Kapil Sibal Quotes

There is an underlying, fundamental reliance on the Internet, which continues to grow in the number of users, country penetration and both fixed and wireless broadband access.

I think the Internet is absolutely extraordinary. It's very, very useful and I think one of the things we've got to do is make sure that the African continent gets on to that information super highway.

The Internet was invented in America but has found its largest number of users in China.

More and more of the world's population is gaining access to the same kind of computing power and connectivity that has transformed daily life for developed nations.

I think the Internet is right on time. I think it's very important. It's reaching out to millions of people. Even the most slimiest and grimiest hood cats out got iPhones and Smartphones so they're able to view everything on the Internet, so they're well in tuned to what's going on.

The rise of broadband and growing ubiquity of Internet access excites me the most. The world changes a lot when, no matter where you are - in the middle of a deserted highway or in a bustling city - you can get high speed broadband access.

Massive numbers of people are going to come online from cultures we don't normally interact with.

If multi-stakeholder Internet governance is to survive an endless series of challenges, its champions must commit to serving the interests and protecting the rights of all Internet users around the world, particularly those in developing countries where Internet use is growing fastest.

We have never lived in a time with the opportunity to put a computer in the pocket of 5 billion people.

Eight billion people will have Internet access by 2020.

The Internet has become important on the world's stage.

It's one of those secrets that not a lot of politicians realize: The Internet is not a 10th-tier policy issue. It's not an add-on policy. It's something that affects everybody's life.

The Internet and digital technologies can and will boost economic, social, and political development, including by vastly expanding the capacity of individuals to enjoy their right to freedom of speech and expression, which is key to empowering human rights.

The Internet is a global resource that does not belong to any one nation or alliance. It has contributed to amazing economic growth, collaboration, civil education, and awe-inspiring lifestyle improvements for billions of people.

The Internet removed geography as a significant obstacle that formerly prevented out-of-the-way places from being active players in the New Economy.

I think the whole world has been able to utilize the Internet. I feel like you don't have to be from a certain soil.

In theory, the Internet should bring us all closer together and slowly eliminate our differences.

The secret of the Internet's success has been its openness to new services.

Even in developing markets, we're seeing the growth of digital communication is proceeding at a very rapid pace.

In the early '90s, well under 5 percent of the global population was online.

The Internet offers untold potential for humanity. To make the most of it, we need to think of the Internet as 'ours.'

In the next 10 years, I expect at least five billion people worldwide to own smartphones, giving every individual with such a phone instant access to the full power of the Internet, every moment of every day.

Broadband eliminates so many barriers to entry for so many different people that it's actually become a barrier to entry in and of itself if you're not getting online on a regular basis.

I think up until that time a lot of focus on Internet coverage was either sort of the bits and bytes aspect of it, sort of the high-tech aspect of it, and the sociological aspect of it, which is how it was transforming culture.

The more broadband we can get globally, the better. It's better for the world; it's better for our advertisers; it's better for Google.