Obama Unveils Innovation Agenda @Google
November 14, 2007, 8:37pm
The Internet powerhouse Google continued its “Candidate@Google” series of interviews with 2008 presidential hopefuls today. Barack Obama, one of the three leading Democratic candidates, visited the Google campus in Silicon Valley to discuss the innovation agenda he unveiled hours before his appearance.
Google previously has welcomed the following candidates to its headquarters:
- Democrat Hillary Clinton;
- Democrat John Edwards;
- Democrat Mike Gravel;
- Republican John McCain;
- Republican Ron Paul;
- And Democrat Bill Richardson.
Among other things, Obama called for “an open Internet” and emphasized his commitment to “network neutrality,” a term that refers to a proposed government mandate for equal treatment of high-speed Internet content by companies that control broadband networks.
Here’s an excerpt from the speech:
What comes next depends on the choices that we make right now, in this moment, in this election. We could see the spirit of innovation that started this company be stifled. We could see the Internet divided up to the highest bidders. We could a government that uses technology to shut people out instead of letting them in. Tax breaks shuffled to special interests while the next startup, the next Google, can’t get a fair shot. …
Another alternative is for us to unlock a new future of opportunity. Together we can open up the government and invite all citizens in while connecting all of America to 21st-century broadband. We can use technology to help achieve universal health care, to reach for a clean energy future, and to ensure that young Americans can compete and win in the global economy.
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