Connecting in Kenya
February 23, 2009
Kenya has most recently been in the news for its violent elections and the tragic gasoline truck explosion that killed over 100 people and injured dozens more. A more positive story about
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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Iran and the Bomb
February 20, 2009
Iran remains a dilemma (as well as an enigma) for the West. Much of its leadership clings to the revolutionary oratory that helped overthrow the Shah, but three decades of revolutionary rule
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back in Pakistan
February 19, 2009
The Obama administration has found itself caught in its first dilemma concerning the Muslim world. While Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was touring the globe and touting an era of new and
Globalization and Security
February 16, 2009
Although this is a corporate blog, security is one of the topics about which I frequently write. The reason I do so is not because I lay claim to be a security
Globalization and Recovery
February 13, 2009
Discussions about stimulus packages to help get economies across the globe back on their feet fill headlines and airwaves. New York Times‘ columnist Tom Friedman has written his share of columns on
Changing China
February 12, 2009
China really didn’t receive much attention during the U.S. presidential transition until Obama’s pick for Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner, accused China of “manipulating” its currency. Pundits fear that Geithner’s remarks could be
Education without Borders
February 11, 2009
In a recent post, I discussed the travails of Muslim girls who are trying to obtain an education in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan [Schoolgirls in Afghanistan]. In that post, I reported
Tom Barnett’s Great Powers: America and the World After Bush
February 10, 2009
Yesterday, I noted how many policymakers in Washington, DC, had finally come to agree with many of the positions that my colleague Tom Barnett put forth in his first book, The Pentagon’s
Web 2.0 Political Rebels
February 6, 2009
I have not written anything about the on-going troubles between Israel and its Palestinian neighbors. It’s a serious subject, but a little off the topics I prefer to cover in this blog.
Demographics and the Downturn
February 5, 2009
In a post entitled Demographics and Robots, I discussed “the Japanese, who have maintained xenophobic immigration policies [and] have tried hard to replace an aging work force with robots so that they
