and that was a nice talk to help wake you up after lunch and you’re ready for
you up after lunch and you’re ready for
you up after lunch and you’re ready for the next talk let me allow you to enjoy
the next talk let me allow you to enjoy
the next talk let me allow you to enjoy the Northern Lights over Seattle for
the Northern Lights over Seattle for
the Northern Lights over Seattle for just a moment while we talk about how to
just a moment while we talk about how to
just a moment while we talk about how to bring the Invisibles out of the shadows
bring the Invisibles out of the shadows
bring the Invisibles out of the shadows and into the light here’s a bold
and into the light here’s a bold
and into the light here’s a bold statement we have the capacity to offer
statement we have the capacity to offer
statement we have the capacity to offer biometric identification to everybody
biometric identification to everybody
biometric identification to everybody who doesn’t currently have an ID so that
who doesn’t currently have an ID so that
who doesn’t currently have an ID so that they can participate fully in the life
they can participate fully in the life
they can participate fully in the life of their nation now here in the West
of their nation now here in the West
of their nation now here in the West that’s a bit controversial right yeah
that’s a bit controversial right yeah
that’s a bit controversial right yeah black helicopters agenda21 mark of the
black helicopters agenda21 mark of the
black helicopters agenda21 mark of the beast’ but that’s a very Western
beast’ but that’s a very Western
beast’ but that’s a very Western perspective when you are an 11 year old
perspective when you are an 11 year old
perspective when you are an 11 year old girl sold into the brothels of Cambodia
girl sold into the brothels of Cambodia
girl sold into the brothels of Cambodia by your family your perspectives
by your family your perspectives
by your family your perspectives different when you’re one of eleven men
different when you’re one of eleven men
different when you’re one of eleven men sleeping on a sweltering factory floor
sleeping on a sweltering factory floor
sleeping on a sweltering factory floor in the garment district in Bangladesh
in the garment district in Bangladesh
in the garment district in Bangladesh your perspectives a little different we
your perspectives a little different we
your perspectives a little different we have the ability to provide a universal
have the ability to provide a universal
have the ability to provide a universal ID
ID
ID it is technically achievable it is
it is technically achievable it is
it is technically achievable it is socially responsible and it’s deeply
socially responsible and it’s deeply
socially responsible and it’s deeply desired by most urban poor who have ever
desired by most urban poor who have ever
desired by most urban poor who have ever been asked in some limited trials we’ve
been asked in some limited trials we’ve
been asked in some limited trials we’ve been able to see that giving a universal
been able to see that giving a universal
been able to see that giving a universal identity is one of the most effective
identity is one of the most effective
identity is one of the most effective things we can do to alleviate poverty to
things we can do to alleviate poverty to
things we can do to alleviate poverty to reduce corruption and to improve the
reduce corruption and to improve the
reduce corruption and to improve the effectiveness of governance and we need
effectiveness of governance and we need
effectiveness of governance and we need that effective governance the two
that effective governance the two
that effective governance the two billion people that we all know are
billion people that we all know are
billion people that we all know are going to show up between now and 2050
going to show up between now and 2050
going to show up between now and 2050 are in the vast majority going to show
are in the vast majority going to show
are in the vast majority going to show up in the slums of the developing world
up in the slums of the developing world
up in the slums of the developing world and by and large they don’t have any
and by and large they don’t have any
and by and large they don’t have any verifiable identity that leaves them at
verifiable identity that leaves them at
verifiable identity that leaves them at mercy of Mittleman who shave off a
mercy of Mittleman who shave off a
mercy of Mittleman who shave off a little of their remittances of corrupt
little of their remittances of corrupt
little of their remittances of corrupt employers who shave off a little of
employers who shave off a little of
employers who shave off a little of their cash wage distribution and of
their cash wage distribution and of
their cash wage distribution and of criminal gangs who are subjecting them
criminal gangs who are subjecting them
criminal gangs who are subjecting them to trafficking to recruitment and to
to trafficking to recruitment and to
to trafficking to recruitment and to slavery let’s talk about those
slavery let’s talk about those
slavery let’s talk about those Invisibles for a moment this young lady
Invisibles for a moment this young lady
Invisibles for a moment this young lady came into my clinic in wartime
came into my clinic in wartime
came into my clinic in wartime Afghanistan wearing her finest it was
Afghanistan wearing her finest it was
Afghanistan wearing her finest it was heat outfitter she had a problem that we
heat outfitter she had a problem that we
