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Building Hawai‘i’s Smart Software Capacity

Daniel Goldin, chairman and CEO, The Intellisis Corporation, and former NASA administrator
Knowledge formation is rapidly outpacing data storage, necessitating smart software, such as artificial intelligence and data analysis. Hawai‘i can capitalize on its location, Asian and military connections, research strengths and broadband plan to become a center for smart software development, but only if it acts on its languishing broadband plan, secures local investment, creates a trained workforce and transcends parochial attitudes that make it difficult to launch businesses and interdisciplinary academic programs, Goldin stressed.
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