower people, solve literacy issues, and improve governments around the world.
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This talk was recorded on March 4, 2014 at Stanford Graduate School of Business.