Money and Monkeys
October 6, 2008
There are analysts on both sides of the debate about whether development is good or bad for the environment. On the one side there are those who argue that more development will
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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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Helping the Bottom Billion Update
October 3, 2008
Paul Collier, a professor at Oxford and author of The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It, recently wrote an op-ed piece in the
Longing for the Taliban in Afghanistan?
October 2, 2008
Barack Obama has focused his presidential campaign’s security strategy on getting U.S. troops out of Iraq and strengthening the U.S. commitment to Afghanistan. His calls for more troops has now been echoed
Shocked and Awed
October 1, 2008
Readers of this blog know that it is not a blog about national security even though I often discuss security as it relates to development in emerging market countries. I generally leave
Innovation Economics
September 30, 2008
When the cloud of economic dust created by the implosion of large U.S. financial institutions finally begins to settle, some optimistic analysts believe that the U.S. economy that will emerge from the
The Importance of Human Security
September 29, 2008
Nigeria is one of Africa’s oil-rich nations with an estimated 35 billion barrels of oil reserves. It is also the poster child for the “curse of oil” [see my post More on
Globalizing Poor Farmers
September 26, 2008
Two years ago I wrote a post focused on the announcement that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation had teamed with the Rockefeller Foundation to tackle food security in Africa. Their plan
Campaigns and Lies
September 25, 2008
Because this is a corporate blog and not a political one, I normally steer clear of political issues. This post is no different. Although it focuses on studies that touch on why
Looking at the World Optimistically
September 24, 2008
In the New Testament, one of the Apostle Paul’s letters to the Corinthians says, “For now we see through a glass, darkly.” Over recent weeks the glass, it seems, has grown darker.
Another Slowdown to Worry About — Innovation?
September 23, 2008
Before Hurricane Ike threatened oil production and refining facilities in the Gulf of Mexico, oil prices had begun to creep down from their record setting highs. The reason, as even politicians now
