Joichi Ito

The most important thing I learned in school was how to touch type.

Liberty, freedom and democracy are very fuzzy words, but human rights is very specific.

Internet penetration in Italy is quite low and the Berlusconi media machine controls most of what people see.

Money creates a power relationship between the payer and the payee.

I have always viewed my role as a sort of ambassador or bridge between groups to help provide a dialog.

I talked about the barriers created by monopolies. I said that it was the role of government to break up these monopolies and that we couldn't do it alone.