The First Industrial Revolution used water and steam power to mechanize production. The Second used electric power to create mass production. The Third used electronics and information technology to automate production. Klaus Schwab automatecreateelectric share on social
Perhaps the most encouraging trend is that, through technology, people are realizing how much agency they actually have. Technology has revolutionized the way we eat, live, communicate, socialize, learn, and do. We see enormous potential to create lasting, positive change in the way the world works by doing what we are doing. Jeremy Heimans agencychangecommunicate share on social
The federal government... knows how to put a missile in someone's room half way around the world with technology. Why don't we use some of that technology to save some lives here in America? Michael Nutter americafederalgovernment Change image and share on social
Technology should be an important ingredient. It may be and should be a tool for social development. Aleksander Kwasniewski developmentimportantingredient Change image and share on social
Congress will pass a law restricting public comment on the Internet to individuals who have spent a minimum of one hour actually accomplishing a specific task while on line. Andy Grove accomplishcommentcongress Change image and share on social
In the industrial revolution Britain led the world in advances that enabled mass production: trade exchanges, transportation, factory technology and new skills needed for the new industrialised world. Lucy Powell advancebritainenable Change image and share on social
Technology has always been destroying jobs, and it has always been creating jobs. Erik Brynjolfsson createdestroyjob Change image and share on social
You can get too bogged down in technology and you can sort of forget what it is you were trying to do. And with the Pet Shop Boys it's primarily about the songs, it's about song writing. Chris Lowe bogboyforget Change image and share on social
The mainstream of literary culture in the U.K. is very averse to writing about technology. Nick Harkaway aversecultureliterary Change image and share on social
I think it's brought the world a lot closer together, and will continue to do that. There are downsides to everything; there are unintended consequences to everything. The most corrosive piece of technology that I've ever seen is called television - but then, again, television, at its best, is magnificent. Steve Jobs bringcallclose share on social