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Talal Abu-Ghazaleh (Arabic: طلال أبوغزاله) (born 22 April 1938 in Jaffa, Palestine) is the Chairman and Founder of international Jordan-based group Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAGorg). Dubbed as the godfather of Arab accounting, Abu-Ghazaleh has also been credited for promoting the significance of Intellectual Property in the Arab region.
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E-Business will become the virtual market place in 20 years.
The goal of providing basic literacy and education to all the world’s people is still the most basic development challenge.
An efficient telecommunications network is the foundation upon which an information society is built.
The information revolution will lead us through a knowledge revolution to the wisdom revolution.
In this century, technology will concentrate on the brain, whose heavenly potential, is yet to be realized.
Intellectual capital is the main determining factor and the base for economic and social development to any country.
The internet plumbing years are over - The internet intelligent years are ahead.
Human experience throughout the ages has been enhanced through learning, information and communication.
Creating a system to protect industrial and intellectual property is a prerequisite for the transfer of technology and consequently the resurgence of national technologies.
"You will not be able to enjoy a good night’s sleep unless you’ve worked hard during the day"
Technology is not simply additive; it is more often exponential. An invention usually triggers other inventions.
The foremost challenge is that of the knowledge revolution. Economic power will depend on creativity and innovation. Creation of wealth will move from traditional resources to the one asset: knowledge.
We call ourselves a “capacity building” organization; self-motivated and self-initiated capacity building. For example, in 30 years, I don’t think I have signed a check for the company.
"How do you achieve success? By two words: Correct decisions
Governments should be role models of leadership and improve the utilization of ICT in all the governmental departments in order to improve the efficiency of governmental services and motivate ICT industries.
Despite the immense challenges that we have faced and continue to face, we refuse to indulge in negativity or pessimism. We are an organization that believes in empowering people to be their best.
Business can constitute an enormous force for goodness in society. Through its commitments to corporate citizenship and to the principles of the UNGC, the global business community can continue to create and deliver value to society.
Moving to the forefront of advanced nations is not a choice but a national duty. This requires, among other things, erecting the best industrial property protection systems despite all challenges, particularly in the transition phase that we must endure.
The INFOSPHERE we are heading towards invokes the inherent risk of being the sphere of the developed, the few. Unless we can bridge the technological gap between the 20% and the 80% of the global population, we will be heading towards an ugly world with ugly consequences.
April 1, 2001, First Arab Conference on Arabizing the Internet, Amman, Jordan.
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