Farmers and Forests
June 12, 2008
With grain prices rising as steeply as oil prices, farmers around the world are hoping to cash in while commodities are selling high. One of the world’s breadbasket countries, Brazil, is also
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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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Turning the World Upside Down
June 11, 2008
My work with Development-in-a-Box™, as well as my frequent trips overseas, has given me an appreciation for the developing world that one can only gain by personal experience. New York Times columnist
Coal, Cash, and Climate Change
June 10, 2008
In numerous posts, I’ve written about the search for cleaner sources of electrical power including efforts to make coal burn cleaner [see my post The Search for Clean Coal]. In that post,
Rwanda’s Women
June 9, 2008
As I noted in my last post [Moving Forward in Rwanda], the women of Rwanda have emerged a potent economic force over the past decade as Rwanda tries to emerge from the
Moving Forward in Rwanda
June 6, 2008
I have written two posts over the past couple of years about Rwanda — specifically about that country’s attempts to get connected to the rest of the world [Wiring Rwanda to the
Conflict and Dislocation
June 5, 2008
With over 5 million people in China having lost their homes during the recent series of earthquakes, the plight of the half a million people dislodged by conflict during the first five
Cellphones and Emerging Markets
June 4, 2008
I have written numerous posts about Development-in-a-Box™ and how it is designed to help emerging market countries (sometimes referred to as frontier economies) build their critical infrastructure to accepted international standards. I
Sometimes Local is Better than Global
June 3, 2008
Often in my discussion about Development-in-a-Box™ I have stressed the importance of connecting with the global economy. An article in The Economist reports that “not all of the developing world’s most successful
Will a New China Emerge from the Earthquake’s Rubble?
June 2, 2008
In a recent post about the earthquake in China [Globalization and Giving — the Rise of Chinese Philanthropy], I noted some hopeful signs about how society is changing in there. New York
Weeds and Biofuels — A Warning
May 30, 2008
My most recent post about biofuels [Cultivating the Right Biofuel] focused on an article by Roger Cohen who is fearful that the connection between increased use of food grains for biofuel and
