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FulltextoftheremarksbyCraigBarrett,IntelCorporateChairmanatSunYat-senUniversityWell,distinguishedfaculty,students,itisapleasuretobeonanyuniversitycampus,buttobeontheuniversitysitewithsomanystudentsinsuchalargeuniversityisindeedapleasure.todayIwantedtobrieflytalkabouttheworldasawholeandthencomedownandtalkalittlebitaboutChina,andthenalittlebitaboutuniversityandthenalittlebitaboutyouasstudentsandwhatyoumightexpectgoingforward.IfyoulookattheworldasawholeIthinktherearetwomajorchangesthathavetakenplaceinlasttenyearsandhaveinfluencedallofourfutures.Err…Thefirstisthatpracticallyeverycountryintheworldnowispartoftheworldfreeeconomicsystem,partoftheworldfreetradesystemasotherssay,easyinterchangeofgoodsandservicesbetweenmostcountries.Andthisisamajorchangefromwherewewereonlyafewyearsago.Err…Abouthalfoftheworld’spopulationhasjoinedthefreeeconomicsysteminthelasttenyears,Chinaisincluded,India,Russia,EasternEurope,someofLatinAmerica.Sotherehasbeenamajorchangeintheworldfreeeconomicstructure,whichmeansthatifyouareinanyonecountry,youcandealwithanyothercountry,especiallyingoodsandservicesandideaswhichareknowledgebased.//TheotherchangethathastakenplaceinthelasttenyearsisassociatedwithtechnologyandtheInternet.Todayit’sveryeasytocommunicatebetweenanytwospotsontheearth.Itisveryinexpensivetodoso,suchasyoucantransferknowledge,transferinformationandcommunicateanywhereintheworldtodayforalmostnothing.Andifyoutakethesetwomajorchangestogether,whatitmeansis,ehthere’sgreatopportunityintheworldaswellasgreatcompetition.Andthecompetitioniswhatdrivesusandtheopportunityiswhatdrivesus.Andsoeverycountryhastoaccommodatethischange.Everycountryhastoaccommodateinitseconomythisnewcompetitionandthisnewopportunity.Soifyoulookatwhatcountriescando,eh,theycanreallyonlydothreethingsfortheircitizenstomakethemmorecompetitivegoingforward.Oneofthethingstheycandoisthereasonyouarehereatthisuniversity.Theycanprovideyougoodeducation,andgenerallystandardoflivinggoesdirectlywitheducationlevel,sothehighertheeducationlevelwithinthecountry,thegreatertheopportunityforstandardliving,thegreatertheopportunityforeconomiccompetitiveness.Soprovidinganeducationtothewholecitizenryisveryimportant.//Thesecondthingthatanycountrycandoisinfacttoinvestinresearchanddevelopment.Researchanddevelopmentcreatesideasforthefuture.Andideascreatenewproducts,newservices,newcompanies.Soweneedtoinvestinresearchanddevelopmentandjustasthestandardoflivingofanycountryisdirectlyrelatedtotheeducationleveloftheworkforce,refinethestandardoflivingandtheeconomiccompetitivenessofanycountryisusuallyrelatedtoitsinvestmentinresearchanddevelopment.AndobviouslyChinahasrecognizedbothofthesecharacteristicswithagreatemphasisoneducationinthelastdecade.Andthemorerecentemphasisonincreasingandexpandingtheresearchanddevelopment.Thethirdthingthatanycountrycandoisinfacttocreateanenvironmentthatallowssmartpeople,well-educatedpeopletocometogetherwithsmartideas,generatedfromresearchanddevelopmentandcreatenewproducts,newcompanies,newservices,neweconomicgrowth.Sothegovernment,thecentralgovernmentofanycountrycanfocusoneducation,researchanddevelopmentincreatinganenvironmenttoallowpeopletobesuccessfulandanenvironmentthatallowsentrepreneurstosucceed.AndincreasinglyweseethissortofentrepreneurialspirithereinChina.Mycompanyhappenstobethelargesthigh-techventurecapitalinvestorintheworld.And3 increasinglyweseemoreandmorehightechventurecapitalinvestmentsmadehereinChina.ItusedtobetenyearsagothoseinvestmentwerepredominantlymadeintheUnitedStates.Nowonlybut50%ofthoseinvestmentsaremadeintheUnitedStates.About50%aremadehereinAsia.Sothosearethethreethingsthatanycountrycando,education,researchanddevelopmentandsettingtheenvironment.