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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The Plight and Hope of East Africa

This is the third post in a weeklong look at East Africa. In yesterday’s post, entitled Africa and America, I focused on an op-ed piece written by Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda.

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Africa and America

It’s not often that the president of another country writes an op-ed piece for an American newspaper; but recently the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, did just that [“Why the U.S. Needs

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Update on Turkey and the Kurds

Because my company does a significant amount of business in the Kurdish region of Iraq, I have a particular interest in the ongoing struggle between Turks and Kurds in neighboring Turkey. According

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Changing Demographics in Africa

According to New York Times‘ columnist Nicholas Kristof, one of “the grimmest risks to human life” in Africa is not living in a war zone but having children [“This Mom Didn’t Have

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Religion and Development

In a post entitled Morocco’s Example, I noted that Morocco has made noticeable progress under the leadership of its 45-year-old king, Mohammed VI, even though corruption, nepotism, and petty jealousies can be

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Actions Speak Louder than Words

President Obama has made a point of trying to improve relations with the Muslim world. Admiral Michael Mullen, USN, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, agrees that those relations need to

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Visualizing a Better World

Nowadays an oft-heard complaint is that we are being bombarded with so much data that we are being overloaded. Humankind has always struggled with how to make sense of the world around

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