What Does Three Billion New Voices Sound Like? — November 8, 2013

What Does Three Billion New Voices Sound Like?

Megan Smith talks about the role technologies like mobile and the Internet play in giving a voice to billions of people who up until this point had none.

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Megan Smith talks about the role technologies like mobile and the Internet play in giving a voice to billions of people who up until this point had none. These individuals will be able to participate and contribute to a globalized world, Smith says in the XPRIZE Insights video below.

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