How Mobile Technology is Reshaping the Global Landscape
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With smart phones now outnumbering personal computers, there has been a sea change in the way people access and share information. Powerful mobile devices and sophisticated digital applications enable users to build businesses, access financial and health care records, expand educational opportunities, conduct research and complete transactions anytime, anywhere.
On December 8, the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings launched a new mobile economy project, which will examine and document the impact of the mobile revolution on the economies of developed and developing countries, with a forum exploring how mobile technology can ease the everyday lives of Americans. Darrell West, vice president and director of Governance Studies, moderated a discussion with Chris Dede of Harvard University and Allan Friedman of the Brookings Institution. Peggy Johnson, executive vice president and president of Global Market Development at Qualcomm, provided opening remarks.
After the program, panelists took questions from the audience.
This event was discussed on Twitter using the hashtag #CTIMobile.
Agenda
Introduction and Moderator
Darrell M. West
Senior Fellow - Center for Technology Innovation
Douglas Dillon Chair in Governmental Studies
Opening Remarks
Peggy Johnson
Executive Vice President, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. - President, Global Market Development
Panelists
Chris Dede
Timothy E. Wirth Professor, Learning Technologies - Graduate School of Education, Harvard University
Allan A. Friedman
Former Brookings Expert
Director of Cybersecurity Initiatives, National Telecommunications and Information Administration - U.S. Department of Commerce
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