Technology Quotes

"The digital revolution was not spontaneous; it was publicly funded."

"The sharing economy is built on publicly-funded infrastructure."

"Technology is the amplifier of human intention—for better and for worse."

"Information technology changes markets, but it doesn't eliminate asymmetry—it relocates it."

"Technology can amplify both our insights and our biases."

"Technology is merely a tool; wisdom determines its use."

"Technology alone cannot solve problems created by social policy"

"Technological change without institutional change leads to continued poverty."

"Innovation in institutional design is as important as technological innovation."

"Technology alone cannot solve problems that are fundamentally about human cooperation."

"Technology transfer requires aligning incentives across borders."

"Technology is a tool; wisdom is knowing how to use it."

"Innovation without compassion creates new forms of inequality"

"Technology is not the solution; understanding people is. Technology is just a tool."

"Venture capital didn't invent the internet; the state did through DARPA and other agencies."

"The smartphone contains technologies developed through public research: GPS, touchscreen, internet."

"The smartphone is not a triumph of the private sector alone; it's a triumph of the public-private partnership."

"The internet, GPS, and touchscreen were all developed by public institutions, not private companies."

"Technology alone will not solve distributional problems."

"Capital accumulation follows different rules than it once did."

"Technology will not solve distribution without political will."

"Technology of the Spanish—our ships, our weapons—were no match for the ingenuity of those who knew the land."

"Innovation in development is not about technology; it is about understanding people."

"Technical progress is something that happens in the economy, but the rate at which technical progress happens is not entirely determined by the pace at which new ideas are invented."

"You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics."

"The pace of technological change is accelerating, and institutions struggle to keep pace."

"Technology should serve human flourishing, not the reverse."

"Technology should serve humanity, not control it."

"Technology amplifies human capability for good or ill."

"Technological change without institutional change leads to inefficiency and waste."