heat outfitter she had a problem that we needed to address and when we checked we
needed to address and when we checked we
needed to address and when we checked we found there was no record whatever of
found there was no record whatever of
found there was no record whatever of her birth when she left us she went back
her birth when she left us she went back
her birth when she left us she went back into the shadows and I don’t know where
into the shadows and I don’t know where
into the shadows and I don’t know where she is today
unfortunately that’s also true here same
unfortunately that’s also true here same clinic same Afghanistan this young lady
clinic same Afghanistan this young lady
clinic same Afghanistan this young lady had been deliberately burned by her
had been deliberately burned by her
had been deliberately burned by her father for some cultural infraction that
father for some cultural infraction that
father for some cultural infraction that we never fully understood when we
we never fully understood when we
we never fully understood when we checked there was no record of her birth
checked there was no record of her birth
checked there was no record of her birth when we checked there was no record of
when we checked there was no record of
when we checked there was no record of her burns and when she left us she went
her burns and when she left us she went
her burns and when she left us she went back into an environment that clearly
back into an environment that clearly
back into an environment that clearly involves abuse neglect and maybe
involves abuse neglect and maybe
involves abuse neglect and maybe exploitation I used to be this young
exploitation I used to be this young
exploitation I used to be this young fellow here and such circumstances
fellow here and such circumstances
fellow here and such circumstances bothered me a lot
bothered me a lot
bothered me a lot I had I’m a navy doc right I had three
I had I’m a navy doc right I had three
I had I’m a navy doc right I had three tours in Bosnia I had two tours in
tours in Bosnia I had two tours in
tours in Bosnia I had two tours in Afghanistan I spent 10 months in Iraq
Afghanistan I spent 10 months in Iraq
Afghanistan I spent 10 months in Iraq and the Navy in their wisdom said that’s
and the Navy in their wisdom said that’s
and the Navy in their wisdom said that’s a lot of experience urgh let’s send you
a lot of experience urgh let’s send you
a lot of experience urgh let’s send you to tsunamis and earthquakes and cyclones
to tsunamis and earthquakes and cyclones
to tsunamis and earthquakes and cyclones and everywhere I went I found people
and everywhere I went I found people
and everywhere I went I found people that I could treat absolutely we treated
that I could treat absolutely we treated
that I could treat absolutely we treated everybody but once they left me many of
everybody but once they left me many of
everybody but once they left me many of them went back into those environments
them went back into those environments
them went back into those environments of abuse and neglect and maybe
of abuse and neglect and maybe
of abuse and neglect and maybe exploitation
exploitation
exploitation I eventually retired from the Navy and
I eventually retired from the Navy and
I eventually retired from the Navy and accepted a position at Google Larry
accepted a position at Google Larry
accepted a position at Google Larry brilliant had been awarded a TED Prize
brilliant had been awarded a TED Prize
brilliant had been awarded a TED Prize and that TED Prize chose me as its
and that TED Prize chose me as its
and that TED Prize chose me as its founding CEO we built a laboratory in
founding CEO we built a laboratory in
founding CEO we built a laboratory in Phnom Penh Cambodia and I walked from my
Phnom Penh Cambodia and I walked from my
Phnom Penh Cambodia and I walked from my house to that lab every day 24 hours a
house to that lab every day 24 hours a
house to that lab every day 24 hours a day I would see those sweatshops working
day I would see those sweatshops working
day I would see those sweatshops working 24 hours a day I would see those
24 hours a day I would see those
24 hours a day I would see those brothels with the 11 12 13 14 year old
brothels with the 11 12 13 14 year old
brothels with the 11 12 13 14 year old girls who had been sold by their
girls who had been sold by their
girls who had been sold by their families into those brothels so that
families into those brothels so that
families into those brothels so that everybody could get regular meals I
everybody could get regular meals I
everybody could get regular meals I eventually wound up working in a fair
eventually wound up working in a fair
eventually wound up working in a fair number of refugee camps I worked in
number of refugee camps I worked in
number of refugee camps I worked in Kakuma with Sudanese refugees I worked
Kakuma with Sudanese refugees I worked
Kakuma with Sudanese refugees I worked in Makeba with Angolan refugees and
in Makeba with Angolan refugees and
in Makeba with Angolan refugees and eventually I started working here in Kew
eventually I started working here in Kew
eventually I started working here in Kew Lani one of the largest slums in Africa
Lani one of the largest slums in Africa
Lani one of the largest slums in Africa that star that you see in the upper
that star that you see in the upper
that star that you see in the upper centre is my medical clinic in the
centre is my medical clinic in the
centre is my medical clinic in the middle of this place and everywhere I go
