George W. Bush Quotes

If you take any world problem, any issue on the planet, the solution to that problem certainly includes education. In education, the roadblock is the laptop.

In Congress, I'll work hard to encourage investment in education, particularly with respect to technology and bridging the digital divide.

There are many challenges in the global education ecosystem: from top-down systemic issues in how educational services are organized and delivered, to bottom-up issues of curriculum effectiveness, accountability, and human resource allocation.

Education in India has made monumental progress since Independence but continues to face daunting challenges at multiple levels, particularly in terms of quality, infrastructure and dropout rates. We have islands of excellence floating in a sea of mediocrity.

If your kid doesn't have broadband access, that's a real disadvantage for participating in modern education.

Technology tools such as laptops are the kind of help that we need. A program that provides laptops for all youngsters would close a gap that most of us are not aware of, or will not admit to, which is a tremendous gap in the poor communities.

We have every resource necessary to provide access to education for every child on the planet; we just need to commit to enabling it.

I don't take for granted all the blessings that I have, and as soon as I heard about Computers for Youth, I really wanted to be involved. Anyone who knows me knows how much time I spend on computers. I'm a computer addict. Every young person deserves to have a computer in his or her home.

The site for the school house is generally the most neglected, because [it is] the cheapest, spot in town ...

Computer literacy is a fundamental civil right.

I proudly tell people, 'I have no computer,' so as not to be ashamed of having no computer.

Unless we make computer science a priority, we risk making gender, class, and racial disparities worse as jobs flow to those with a computer science background.

If I had my wish, I would wave a wand and make MOOCs disappear.

What we need is a strong education system that allows creativity to grow and encourages students to be interested in science and technology.

I believe technology will continue to become more affordable and more people will have the chance to use it. This will help more people get medical care and a good education.

Technology is an inherent democratizer. Because of the evolution of hardware and software, you’re able to scale up almost anything. It means that in our lifetime everyone may have tools of equal power.

I want the UK to be a global leader in developing and deploying technology, but I also want us to ensure that the benefits are fairly shared across society.

The cellphone is humanity's biggest platform. If we can't use it to change education or health care, then shame on us.

Broadband is not a luxury; it's critical infrastructure.

It's wonderful to see more of my colleagues recognizing the importance of investing in STEM education and scientific research and development.

You have to be able to bring technology to the forefront and allow economic opportunity to be more equally spread.

Most of our technology issues aren't partisan.

Infrastructure investment is critical to closing the digital divide in our country and bringing high-speed Internet access to more rural Americans.

I want broadband to grow, more mobile devices available, particularly in underprivileged communities. I want STEM education to go ahead and fund the next generation of engineers.

As far as solving India's problems with technology is concerned, I think there are some wrong assumptions in making computing work at the grassroots. We need to go beyond the notion of technology being all about computers.