Nicholas Negroponte Quotes

Growing up, I wish that I'd had the supplies and laptops and all the new technology that's out right now.

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.

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.

Education is among the most important problems we face because it's the ultimate 'gateway' problem. That is, it drives virtually every global problem that we face as a species. But there's a flip-side: if we can fix education, then we'll dramatically improve the other problems, too.

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

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

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.

I feel there is so much more we can do in improving education, making it accessible and understanding how technology can be a part of the solution.

You will not be able to meet the Millennium Development goals in health without e-health, in education without e-education, and government services will not be able to be provided without e-government services.

I'm not as tech savvy as some YouTubers, but I'm a lot better than my grandparents. Whenever I have a technical question, or something isn't working, I ask Google, and that usually throws up the answer.

A family living at the poverty level is unlikely to be able to afford a computer at home. Even with a computer, access to the Internet is another significant expense. A child might borrow a book from a public library; but it is not possible to take a computer home.

I started Knewton to do my bit to fix the world's education system.

Broadband access is the great equalizer, leveling the playing field so that every willing and able person, no matter their station in life, has access to the information and tools necessary to achieve the American Dream.

There are 4 billion cell phones in use today. Many of them are in the hands of market vendors, rickshaw drivers, and others who've historically lacked access to education and opportunity. Information networks have become a great leveler, and we should use them together to help lift people out of poverty and give them a freedom from want.

The most dramatic effect of digital libraries will not be on us, the well-booked, but on the billions of people worldwide who are underserved by ordinary paper books.

Computer literacy is a fundamental civil right.

There are two equalizers in life: the Internet and education.

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.

Technology has transformed how we live, learn and work, but not everyone has been able to participate in these developments.

The telephone is the most important single technological resource of later life.

Every child in Uruguay has a little green laptop.

I mean, if you've ever been a governor of a state, you understand the vast potential of broadband technology, you understand how hard it is to make sure that physics, for example, is taught in every classroom in the state. It's difficult to do. It's, like, cost-prohibitive.

I am delighted to be involved in the digital divide campaign to ensure that every school is made aware of what steps it can take to address the digital divide as it affects local children, and provide a range of opportunities for ICT suppliers, government agencies, charities and other organisations to make a contribution.