middle of this place and everywhere I go
middle of this place and everywhere I go I see people who are invisible who have
I see people who are invisible who have
I see people who are invisible who have no identity that is recognized by
no identity that is recognized by
no identity that is recognized by anybody and we can’t track them at all
anybody and we can’t track them at all
anybody and we can’t track them at all we then find that such circumstances are
we then find that such circumstances are
we then find that such circumstances are also present here this is Damascus this
also present here this is Damascus this
also present here this is Damascus this is the yarmulke displacement camp about
is the yarmulke displacement camp about
is the yarmulke displacement camp about three months before the fuel/air bombs
three months before the fuel/air bombs
three months before the fuel/air bombs began to be dropped on that street these
began to be dropped on that street these
began to be dropped on that street these are people that do not have any identity
are people that do not have any identity
are people that do not have any identity and it doesn’t matter whether they are
and it doesn’t matter whether they are
and it doesn’t matter whether they are climate refugees or they are disaster
climate refugees or they are disaster
climate refugees or they are disaster survivors or their war casualties being
survivors or their war casualties being
survivors or their war casualties being unable to track who they are is
unable to track who they are is
unable to track who they are is extremely challenging and we continue
extremely challenging and we continue
extremely challenging and we continue that discussion as you heard mentioned I
that discussion as you heard mentioned I
that discussion as you heard mentioned I wasn’t appointed to the National Academy
wasn’t appointed to the National Academy
wasn’t appointed to the National Academy I’m on this committee for Grand
I’m on this committee for Grand
I’m on this committee for Grand Challenges global development and
Challenges global development and
Challenges global development and identity has come up over and over and
identity has come up over and over and
identity has come up over and over and over again because it is truly a grand
over again because it is truly a grand
over again because it is truly a grand challenge we can’t treat people
challenge we can’t treat people
challenge we can’t treat people effectively if we don’t know who they
effectively if we don’t know who they
effectively if we don’t know who they are so we looked at the possibilities
are so we looked at the possibilities
are so we looked at the possibilities and we recognized if we could find a
and we recognized if we could find a
and we recognized if we could find a universal ID we could begin to stop a
universal ID we could begin to stop a
universal ID we could begin to stop a lot of gender-based murder at birth we
lot of gender-based murder at birth we
lot of gender-based murder at birth we could stop a lot of wage fraud we
could stop a lot of wage fraud we
could stop a lot of wage fraud we stop a lot of trafficking in human
stop a lot of trafficking in human
stop a lot of trafficking in human beings we could stop the invisible lives
beings we could stop the invisible lives
beings we could stop the invisible lives and we could stop the invisible deaths
and we could stop the invisible deaths
and we could stop the invisible deaths we began looking at what might be
we began looking at what might be
we began looking at what might be involved in that and unfortunately it
involved in that and unfortunately it
involved in that and unfortunately it has to be some part of you because
has to be some part of you because
has to be some part of you because people lose track of things that are
people lose track of things that are
people lose track of things that are separate to them so that means a
separate to them so that means a
separate to them so that means a biometric identity and we talked with a
biometric identity and we talked with a
biometric identity and we talked with a bunch of experts and we found that it’s
bunch of experts and we found that it’s
bunch of experts and we found that it’s possible to do a biometric ID about 15
possible to do a biometric ID about 15
possible to do a biometric ID about 15 different ways and those are the six
different ways and those are the six
different ways and those are the six categories up there that you can look at
categories up there that you can look at
categories up there that you can look at yourself but none of us know very much
yourself but none of us know very much
yourself but none of us know very much about any of this so let’s learn
about any of this so let’s learn
about any of this so let’s learn together when we say biometrics most of
together when we say biometrics most of
together when we say biometrics most of us think fingerprints fingerprints have
us think fingerprints fingerprints have
us think fingerprints fingerprints have been around for 2,000 years and about 2
been around for 2,000 years and about 2
been around for 2,000 years and about 2 billion people currently have their
billion people currently have their
billion people currently have their fingerprints on file somewhere but
fingerprints on file somewhere but
fingerprints on file somewhere but fingerprints are not present when you’re
fingerprints are not present when you’re
fingerprints are not present when you’re born fingerprints are modified by the
born fingerprints are modified by the
