This video is not new. It is from May 25 and just popped up in a news feed. I cannot find this video in the State Department video library, but it is interesting and informative while offering still another term for the technology we use, at least it is new to me: connection technologies. I like it!
Video Remarks For 1001 Inventions
RemarksHillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of StateWashington, DCMay 25, 2011
I am delighted to send greetings to each of you at this year’s “1001Inventions,” celebrating a millennium of science and innovation in the Muslim world.This exhibition honors the remarkable accomplishments of Muslims throughout history: from a woman who founded a university in the 9th century – to a 13th century inventor and mechanical engineer – to a surgeon whose writings influenced European medicine for hundreds of years.
And, of course, we’re seeing the impact of technology in the Muslim world right now – as young people throughout the Middle East and North Africa find new ways to use social networking to get organized and express their aspirations.
Connection technologies offer an unprecedented opportunity – a platform through which everyone from farmers to students to entrepreneurs can exchange ideas and hatch plans for the world’s next great invention.
But technology does not decide the future – people do. As this exhibition shows, the Muslim world has a proud history of innovators. Now is the time to tap into that legacy, to harness the power of science and technology, and to create new pathways to prosperity.
This is an exciting day. Thank you for letting me share it with you.
