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.

Bradd C. Hayes is the active editor of this blog.

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Will Asia Drive Global Growth?

The news out of Asia was good this morning as China reported “its economy [had] accelerated in the second quarter, expanding by 7.9 percent, amid a surge in consumer spending and factory

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Foreign Aid (Good and Bad)

Among those eager to tell the incoming Obama administration how to do its job were Lorne Craner, the president of the International Republican Institute; Bill Frist, a former Republican leader of the

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Nukes, Development, and Port Security

North Korea’s recent backsliding in the nuclear arena, Pakistan’s troubles with the Taliban, and Iran’s stunning election results have once again brought nuclear issues to the forefront. Last year, a Congressionally-charted commission

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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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Battle to Stop Corruption Wanes

In posts about development and the Enterra Solutions® Development-in-a-Box™ framework, I have repeatedly lashed out against corruption. Sustainable development is simply not possible if corrupt leaders are skimming national treasure for their

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Emerging Market Recovery

In a recent post entitled Crises and the “Next Big Thing”, I mentioned Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter, who popularized the term “creative destruction” to describe the process of transformation that accompanies changes

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