"The opportunities of technology and what it enables us to do are more exciting than at any time in our history".
But as we seize these opportunities of technology so we also have to shape this change to ensure it works for everyone," she said.
This will only happen if all people are in a position to exploit and benefit from the incredible opportunities of technology.
By teaming up with UNICEF and supporting the South African Government's educational priorities, we hope to bring the benefits and opportunities of technology to children and young people in some of the country's most remote and poorly resourced communities".
Many of these initiatives were documented in the 2009 United Nations and Vodafone Foundation Report on mHealth for Development, which discussed the opportunity of mobile technology for healthcare in the developing world.
People do not move instantaneously to the new opportunities born of technology.
The results demonstrate areas of key opportunity for technology innovation in the research and commercialisation context.
We live in an age of endless opportunity; for technology to be transformative, leaders must guide their organizations to think broadly and act bravely in pursuing the future.
Yet Ms. Rometty's speech — like her predecessor's — seeks to broaden the discussion of the opportunity and implications of technology trends.
Project's editor, Anthony Noguera, said the small team that developed the product – including Seven Squared, an agency part-owned by the Guardian Media Group – had tried to combine the best of print magazines with the opportunities of digital technology.
