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" There are several places in Vietnam where they're teaching computer science from second grade in class, so they don't have a gender divide because everybody is expected to program. "

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" There's this fabulous innovation ship called Unreasonable at Sea, where I'm a mentor. One of the companies there was called Protei, and they're an open hardware ocean exploration and monitoring idea. "

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" It's so interesting that when somebody's pregnant, we are obsessed with knowing the gender of the child so we can figure out what we need to buy that child, what the present would be. Like we're pre-programming the kid before they were born. "

" Across our great nation, we've begun to see an acceleration of the power of data to deliver value. "

" In the early IBM team, that was a racially diverse team, a gender-diverse team. "

" I have been able to attend many technology conferences around the world over the years, including some of the largest, like Google I/O, Microsoft's Developer Conference, Apple's WorldWide Developers Conference, Oracle World, Le Web, and more. "

" We need to have making, including computer science, shop, etc. as part of the core curriculum from the beginning, not just an optional afterschool thing. Things like First Robotics and all of those great programs need to become mainstream. "

" The American government will be whatever we all make of it. "

" It's much easier to fail when you're in the pilot, early stage, when it's less expensive and you're exploring than when you're way out the door and you've spent all this money. Industry is smart: structured to have skunkworks and pilot phases. "

" We have two boys, and one of our kids is much more interested in history and stories, so if you want him to do some calculations about lenses, you would start talking to him about Galileo... Then he would be into the lenses, but if you just start talking to him about lenses, he might not stay with you. "

" Flipping our classrooms into active learning spaces really is important and having these convenient spaces where people feel comfortable. "

" Americans really expect to interact with our government digitally. "

" I've been working on the lost history of technical women. "

" Second graders learn to read: that's a perfect time to make them code. "

" I have a good eye for great projects, talent, and entrepreneurs. "

" The mandate for the CTO's office is to unleash the power of technology, data, and innovation on behalf of the nation. The CTO's office is really trying to bring best practices, possibilities, pilots, and policy advising. "

" I'm on the MIT board, and a lot of our buildings now have daycare centers; it's becoming a standard. "

" I think open source is an evolutionary idea for humanity, this idea of transparency. It played out for us in the technology world, but it also played out with the idea of a truth and reconciliation commission and Wikipedia. "

" I think it's so important in preschool and in kindergarten and elementary school that we're not biasing ourselves. "

" We culturally decided, as the personal computer came in, that it was for the boys. "

" You've got Americans who are making Amazon and Facebook and Twitter. That level of American needs to run future government. "

" I went to an inner-city school in Buffalo. We had no money. But our teachers believed in hands-on active learning - there was a mandatory science fair, which was critical. "

" We know that diversity can sometimes be more uncomfortable because things are less familiar - but it gets the best results. "

Megan Smith

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" Talent is everywhere. Not all talent has access. "

" If we're the country that makes Amazon and Facebook and Twitter, why can't the federal government have websites and digital services that are awesome? "

" Founded in 1994 by the Anita Borg Institute and growing every year, the Grace Hopper Celebration is bringing needed network connections, skill building, and visibility for women computer scientists who work at all levels of our industry. "

" Net neutrality is such an important principle for the Web and for the Internet. It's how the Internet's operated for all this time. "

" Thinking through how to make sure we're bringing incredible toys and experiences and that to our girls and our boys at some point is really important for this country for the world in general. "

" The things you're passionate about and interested in, get experience with them by going deep on projects. I would encourage science projects, plays. Pursue science, math, writing, history - the 21st century demands a lot of cross-disciplinary thinking. "

" For those of you who are underrepresented in technology, know that you've always been here. Look in photos and see yourself reflecting back. "

" I was lucky that science fair was mandatory at my high school in inner-city Buffalo. "