The ease with which technology connects us, means that at a global level, human knowledge is accelerating. With this increased knowledge we will be able to create a new set of wealth and opportunities.

That’s according to Google chairman Eric Schmidt, who argues that technology offers far more solutions than problems, particularly when it comes to education, human governance, and conflict.

Speaking at Google Zeitgeist Americas, Schmidt uses the example of how massively open courses like the Khan Academy and Coursra are changing the face of education. Because all of these courses have to get the edge on each other, they bring competition to a sector that’s never had it before. That’s without even going into the potential for collaboration, the ease with which they can be used by people already holding down full-time jobs, and the manner in which they spread knowledge, which would have once been restricted to a small locale, around the globe.

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