Somalia Remains Mired in Failure
March 23, 2009
I have posted a couple of blogs about Somalia in the past [Somalia — Poster Child of Failed States and More on Somalia]. In the first post, I talked about the piracy
Enterra Insights
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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Belief and Business
March 20, 2009
As president and CEO of a company that conducts business internationally, I must be aware of cultural differences in how business is conducted in the countries I visit. Although most business people
Trading Up or Trading Down?
March 19, 2009
The current financial recession (which is quickly becoming the Great Recession) has exposed people to topics that would not have been the subjects of casual conversation in previous decades. One of those
All Atwitter
March 18, 2009
Anyone with any interest in technology, connectivity, Web 2.0, and similar topics has at least heard of Twitter, a microblogging service that has become the rage for teenagers and young adults. It
North Korea’s Reckless hold on Power
March 17, 2009
North Korea apparently finds great joy in poking sticks into the eyes of more developed countries. The strategy it uses most often is to bring a situation to the brink of confrontation,
Iran and the Future
March 16, 2009
In an earlier post entitled Iran and the Bomb, I discussed opinions by New York Times‘ op-ed columnist and my colleague Tom Barnett about how to deal with Iran. Despite the current
What’s ahead for the Middle Class?
March 13, 2009
American politicians continually claim they are watching out for the middle class. But few pundits can agree on what constitutes “the middle class.” A Wikipedia entry about the middle class recognizes the
Globalization’s Progress — Slowed or in Retreat?
March 12, 2009
No matter what standard one might use to measure the extent of the current financial crisis, all the results confirm what the average consumer has known for a long time — we
The Current State of Green Energy Technologies
March 11, 2009
In a previous post [The Future of Energy], I indicated that in a later post I would discuss some of the breakthrough technologies that made The Economist feel optimistic about the future
Penetrating the Deep Web
March 10, 2009
I have written a number of posts about search engines and the World Wide Web. New search engines are routinely rolled out along with a hope that they will challenge then dislodge
