The Gift of Sight
January 16, 2009
Celtic folk musician and story teller, Charles de Lint, wrote, “The few wonders of the world only exist while there are those with the sight to see them.” Although we have been
Enterra Insights
Month: January 2009
In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other cutting-edge technologies with a focus on supply chain management, autonomous decision-making, and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, autonomous intelligent enterprises, emerging technologies, and global trade. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.
Bradd C. Hayes is the active editor of this blog.
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Moderate Islam Gains an Audience
January 15, 2009
Despite protests from many Muslims that violent zealots don’t accurately represent Islam, fringe believers, who carry out nefarious acts in the name of their faith, have given Islam a black eye. The
The Multilingual Web
January 14, 2009
For English speakers, the World Wide Web has been a godsend because its content has mostly been created and disseminated in English. As globalization penetrates ever deeper into developing countries, that will
The Importance of Geography
January 13, 2009
We have all heard someone say, “The world is getting smaller.” The fact that we can witness events happening around the world in real-time or talk with someone half-way around the world
Calculating the Worth of Cows
January 12, 2009
Everyone knows that the economy is bad and it appears that it will stay that way at least for a while. The editors of Defense News, a publication that focuses on the
China’s and India’s Climb to the top of the Economic Pyramid
January 9, 2009
In yesterday’s post [India Learns Link between Security and Prosperity], I explored the security situation in India and how it might affect India’s future. Indian author, Gurcharan Das, in a New York
India Learns Link between Security and Prosperity
January 8, 2009
The terrorist attacks in Mumbai last November were the latest eye-opening perturbations that remind us that security and prosperity are inextricably linked [“Indian Businesses Push for Security,” by Rama Lakshmi, Washington Post,
North Korea goes Mobile — sort of
January 7, 2009
North Korea remains one of the world’s most closed societies. Leaders in North Korea rightfully fear that opening up the world to their citizens would result in unrest that could topple the
Bosnia and the Challenge of Fake States
January 6, 2009
States whose borders have been created by outsiders (generally by former colonial masters) are sometimes referred to as “fake states” because their borders fail to account for ethnic differences or historical or
Mapping Africa
January 5, 2009
In a recent post entitled Testing the Rhetoric of Sustainability, I focused on an article from The Economist‘s special report prognosticating about the upcoming year [The World in 2009]. An article focusing
