I really believe that we don't have to make a trade-off between security and privacy. I think technology gives us the ability to have both.
It's true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural exchanges.
Technology makes things faster and more cost-effective, but it's not perfect. It requires you to be as flexible as you can be.
Furthermore, we believe that health care reform, again I said at the beginning of my remarks, that we sent the three pillars that the President's economic stabilization and job creation initiatives were education and innovation - innovation begins in the classroom - clean energy and climate, addressing the climate issues in an innovative way to keep us number one and competitive in the world with the new technology, and the third, first among equals I may say, is health care, health insurance reform.
Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process.
And I have lived since - as you have - in a period of cold war, during which we have ensured by our achievements in the science and technology of destruction that a third act in this tragedy of war will result in the peace of extinction.
IBM has taken a leadership role in this area and is prepared to be a technology partner with companies around the world to take advantage of these new developments.
Skin has become inadequate in interfacing with reality. Technology has become the body's new membrane of existence.
We must speed up the deployment of broadband in order to bring high-speed data services to homes and businesses. The spread of information technology has contributed to a steady growth in U.S. productivity.
Certainly the advent of technology and electronic commerce has had an immense impact on the real estate industry.
Therefore, you are not training young people for the world of today and the world of tomorrow unless you are doing proven technology training. That is one of the reasons I'm so concerned.
We can close the gap and improve what happens in the classroom by using educational technology that is the same high quality everywhere.
We can do it better, more consistently, and in the end, it will cost us less because the students that we produce will be superior to those without technology experience.
Education technology and school construction go together. Modernization, updating education facilities, and making a capital investment in education are all included.
Education technology is very important because we have a massive challenge in public schools.