Victoria Espinel, president and chief executive of the software industry trade group BSA, said “there are enormous changes that are coming” in technology across “all economic sectors.”
“It’s clear we’re in a huge wave of innovation,” Espinel said.
Espinel addressed fear of technology, saying it’s often prompted by lack of understanding.
Espinel said there’s concern about what will happen with jobs as technology continues to develop. While she said technology could affect some existing jobs, there are huge advantages that could be gained in the developing world.
Espinel also addressed government’s approach to technology.
“I think for governments, anytime you’re responding to a new situation… there are a lot of different concerns that you’re trying to weigh,” Espinel said.
“The software industry feels generally that governments have been overly slow to respond to some of these,” she added.
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Kathy Calvin, President and Chief Executive Officer of the United Nations Foundation, sits down with Alyona at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos.
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“Education is not about making people feel comfortable,” Dirks said.
Dirks said U.S. President Barack Obama’s plan for free community college is the right thing to do, though he has questions about how to fund it.
“Education has to be one of the most critical needs of all,” Dirks said.
Wharton School Professor Adam Grant shares some ideas for how we can make employees a lot happier in the workplace.
Nicholas Dirks, Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, joined HuffPost Live at Davos Wednesday to talk about how universities are attempting to expand their global engagement.
Dirks said Berkeley chose to expand by utilizing a nearby campus to “invite global partners to join up with us.” Dirks said the school wanted to create something that would “come back and really enliven” the home campus at Berkeley.
Velshi said the acceptance of climate change has become “intergenerational” and most people — with the exception of some ultra-conservative Republicans — realize a change must be named.
“We have to not talk out of both sides of our mouth,” Velshi said, noting people who want to help fight climate change need to make changes in their own life first and foremost.
“I don’t think [Wisconsin Gov.] Scott Walker or [Texas Gov.] Rick Perry can appeal to a broad enough group of Americans,” Velshi said.
