Bill and Melinda Gates Are Betting the World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Better Bill and Melinda Gates - gatesnotes
go to original January 23, 2015

Bill & Melinda Gates: A quick overview of Big Bet they’re making about the next 15 years. (thegatesnotes)

We see an opportunity and we want to make the most of it.

We're putting our credibility, time, and money behind this bet — and asking others to join us — because we think there has never been a better time to accelerate progress and have a big impact around the world.

Some will say we're irrational to make this bet too. A skeptic would look at the world's problems and conclude that things are only getting worse. And we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that a handful of the worst-off countries will continue to struggle.

But we think the next 15 years will see major breakthroughs for most people in poor countries. They will be living longer and in better health. They will have unprecedented opportunities to get an education, eat nutritious food, and benefit from mobile banking. These breakthroughs will be driven by innovation in technology — ranging from new vaccines and hardier crops to much cheaper smartphones and tablets — and by innovations that help deliver those things to more people.

The rich world will keep getting exciting new advances too, but the improvements in the lives of the poor will be far more fundamental — the basics of a healthy, productive life. It's great that more people in rich countries will be able to watch movies on super hi-resolution screens. It's even better that more parents in poor countries will know their children aren't going to die.

We're excited to see how much better the world will be in 15 years. Check out some of the breakthroughs we see coming.

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