Beth Simone Noveck Quotes

Many people see technology as the problem behind the so-called digital divide. Others see it as the solution. Technology is neither. It must operate in conjunction with business, economic, political and social system.

The digital revolution is one that every community should and can participate in.

The web's democratic in one way and distinctly undemocratic in another way. And I think a lot of the confusion about the political ramifications have to do with that one word having so many meanings. So, it's democratic in that it quite literally delivers power to the people; it, it essentially opens up participation in the public's mind.

Technology should be an important ingredient. It may be and should be a tool for social development.

Improving the Internet is just one means, albeit an important one, by which to improve the human condition. It must be done with an appreciation for the civil and human rights that deserve protection - without pretending that access itself is such a right.

Only about 10 percent of India's population uses the web, making it unlikely that Internet freedom will be a decisive ballot-box issue anytime soon.

Falling entry barriers and lower access costs have significantly democratised participation, whether in production or consumption.

Thanks to modern technology, we now can deliver every text in every research library to every citizen in our country, and to everyone in the world. If we fail to do so, we are not living up to our civic duty.

As a society, we haven't spent as much time building the citizen Internet.

If we want technology to serve society rather than enslave it, we have to build systems accessible to all people - be they male or female, young, old, disabled, computer wizards or technophobes.

Given that my title at Google is Chief Internet Evangelist, I feel like there is this great challenge before me because we have three billion users, and there are seven billion people in the world.

I believe mobile technology has a much broader role to play. It could solve some of the biggest problems on earth.

I come from the school who thought the Internet could be the great democratising force, that getting rid of the gatekeepers was a positive move.

The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society.

I had had a lot of experience in bringing the Internet to Australia, and I saw that knowledge in the hands of people achieves reform.

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.

Governance is a universal phenomenon in any society, but it may not lead a society to human development.

Once a citizen feels he is not powerless, he can aspire for more change. ... First, the Web democratized commerce, and then it democratized media, and now it is democratizing democracy.

We need an equity plan for technology in general.

I believe that interconnectivity is a human right.

Computer literacy is a fundamental civil right.

Much of the civil rights work of this century will entail championing digital rights.

We are now living in a completely digitalized world and a completely globalized world, so we have to find some new mechanisms and values to deal with this post-digitalized and post-globalized world.

We will leverage technology to collaborate with the government in its e-governance initiatives.

Net neutrality is the right thing for our democracy, economy, and global competitiveness. And Americans support an open Internet.