//Bytheway,companiesarenotmuchdifferentthancountries.Ifyoulookatourcompanythethreethingsthatwefocusontobesuccessful,ourhiringthebestandbrightestintheworld,well-educatedpeople,investingalargeamountofmoneyinresearchanddevelopmenttocreatethenextgenerationofproducts,andthenprovidinganenvironmentforourresearcherstobesuccessful,tobringtheirideasintothemarketplace.SocompanylikeInteloranymajorsuccessfulmultinationalcompanytodaydoesexactlythesamesortofthingthatcentralgovernmentsdo,tryingtopromotetheircompetitiveness.Nowyoumightalsothenaskwhatshouldtheindividualdo?Iftheworldhaschangedandtheworldismuchsmallertodaythanitusedtobe,ifthere’smuchmorecompetitionforjobs,ifcountriesarefocusingoneducation,onresearchanddevelopmentandonrightenvironmentoratmosphere,whatshouldtheindividualdo?AndIhaveafewjustcommentsforyouasindividualsgoingforward.Obviouslythereasonyouarehereistogetthebesteducationthatyoupossiblycanachieve.AndIalwaysrecommendtoyoungstudentsthatyougetthebesteducationyoucan.Thatisthebestfoundationyoucanhave.Butonceyoudothat,Ithinkyoushouldrecognizethatyoureducationhasarelativelyshorthalf-life.Whatyoulearnattheuniversitymaybeoutofdateinafewyears.Soyouhavetoconvinceyourselfthatyouaregoingtocontinuouslylearnafteryouleavetheuniversity.Andyouhavetocontinuouslylearninyourprofessionallifeasyougoforward.Soyouneverstoplearning,youneverhavetheopportunitytostoplearning.Youmustcontinuethelearningasyougoforward.//I’veafewotherpiecesofadviceforyouaswell.Oneofthemisevendoingyoureducationbutperhapsmoreimportantlyasyoustarttoworkinyourprofessionalcareer,isneverbeingafraidtoaskthequestionwhy.Ifyou’regoingtosolveproblems,ifyou’regoingtofigureouthowtobesuccessful,howtocreatenewthings,youalwayshavetoaskthequestionwhyaboutfivetimes.Quiteoftenwhenyou’reapproachingaproblem,thefirstexplanationoftheproblemyouwillreceivefromotherpeopleisveryshallow.Itdoesn’tgettotherootcauseorthefundamentalsoftheproblem.Andyoucan’tbeafraidtoaskwhyseveraltimes.AndItellallofouremployeesinInteltoalwaysaskwhy,why,why.Ialsoliketotellstudentswhentheyaredealingwiththeirprofessorstoalwaysasktheirprofessorswhyaswell.Don’tacceptthingsdirectly,ifyoudon’tunderstandthem,don’tbeafraidtoaskwhyseveraltimesbecausethat’stheonlywayyouwilltotalyfullyunderstandtheproblem.Youalsoobviouslyneedtounderstandthattheproblemsyouwillsolveasyou’regoingtotheoutsideworld,outsideofuniversitiesaregenerallyverycomplexproblems.Theyarenotsimpleproblemslikeyou’regivenahomeworkorassignmentsinclass.Forexample,ifyou’reinanintegratedcircuitdistance,suchasweareinIntel,andyouwanttosolvetheproblemsassociatedwiththenextgenerationoftechnology,howyougofrom65nmto45nmto30nmtomaketheseeversmallertransistors.Thereareusuallytwoorthreehundredvariablesinvolvedinsolvingthatproblem.Andit’saverycomplexexperimentationtosolvethatproblem.Andyouhavetogetusedtotheseveryverycomplexproblemsasopposetoverysimpleproblemsthathaveadefinitiveanswer.Andwhenyoudothisobviouslyyouneedtocollectalargeamountofdata,3 andmakedatabaseddecisions.SogettingusedtocomplexproblemsandgettingusedtohandlinglargeamountsofdataIthinkisveryverycriticalasyougoforward.