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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India’s Struggle to Develop, Part 2

This is the second post in a 3-part series on development in India. Yesterday’s post dealt with challenges that India faces in modernizing its infrastructure. This post focuses more on India’s economy.

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Update on Niger

I first discussed the country of Niger last April in a post entitled Commodity Economics: Feast or Famine. The post discussed the importance of diversifying national economies. I pointed to Niger as

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The Future Belongs to the Young

Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944), whose most famous work was The Little Prince, once wrote: “As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.” Enable it for

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Roads to Prosperity

Roads have enjoyed an important metaphorical (as well as actual) place in man’s history. Roads characterized the greatness of the Roman Empire (e.g., “all roads lead to Rome”). Roads remind us that

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An Update on Guinea

Last October I published a post entitled Guinea: A Setback for Africa. The focus of that post was a brutal assault by government troops on unarmed participants involved in a political demonstration

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Sewage and Cleantech

Like every other segment of the economy, the cleantech sector took a hit last year. Compared to other sectors, however, it fared relatively well — at least when it comes to attracting

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Can Haiti Really Become Resilient?

The outpouring of concern for Haiti has been remarkable. The American Red Cross, for example, has been amazed at the amount of money that has been donated through mobile phone contributions (over

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