Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
December 3, 2009
One thing that both liberals and conservatives seem to agree on is that America needs to create more jobs and reduce the ranks of the unemployed. Unfortunately, how to create those jobs
Enterra Insights
Year: 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.
Categories
Politics in Iraq
December 2, 2009
New York Times‘ op-ed columnist Thomas Friedman wrote: “Watching Iraqi politics is like watching a tightrope artist crossing a dangerous cavern. At every step it looks as though he is going to
Dubai and Debt
December 1, 2009
Two years ago I wrote a couple of glowing articles about Dubai and how it had transformed itself into an economic powerhouse and showpiece of capitalism (see On Becoming a Tiger and
Syria Emerges
November 30, 2009
In August of last year, I wrote a post entitled The Politics and Economics of Peace for Syria. In that blog, I wrote: “As a country’s economy becomes more free market oriented
Hope, Infrastructure, and the Future
November 27, 2009
Hope is an interesting topic. Samuel Smiles (a good name for someone filled with hope) once said, “Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly
Happy Thanksgiving 2009
November 26, 2009
Whether you’re religious or not, it’s good to celebrate a season in which we can offer thanks — be it to your god, your family, or your friends. This is the second
Networks and Social Responsibility
November 25, 2009
Yesterday’s post [The Latest Views on Corporate Social Responsibility and Philanthropy] discussed some of the changes that are occurring in the area of social responsibility. The post focused on a special Wall
The Latest Views on Corporate Social Responsibility and Philanthropy
November 24, 2009
In a recent special report, the Wall Street Journal discussed the changing face of philanthropy, including corporate social responsibility. The report noted that many charities have fallen on hard times as demands
Innovation and the Military
November 23, 2009
A common theme in many Hollywood scripts is that the military is only interested in science and technology because they are looking for new and more devastating weapons. Movies that incorporate this
Development and Stability
November 20, 2009
A recent study completed by the Feinstein International Center at Tufts University seems to cast doubt about the strategy of securing peace by helping people engaged in conflict extricate themselves by developing their