//Imightpointoutthathavingreadalittlebitaboutyouruniversityonthefoundationprinciplesforyouruniversity,ifIunderstandthemcorrectly.博学、审问、慎思、明辨、笃行ThatSunYatSenin1924whenhefoundedtheuniversitybasicallysaidto“studyextensively”,Ithinkthatmeanstogetthebesteducationyoupossiblycan.Ihavetoputmyglassesontoreadtherestofthis.Excuseme.But“inquireaccurately”,thismeanstocollectdataandaskwhyseveraltimes.To“reflectcarefully”,makedecisionsoncomplexproblems,“discriminateclearly”ormakecleardecisionswhenyou’removingforward,andthento“practiceearnestly”,practiceearnestlymightmeanthatyouhavetocontinuetoeducateyourselfasyougoforward.SoIthinkthefivebasicfoundationsofthisuniversitydescribedin1924,some80yearsago,lineuppreciselywithwhatIamtryingtotellyoutoday,whichistogetthebestpossibleeducationthatyoucan,tocontinuetostudy,continuetolearn,toaskwhyaboutthingsthatyoudon’tunderstand,torecognizethatyouhavecomplexproblemstosolve,andthatyouneedtospendanimmenseamountofdatatoachievetheseresults.//There’soneotherissuethatIwouldliketosuggestwhichisveryimportanttoyougoingforward.That’snevertounderestimatethevalueofasingleidea.Thesingleideacanhavegreatvalueinthemarketplacegoingforward.AndIwilluseasaverysimpleexample,thecaseofMicrosoft,thelargestsoftwarecompanyintheworld.AndifyoulookatthechallengesthatMicrosofthashadinthelasttenortwentyyears,there’vebeenthreemajorchallengestoMicrosoft.Andtheyhaveeachcomefromasingleidea,fromessentiallyasinglepersonintheuniversityenvironment.ThesechallengestoMicrosofthavenotcomefromlargecorporationslikeIBMandothercorporationsinvestinglargeamountsofmoney.They’vecomefromsingleideasinuniversities.YoucangobacktoNetscapewhichwasreallyanuniversityexperimentationonthebrowsertotheInternet.YoucangotoYahoo,whichwasanideacreatedatStanfordUniversitybasicallyonhowtoaccess,allofthecompanieswereassociatedwiththeInternetoryoucangotoGoogle,thatsearchengine,whichinfactwasasingleideaalsocreatedtotrytoanalyzealloftheinformationontheInternet.AndthethreemajorchallengesthatMicrosofthashadhaveallcomefromideasintheuniversityenvironment,notfromothercompanies.Sopleaseneverunderestimatethevalueofanideacreatedintheuniversityenvironment;itcanhavegreatpracticalandcommercialsignificance.IdowanttomentiononeotherobservationthatIhavemadeinmycareeratIntel.Andthatobservationactuallycomesfromafortunecookie.AsyouknowinCaliforniainSiliconValleywehavealargenumberof,ofengineersfromChina,fromotherAsiancountriesandtherearealotofChineserestaurants.AndmyfavoriterestaurantinSiliconValleyiscalledChaChu.AndIwasthereaboutfiveyearsagoandafterdinerIopenedmyfortunecookie.Andthefortunesaidverysimply,theworldwillalwaysaccepttalentswithopenarms.Andtalentisdefinedaspeoplewhocandothingsandpeoplewhoknowthings.Talentisdefinedaspeoplewhohaveagoodeducation.Andthemessageinthatfortunecookieisifyoustudyatthisuniversityandyougetthebesteducationthatyoucan,theworldwillacceptyouwithopenarms.Soletmeconcludemypreparedremarkswiththatcomment:getthebesteducationyoucan,neverbeafraidtoaskwhy,andalwaysdealwithdatawhenyouaretryingtomakecomplexdecisions.ThankyouandI’llbehappytoansweranyquestionsthatyoumighthave.3