Larry Smarr of Calit2 Discusses the Next Generation of High Impact Technologies
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Larry Smarr is the founding Director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), a UC San Diego/UC Irvine partnership. He is a widely-quoted authority on the future of information technology and telecommunications. As Larry says, his job is "living in the future and reporting back today." In this segment, he discusses industry trends and the implications for what technology can do to maximize opportunities. Watch the full interview:
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