Category: Development

In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. 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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Brazil Sits on the Cusp of Recovery

Recently Japan, France, and Germany reported that their economies had once again started to grow. The growth rates weren’t high, but the fact that their economies were no longer shrinking indicated that

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Zimbabwe Remains a Conundrum

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently made an important tour of seven African nations. One of her stops was in South Africa where, inter alia, she was seeking support for dealing

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The Diversity of Humankind

We’ve all heard the statistic that humans are genetically 99.9% the same. Yet we marvel at how diverse we look and act. A new study confirms that there is little genomic variation

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Pipelines, Oil, and Iraq’s Future

When the United States invaded Iraq and overthrew Saddam Hussein, many people believed that Iraq’s oil sector would produce enough revenue to help pull it out of its economic doldrums. Those hopes

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Building Little Houses

The foreclosure rate on homes in America remains high. One of the reasons is that people, believing that housing prices would continue to rise forever, bought larger houses than they could really

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Tensions Continue in Northern Iraq

During the general election in Iraq, things were mostly quiet and in order except in Northern Iraq in the area surrounding Mosul. Tension in the region is caused by three principal factors:

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Leadership and Good Governance in Africa

In my numerous posts about the Enterra Solutions® Development-in-a-Box™ approach, one topic that regularly pops up is corruption. Corruption is inextricably tied to bad governance and bad leadership as well as bad

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Democracy in Africa — The Case of Ghana

The eve of President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration is a good time to reflect on the subject of peaceful transition of power. Although U.S. presidential elections are costly, interminably long, and often filled

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Moderate Islam Gains an Audience

Despite protests from many Muslims that violent zealots don’t accurately represent Islam, fringe believers, who carry out nefarious acts in the name of their faith, have given Islam a black eye. The

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