born fingerprints are modified by the trauma of a labouring life and
trauma of a labouring life and
trauma of a labouring life and fingerprints can’t serve really as a
fingerprints can’t serve really as a
fingerprints can’t serve really as a universal ID very well because they’re
universal ID very well because they’re
universal ID very well because they’re not that statistically robust they are
not that statistically robust they are
not that statistically robust they are not that different okay gotta move on
not that different okay gotta move on
not that different okay gotta move on fingerprints won’t do so we went here
fingerprints won’t do so we went here
fingerprints won’t do so we went here this is a retinal scan those are the
this is a retinal scan those are the
this is a retinal scan those are the blood vessels at the back of your eye
blood vessels at the back of your eye
blood vessels at the back of your eye pretty good two major problems one is
pretty good two major problems one is
pretty good two major problems one is that those blood vessels change with
that those blood vessels change with
that those blood vessels change with disease so sub-optimal but also getting
disease so sub-optimal but also getting
disease so sub-optimal but also getting a retinal scan means you’ve taken a
a retinal scan means you’ve taken a
a retinal scan means you’ve taken a camera and you’ve looked through the
camera and you’ve looked through the
camera and you’ve looked through the pupil and illuminated the back of an eye
pupil and illuminated the back of an eye
pupil and illuminated the back of an eye that takes a lot of tech and it takes a
that takes a lot of tech and it takes a
that takes a lot of tech and it takes a lot of cooperation between the person
lot of cooperation between the person
lot of cooperation between the person doing the scanning and the person being
doing the scanning and the person being
doing the scanning and the person being scanned makes it slow okay suboptimal
scanned makes it slow okay suboptimal
scanned makes it slow okay suboptimal move on I mentioned there are about 15
move on I mentioned there are about 15
move on I mentioned there are about 15 different ways here’s a bunch more we
different ways here’s a bunch more we
different ways here’s a bunch more we can look at your voice we can look at
can look at your voice we can look at
can look at your voice we can look at how you walk we can look at your
how you walk we can look at your
how you walk we can look at your keyboard keystrokes we can look at how
keyboard keystrokes we can look at how
keyboard keystrokes we can look at how you smell we can look at your DNA all of
you smell we can look at your DNA all of
you smell we can look at your DNA all of those have a sensitivity and a
those have a sensitivity and a
those have a sensitivity and a specificity that are appropriate for
specificity that are appropriate for
specificity that are appropriate for some uses but nobody would call them a
some uses but nobody would call them a
some uses but nobody would call them a universal ID
universal ID
universal ID but this might be when we talk about
but this might be when we talk about
but this might be when we talk about people having a blue eye or a brown eye
people having a blue eye or a brown eye
people having a blue eye or a brown eye or a green eye we’re talking about the
or a green eye we’re talking about the
or a green eye we’re talking about the colored part that is known as the iris
colored part that is known as the iris
colored part that is known as the iris this is an iris scan those are small
this is an iris scan those are small
this is an iris scan those are small ciliary muscles that open and close the
ciliary muscles that open and close the
ciliary muscles that open and close the pupil in response to light and stimulus
pupil in response to light and stimulus
pupil in response to light and stimulus it turns out that that gorgeously
it turns out that that gorgeously
it turns out that that gorgeously complex pattern is present for months
complex pattern is present for months
complex pattern is present for months before you are born which means at the
before you are born which means at the
before you are born which means at the moment of your birth you could get an
moment of your birth you could get an
moment of your birth you could get an iris scan like this and then somebody
iris scan like this and then somebody
iris scan like this and then somebody knows you exist you can’t just be
knows you exist you can’t just be
knows you exist you can’t just be disappeared that’s kind of important now
disappeared that’s kind of important now
disappeared that’s kind of important now the other things that I mentioned had
the other things that I mentioned had
the other things that I mentioned had some problems with them let’s look at
some problems with them let’s look at
some problems with them let’s look at the problems associated is canning well
the problems associated is canning well
the problems associated is canning well it turns out they’re really reliable
it turns out they’re really reliable
it turns out they’re really reliable this is a 2001 study from the UK
this is a 2001 study from the UK
this is a 2001 study from the UK government that looked at all kinds of
government that looked at all kinds of
government that looked at all kinds of biometrics and you’ll notice that
biometrics and you’ll notice that
biometrics and you’ll notice that there’s a pink diamond way over there
there’s a pink diamond way over there
