Daily Bruin Column: A larger emphasis on technology in government is necessary for progress
January 16th, 2009 — 7:21pm
This column was first published in the UCLA Daily Bruin on January 16, 2009.
During a visit to the tech hub that is Silicon Valley, Barack Obama, the biggest geek to hit the White House since Al Gore, touted a new position in White House if he were elected: Chief Technology Officer. But with the economic state of our country still volatile, the little-known CTO appointment seemed irrelevant.
Au contraire; it is very relevant if we want to regain our economic strength and be competitive again in a continually globalizing world.
My name is Millie — I enjoy traveling, low maintenance plants, hiking, reading and running. And, sometimes I write. If the computer is a bicycle for the mind, I can ride pretty fast.