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Professor Hans Rosling issues new challenges at the OECD World Forum in Istanbul.
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JesseRobb... (9:37)
2 years ago +1 + -Changes from 2004 conference
JesseRobb... (10:49)
2 years ago +1 + -the dream of "many flowers" growing from the seeds of public data is now reality
JesseRobb... (12:57)
2 years ago +1 + -"I have noted that sidewalks are free in most of the world"
Kelly (1:43)
2 years ago 0 + -Hans Rosling Rocks. See more of his presentations at ted.com
Loke (4:39)
2 years ago 0 + -Skype isn't making much profit, ebay and the search engines make money by bringing people to places where stuff is sold.
Thus, he is wrong, paying customers is the foundation of the internet, not old fashion.
Loke (6:33)
2 years ago 0 + -It would have been nice to actually see what he's talking about now...
Blaeul (14:17)
1 year ago 0 + -That's a good point he's making: data collection cosumes vast amounts of money and to charge a small fraction doesn't help anyone. Let's have freely available statistical data.