I was just in charge. I was just directing things. But all those people with me, and all those people with you, we have to thank them all for doing this.
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Werner Zorn’s Internet Hall of Fame 2013 Induction Speech
presented by Werner Zorn
For me it is a fairy tale quite similar to that of the ugly duckling. Perhaps you know. And from the ugly duckling we can learn if you are in such a miserable situation what to do. And what did the little ugly duckling [do]? It went into the world and look for birds of the same feather.
The second phase is nobody cared. That’s a really good thing. Because you can actually do engineering work without having grand ambitions or having lots of people, say at other standards organizations, suddenly get interested. They didn’t know what was hitting them.
Ida Holz’s Internet Hall of Fame 2013 Induction Speech
presented by Ida Holz
For developing countries like ours, the Internet is a means of collaborating and access to knowledge all around the world alike.
I’m very deeply honored, surprised, and gratified. I am a member of another hall of fame, which is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and let me tell you there’s a lot more narcissism involved.
Kanchana Kanchanasut’s Internet Hall of Fame 2013 Induction Speech
presented by Kanchana Kanchanasut
The most difficult thing was in order to get involved in this type of activity, we needed to get finance. We needed to get funding. And for us, it was very difficult because our government would not understand what we wanted to do.
It’s of course obvious that the Internet is a huge success. And it’s impossible to imagine a world without it anymore. At the same time, I think the current Internet is not future-proof anymore.
Nii Quaynor’s Internet Hall of Fame 2013 Induction Speech
presented by Nii Quaynor
I know this honor is not for me alone but also for the billions who still do not have the benefit of the Internet. But I accept it and thank everyone on their behalf as well.
After two weeks we were nowhere. And it drove home to me the concept of information poverty in a way that no other experience had.
In 2002, I took up another challenge. That is, how we make these computers available for people who do not speak English?