there’s a pink diamond way over there that is representing the fact that in
that is representing the fact that in
that is representing the fact that in two million cross comparisons they got
two million cross comparisons they got
two million cross comparisons they got zero errors statistically that’s
zero errors statistically that’s
zero errors statistically that’s astonishing but it’s their report so it
astonishing but it’s their report so it
astonishing but it’s their report so it turns out that here in Washington State
turns out that here in Washington State
turns out that here in Washington State we have an NGO a nonprofit that is doing
we have an NGO a nonprofit that is doing
we have an NGO a nonprofit that is doing a lot to put together what might be done
a lot to put together what might be done
a lot to put together what might be done with iris scanning associated with the
with iris scanning associated with the
with iris scanning associated with the poor that downtrodden the invisible
poor that downtrodden the invisible
poor that downtrodden the invisible they’re called I respond and in full
they’re called I respond and in full
they’re called I respond and in full disclosure I’m on their board there are
disclosure I’m on their board there are
disclosure I’m on their board there are nonprofit it is a non compensated
nonprofit it is a non compensated
nonprofit it is a non compensated position and I haven’t the slightest
position and I haven’t the slightest
position and I haven’t the slightest hesitation telling you all about what
hesitation telling you all about what
hesitation telling you all about what they’re doing okay got it
they’re doing okay got it
they’re doing okay got it so what we have done is develop a method
so what we have done is develop a method
so what we have done is develop a method to scan as you see then we unroll it
to scan as you see then we unroll it
to scan as you see then we unroll it metaphorically speaking and we sample
metaphorically speaking and we sample
metaphorically speaking and we sample just exactly as if it’s an analogue
just exactly as if it’s an analogue
just exactly as if it’s an analogue music going to digital music we run a
music going to digital music we run a
music going to digital music we run a Fourier transform that makes all the
Fourier transform that makes all the
Fourier transform that makes all the values positive look at all the unique
values positive look at all the unique
values positive look at all the unique bits and pieces encrypt the whole thing
bits and pieces encrypt the whole thing
bits and pieces encrypt the whole thing and make it a file then we go over to a
and make it a file then we go over to a
and make it a file then we go over to a pool of a bazillion
pool of a bazillion
pool of a bazillion twelve digit random numbers and we
twelve digit random numbers and we
twelve digit random numbers and we assign one of those at random to that
assign one of those at random to that
assign one of those at random to that file that 12 digit ID becomes the
file that 12 digit ID becomes the
file that 12 digit ID becomes the permanent identity linked to that unique
permanent identity linked to that unique
permanent identity linked to that unique IRIScan
IRIScan
IRIScan what’s that actually look like well this
what’s that actually look like well this
what’s that actually look like well this and horn India has done about a billion
and horn India has done about a billion
and horn India has done about a billion of these and we have capitalized on all
of these and we have capitalized on all
of these and we have capitalized on all that they have learned the young lady is
that they have learned the young lady is
that they have learned the young lady is looking into a camera there are mirrors
looking into a camera there are mirrors
looking into a camera there are mirrors in there she looks only at her own eyes
in there she looks only at her own eyes
in there she looks only at her own eyes and a near infrared image flashed she
and a near infrared image flashed she
and a near infrared image flashed she sees nothing it’s near infrared we don’t
sees nothing it’s near infrared we don’t
sees nothing it’s near infrared we don’t see that turns into a shades of grey
see that turns into a shades of grey
see that turns into a shades of grey image of her iris that you see on that
image of her iris that you see on that
image of her iris that you see on that laptop that then gets processed as I
laptop that then gets processed as I
laptop that then gets processed as I explained the digits are then drawn out
explained the digits are then drawn out
explained the digits are then drawn out and either a 12-digit green number comes
and either a 12-digit green number comes
and either a 12-digit green number comes up that says we already know you you’re
up that says we already know you you’re
up that says we already know you you’re coming back for your paycheck
coming back for your paycheck
coming back for your paycheck or you’re coming back for your medical
or you’re coming back for your medical
or you’re coming back for your medical appointment or it comes up yellow and
appointment or it comes up yellow and
appointment or it comes up yellow and it’s the first time we’ve seen you so
it’s the first time we’ve seen you so
it’s the first time we’ve seen you so now we make that link that is all we
now we make that link that is all we
now we make that link that is all we need for your identity we don’t need to
need for your identity we don’t need to
need for your identity we don’t need to know your aim or your age your name your
