Bill Gates speech at Tsinghua University

"The road to the future: innovation in China"

Dear President gu, Tsinghua University teachers and students:

Get the Tsinghua University this world-class University honorary doctoral degree, I feel very honored.

Tsinghua University is all about a hundred years of history, famous, here was born many eminent scientists, business and political leaders.

My last visit to Tsinghua University in 1997.

At that time, Chinese student talent, enthusiasm and creativity give me leave a deep impression. After that, I decided to set up Microsoft Research Asia, Beijing, China. Dr. Shen to ocean, under the leadership of Tsinghua University graduates, Microsoft Research Asia has been a success, as Microsoft has made a great contribution. In various international conferences can see their shadows. They also as Microsoft's new products such as the birth of WindowsVista and Office2007, paid for their hard efforts. The rapid development in computer science, a College is an exciting thing.

We are only beginning to come into contact with the wonderful magic of software experience.

The world's one billion computer users, they have only just begun to share information. As semiconductor, optical fiber technology, the software can do more: today in TV or passive, in the future, you can download the program from the Internet, the TV will be able to communicate, interact and; yesterday I visited the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Institute of rice, see where technical staff began to use the software to distinguish the rice, to sort, then you can also use software analysis, with fewer pesticides in produce high yields of superior varieties; the medical profession had begun to use software to manage database; today's cell phones have become our "digital wallet", you can display a map, find information on the Internet, and in the future it will also be able to communicate with people; Tablet PC's emergence in the classroom can be wireless Internet access, computer audio, recognition of handwritten text. In this way, students are not required textbooks will be able to achieve more effective learning, the teacher can also see the best lesson plans around the world.

Of course, the software's future also face many challenges, such as: how to make it easier for users to grasp? how to implement AI? but anyway, computer science, we are the most exciting era.

China is developing rapidly, the world economy, science and technology innovation is making an increasing contribution.

Microsoft wants to help the growth of the Chinese company to help all people to enjoy computer science the fruits of progress: Microsoft has launched a project to help China's migrant workers, disabled persons, particularly the blind access to scientific and technological achievements; Microsoft has donated money to set up five hope primary schools and five on the Internet hope school; Microsoft also with the Chinese Government and university cooperation, establish a lot of academic projects, encouraging the best foreign experts to give lectures; the Asia-Pacific region from 49 universities more than 2200 students internship at Microsoft Research Asia, and 120 won research assistance; this year, Microsoft Research Asia research staff will set up a course of Tsinghua University: "the most popular areas of the computer."

I would also like to take this opportunity to announce that Microsoft will establish a "distinguished visiting Tsinghua University Scholars" project.

Under this item, Microsoft Research Asia will invite a world-renowned computer experts to Andrew Chi-chih Yao led by Professor lecturing at the Institute of theoretical computer science. The first was invited to visit the MIT of France · Keith Ford Professor.

In short, I am very pleased to be here, and accept my alma mater Harvard University awarded honorary doctorate before I became an honorary doctorate of the University.

Just now, I share the software in the future some breakthroughs, and they will give business opportunities, for people with disabilities and students with help.

I hope everyone will do as I am optimistic: as long as access to technology, could gain equal access to education.

Microsoft Corporation for the Chinese market is a long-term commitment.

Our academic rigor is famous Tsinghua University have very high expectations. Let us work together to create brilliant future information technology!

Thank you!