Embracing technological advancements - some top technology quotes from the man himself...

Barack Obama has made history in more ways than one and technology has been a driving force – he utilised social media in his election campaign, has delivered a weekly Youtube address since being elected and is fighting to keep his BlackBerry. He has had plenty to say on the subject of technology and no doubt there will be many more top quotes in the coming months. Here are some so far…

• Together, we could open up government and invite citizens in, while connecting all of America to 21st century broadband. We could use technology to help achieve universal health care, to reach for a clean energy future, and to ensure that young Americans can compete -- and win -- in the global economy..."
• "I'll change the posture of our federal government from being one of the most anti-science administrations in American history to one that embraces science and technology."
• Obama said if elected his government would "harness technology to confront the biggest challenges that America faces".
• "I will set big goals for this country as president - some so large that the technology to reach them does not yet exist." "I will recruit new teachers and make new investments in rural schools, we'll connect all of America to 21st century technology and telecommunications."
• "To restore America's competitiveness, we must recruit a new generation of science and technology leaders by investing in diversity."
• "Ensuring that the US continues to lead the world in science and technology will be a central priority for my administration."

Key Facts

• "The internet today is an open platform where the demand for websites and services dictates success. You’ve got barriers to entry that are low and equal for all comers. And it’s because the internet is a neutral platform that I can put on this podcast and transmit it over the internet without having to go through some corporate media middleman. I can say what I want without censorship. I don’t have to pay a special charge. But the big telephone and cable companies want to change the internet as we know it. They say they want to create high-speed lanes on the internet and strike exclusive contractual arrangements with internet content-providers for access to those high-speed lanes. Those of us who can’t pony up the cash for these high-speed connections will be relegated to the slow lanes … We can’t have a situation in which the corporate duopoly dictates the future of the internet and that’s why I’m supporting what is called net neutrality."