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
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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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
Infrastructure and Disease
May 28, 2008
The crisis created by the cyclone that recently slammed the Myanmar coast highlights once again the importance of certain critical infrastructures. In my discussions about Development-in-a-Box™, I continually stress the importance of
Coming to America
May 22, 2008
The recent raid of a kosher meat plant in Postville, Iowa, that netted more than 300 illegal immigrants working there reminds us that the debate about immigration is likely to remain a
Helping the Bottom Billion Revisited
May 20, 2008
Last October, Paul Collier, an economics professor at Oxford University, wrote an article for the Washington Post following the annual meeting of the World Bank presided over by its president, Robert Zoellick
Globalization and Giving — the Rise of Chinese Philanthropy
May 16, 2008
With the death toll from China’s recent massive earthquake expected to rise to nearly 50,000 people, the world has offered and Chinese leaders have accepted outside assistance. Western experts, for example, are
The Social Side of Technology
May 14, 2008
The very word “technology” has a certain cold, hard ring to it. Say the word aloud and people conjure up images of computers, machines, and robots. They think about plastic and metal
The Psychology of Philanthropy
May 12, 2008
The recent cyclone in Myanmar, the enormous earthquake in China, and even the tornadoes in the U.S. are stark reminders that natural disasters occur with frightening regularity. People affected by natural disasters
Seeking Security and Development in Afghanistan
May 9, 2008
I have often written about how development and security go hand in hand. Although security generally precedes development, it is not by much. In almost all situations where there is or has