know your aim or your age your name your
know your aim or your age your name your address and we don’t need to know your
address and we don’t need to know your
address and we don’t need to know your diagnosis because in some corners of the
diagnosis because in some corners of the
diagnosis because in some corners of the world a diagnosis can get you killed so
world a diagnosis can get you killed so
world a diagnosis can get you killed so that’s all we need for identity now how
that’s all we need for identity now how
that’s all we need for identity now how does that work in the real world
does that work in the real world
does that work in the real world well it’s going pretty well right now it
well it’s going pretty well right now it
well it’s going pretty well right now it turns out many of us are familiar with
turns out many of us are familiar with
turns out many of us are familiar with the raw hanga because the border
the raw hanga because the border
the raw hanga because the border problems in Bangladesh this week those
problems in Bangladesh this week those
problems in Bangladesh this week those were have been coming across the border
were have been coming across the border
were have been coming across the border from Myanmar for a while and they are
from Myanmar for a while and they are
from Myanmar for a while and they are accumulated in about a dozen camps on
accumulated in about a dozen camps on
accumulated in about a dozen camps on the Thai Northwest border the Thai
the Thai Northwest border the Thai
the Thai Northwest border the Thai government has recently recognized that
government has recently recognized that
government has recently recognized that there are brokers coming into those
there are brokers coming into those
there are brokers coming into those camps and buying young men aged about 15
camps and buying young men aged about 15
camps and buying young men aged about 15 to 25 for about $400 each they take
to 25 for about $400 each they take
to 25 for about $400 each they take those young men down to the coast and
those young men down to the coast and
those young men down to the coast and they sell them to fishing boat captains
they sell them to fishing boat captains
they sell them to fishing boat captains those fishing boat captains take them
those fishing boat captains take them
those fishing boat captains take them out
out
out and often they never return to land they
and often they never return to land they
and often they never return to land they die at sea of exhaustion or malnutrition
die at sea of exhaustion or malnutrition
die at sea of exhaustion or malnutrition or disease and they’re dumped overboard
or disease and they’re dumped overboard
or disease and they’re dumped overboard the European Union noticed this version
the European Union noticed this version
the European Union noticed this version of modern slavery and slapped some very
of modern slavery and slapped some very
of modern slavery and slapped some very severe sanctions on the Thai fishing
severe sanctions on the Thai fishing
severe sanctions on the Thai fishing industry the Thai government came to I
industry the Thai government came to I
industry the Thai government came to I respond in April and said hmm bad press
respond in April and said hmm bad press
respond in April and said hmm bad press bad idea immoral we should fix this any
bad idea immoral we should fix this any
bad idea immoral we should fix this any ideas and we put together a package and
ideas and we put together a package and
ideas and we put together a package and the package looks like this
the package looks like this
the package looks like this we now scan every single crew member
we now scan every single crew member
we now scan every single crew member going aboard a Thai fishing vessel when
going aboard a Thai fishing vessel when
going aboard a Thai fishing vessel when that vessel returns to port we scan
that vessel returns to port we scan
that vessel returns to port we scan every single crew member coming off if
every single crew member coming off if
every single crew member coming off if there is a gap if there is someone
there is a gap if there is someone
there is a gap if there is someone missing an investigation begins and that
missing an investigation begins and that
missing an investigation begins and that investigation can actually escalate
investigation can actually escalate
investigation can actually escalate through a protocol that says you lose
through a protocol that says you lose
through a protocol that says you lose your catch then you lose your boat then
your catch then you lose your boat then
your catch then you lose your boat then you go to prison in these six weeks
you go to prison in these six weeks
you go to prison in these six weeks since we implemented that we have seen
since we implemented that we have seen
since we implemented that we have seen more than 10,000 fishermen go out we are
more than 10,000 fishermen go out we are
more than 10,000 fishermen go out we are already seeing a reduction in the people
already seeing a reduction in the people
already seeing a reduction in the people being bought in the refugee camps of
being bought in the refugee camps of
being bought in the refugee camps of northern Thailand this is beginning to
northern Thailand this is beginning to
northern Thailand this is beginning to look like a win
look like a win
look like a win so the Thai government has come back to
so the Thai government has come back to
so the Thai government has come back to us and said the fishing boat thing that
