Speech by the prime minister the HON DATO SERI Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad : at the second world knowledge confernce at the Ballroom, Mandarin Oriental, KLCC, KuaLa Lumpur, on wednesday 8 March 2000
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The Speech of Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad at the second World Knowledge Conference highlighted that, Knowledge has always been important, of course. The ancient Egyptians did not raise the stones for the pyramids relying on the incantations of their gods. The waters in the irrigation canals of the great Indus Civilization did not flow according to the laws of ignorance. Knowledge has always been power and wealth. A central part of the radical transformation that has begun is the result of::the ICT revolution, the dramatic impact of information and communication technologies. Equally clearly, in grasping the opportunities of the Information Age and dealing with the dangers of the Information Age, we can expect no assistance, no real helping hand from anyone. The Information Age that is upon us holds out the promise of a new world of shared prosperity, a global renaissance. At the same time, it also holds out the danger of economic exploitation, societal devastation and a new era of imperialism and colonialism.
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“United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. (2000-03). Speech by the prime minister the HON DATO SERI Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad : at the second world knowledge confernce at the Ballroom, Mandarin Oriental, KLCC, KuaLa Lumpur, on wednesday 8 March 2000. Addis Ababa:. © UN. ECA,. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/31602”Collections
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