Watch Gates’ speech at the University of Washington

Oct 29, 2011 15:31 GMT  ·  By

Bill Gates is currently focusing on his philanthropic work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, but he continues to believe that technology plays a crucial role in all aspects of society.

The video embedded above features the Microsoft co-founder talking at the University of Washington about the future and the opportunities ahead.

He stresses that computer science breakthroughs can have a key impact in a range of areas from education to health.

“As I told the UW students, this is an amazing time to be involved in computer science,” Gates revealed.

“Besides the great things we’re seeing in health and education, there are exciting opportunities to use the power of computers in areas like climate modeling, creating new low-carbon energy sources, and creating more drought-resistant and higher-yield crops.”