Aspen Ideas Festival

1
2
3
4
5
6
Fact:
Digital shopkeepers: In the G20 countries, the internet economy will grow at more than 10% annually for the next five years.  And by 2016 reach $4.2 trillion, or 5.3% of GDP compared to 2010’s $2.3 trillion and 4.1% of GDP.
—The Economist, April 2012

Audio/Video: Technology

What's The Big Idea? (John Holdren)
Harvard environmental policy leader John Holdren explains how much is needed to control climate change , the best... See more
MySpace & Facebook Phenomena: How Youth Engage With...
Anthropologist of the online community Danah Boyd discusses the diverse reasons why today's young people have limited... See more
Ideas That Are Shaping the Future
Today's ideas and the technologies they spark will dictate how our kids and generations to come live. Inventor,... See more
Games for Good
Think all video games are mind-numbing time wasters? Think again. Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'... See more
The Future of the Internet and the Rise of the Cell Phone
The Internet is a global grid that will support and enhance all sorts of devices - new and old - from the handheld... See more
Innovation Engines: Where Will the Next R & D...
Who is leading innovation in the United States today? Forty years ago, government spending accounted for 67 percent of... See more

Pages

Fact: Technology
Digital shopkeepers: In the G20 countries, the internet economy will grow at more than 10% annually for the next five years.  And by 2016 reach $4.2 trillion, or 5.3% of GDP compared to 2010’s $2.3 trillion and 4.1% of GDP.
—The Economist, April 2012