us and said the fishing boat thing that
us and said the fishing boat thing that went pretty well now about those camps
went pretty well now about those camps
went pretty well now about those camps we’d like them to close but we can’t put
we’d like them to close but we can’t put
we’d like them to close but we can’t put those people back into Myanmar that’s
those people back into Myanmar that’s
those people back into Myanmar that’s against international humanitarian law
against international humanitarian law
against international humanitarian law we can’t give them to other nations and
we can’t give them to other nations and
we can’t give them to other nations and we can’t just let them loose in Thailand
we can’t just let them loose in Thailand
we can’t just let them loose in Thailand but we have a problem in our labor pool
but we have a problem in our labor pool
but we have a problem in our labor pool we don’t have enough workers so what’s
we don’t have enough workers so what’s
we don’t have enough workers so what’s possible and we brought a proposal back
possible and we brought a proposal back
possible and we brought a proposal back to them two weeks ago that said how’s
to them two weeks ago that said how’s
to them two weeks ago that said how’s about we do the biometric scanning thing
about we do the biometric scanning thing
about we do the biometric scanning thing we do the twelve digit ID thing and we
we do the twelve digit ID thing and we
we do the twelve digit ID thing and we partner
partner
partner with our blockchain colleagues Evernham
with our blockchain colleagues Evernham
with our blockchain colleagues Evernham to begin to collect information about
to begin to collect information about
to begin to collect information about their health record their skillset and
their health record their skillset and
their health record their skillset and their education we wrap that all up and
their education we wrap that all up and
their education we wrap that all up and we make it possible because it’s all in
we make it possible because it’s all in
we make it possible because it’s all in the cloud to have people check in around
the cloud to have people check in around
the cloud to have people check in around Thailand wherever they are and that will
Thailand wherever they are and that will
Thailand wherever they are and that will allow you Thailand to let those hundred
allow you Thailand to let those hundred
allow you Thailand to let those hundred thousand refugees become a part of your
thousand refugees become a part of your
thousand refugees become a part of your worker pool on permanent foreign worker
worker pool on permanent foreign worker
worker pool on permanent foreign worker visas you and I know that as a green
visas you and I know that as a green
visas you and I know that as a green card a hundred thousand stateless people
card a hundred thousand stateless people
card a hundred thousand stateless people might have the capacity to get a green
might have the capacity to get a green
might have the capacity to get a green card for multi-generational presence
card for multi-generational presence
card for multi-generational presence with all the rights all the privileges
with all the rights all the privileges
with all the rights all the privileges all the hope that that represents that’s
all the hope that that represents that’s
all the hope that that represents that’s really interesting that decision is with
really interesting that decision is with
really interesting that decision is with the Thai government this week we’ll let
the Thai government this week we’ll let
the Thai government this week we’ll let you know what happens and the timing is
you know what happens and the timing is
you know what happens and the timing is good because this young man was profiled
good because this young man was profiled
good because this young man was profiled in the New York Times back in March as a
in the New York Times back in March as a
in the New York Times back in March as a descriptor of what’s happening in the
descriptor of what’s happening in the
descriptor of what’s happening in the slavery of the cigarette industry of
slavery of the cigarette industry of
slavery of the cigarette industry of northern India if we were to look behind
northern India if we were to look behind
northern India if we were to look behind the curtains we would also find somebody
the curtains we would also find somebody
the curtains we would also find somebody like him in the gold mines of Ghana in
like him in the gold mines of Ghana in
like him in the gold mines of Ghana in the diamond mines of Zimbabwe in the
the diamond mines of Zimbabwe in the
the diamond mines of Zimbabwe in the cane fields of Madagascar and if we can
cane fields of Madagascar and if we can
cane fields of Madagascar and if we can get a hundred thousand stateless
get a hundred thousand stateless
get a hundred thousand stateless refugees permanent presence as a part of
refugees permanent presence as a part of
refugees permanent presence as a part of a modern nation in Thailand then maybe
a modern nation in Thailand then maybe
a modern nation in Thailand then maybe just maybe the invisible slaves of the
just maybe the invisible slaves of the
just maybe the invisible slaves of the world are next coming out of the shadows
world are next coming out of the shadows
world are next coming out of the shadows into the light thank you very much
into the light thank you very much
into the light thank you very much [Applause]
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