Bill Gates chatted with Dmitry Medvedev

Medvedev spoke about the national program, according to which all schools in Russia will be connected to the Internet. Gates assisted everyone in every way and said:
“Connecting all schools to the Internet is very good, very good. Microsoft will do everything to make software available to these schools, ”Gates said. He also compared Internet access to literacy.
“The world of education should not be separated from the commercial world, they should develop together. We are ready to help here, to cooperate with the government in the field of education, so that the full potential of modern technologies will be realized. ”
Gates is convinced that the authorities can set an example for business. “If the government is a pioneer in the use of information technologies, this will serve as an incentive for the entire industry,” he said.