Name: Wiring a web for global good
Uploaded: 2009-07-21T01:00:00Z
Duration: 16 min 29 s
Description: We're at a unique moment in history, says UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown: we can use today's interconnectedness to develop our shared global ethic -- and work together to confront the challenges of poverty, security, climate change and the economy.

We're at a unique moment in history, says UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown: we can use today's interconnectedness to develop our shared global ethic -- and work together to confront the challenges of poverty, security, climate change and the economy.

Wiring a web for global good

Humanity’s capacity to witness suffering around the world, from a Vietnamese girl burned by napalm to the tragedy of Rwanda, proves people are tied by a shared moral sense. Today, digital technology lets individuals everywhere respond to injustice instantly, turning local pain into global movements for change. Building a truly global society means organizing across borders to tackle challenges like poverty, climate change, and financial instability that no nation can solve alone.