Good News in Tough Times
September 24, 2009
I have written a number of posts in which I’ve mentioned the World Bank’s Doing Business Report and the positive impact it has had on the global business environment. It may well
Category: Globalization
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.
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Changing Demographics in Africa
September 22, 2009
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
Efforts to Confront Piracy Continue
September 18, 2009
I first wrote about piracy last December in a post entitled The Return of the Pirates. In that post, I discussed the fact that Somalia has become the primary focus of those
The Power of Language
September 15, 2009
In a previous post I wrote about The Power of Words. In that post, I quoted Peggy Noonan, who wrote: “A speech is poetry: cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweep! A speech reminds us
Norway: Proof (or not) that Oil Need Not be a Curse for Developing Nations
September 14, 2009
I have noted in several past posts that many analysts believe that developing countries sitting atop significant oil reserves are cursed rather than blessed by that resource (see, for example, my post
Doing Business in the Developing World
September 11, 2009
The news this morning coming out of Asia looks very good for the global economy. Emerging markets appear to be recovering at a quickened pace. For some time now, I have been
Religion and Development
September 8, 2009
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
Visualizing a Better World
August 31, 2009
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
Brazil Sits on the Cusp of Recovery
August 27, 2009
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
The Changing World of International Relations
August 26, 2009
In a post written shortly before the Obama administration came to office [Transforming U.S. Foreign Policy], I observed that sweeping changes in the way the U.S conducts its foreign policy seemed to
