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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At the Nexus of IT and ET

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote a great column about the need for a revolution in electric power generation and distribution technology (ET) to match the ongoing revolution in information technology

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Education in Saudi Arabia

One of the oft-leveled charges against the royal house of Saud is that is has generally failed to invest its vast oil wealth in infrastructure that will help the kingdom and its

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A Step Forward for Electric Cars

The New York Times published an article by John Markoff discussing a new venture to establish a network of “service stations” for electric cars [“Reimagining the Automobile Industry by Selling the Electricity.”

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Internecine Challenges in Kurdistan

In a couple of previous posts, I discussed the deteriorating security situation along the Turkey/Iraq border in the Kurdistan region because of PKK rebels who live in and launch attacks from that

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Africa and the Digital Divide

I have occasionally written about efforts to connect African countries to the Internet (see, for example, Update on Wiring Rwanda to the World]. In that post, I cited an article that indicated

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Algorithms and Business

We all like to believe that adding the human touch to decision making is important. Business schools pride themselves are being able to educate students to become better business leaders. But some

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Globalization, IT, and Innovation

In a Special Report on innovation, the Economist looked at “how globalization and information technology are spurring faster innovation.” [“Revving up,” 13-19 October 2007 print edition]. The article began by discussing motorcycles

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The Kurdish Situation Intensifies

Last week, in a post, I noted that I think things are growing more tense between Turkey and Iraq (more specifically the Kurdish region of northern Iraq) because of cross border incursion

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