Iraq and Upcoming Elections
October 2, 2006
In almost every close election, the war in Iraq has taken center stage. Bob Woodward’s new book State of Denial has only added fuel to this burning issue. On Sunday’s (01 Oct)
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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UN Secretary General Candidates and Globalization
September 29, 2006
The United Nations is in the process of selecting a successor to Secretary General Kofi Anan. Seven candidates are currently vying for that position: South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon (the current
Globalization and Competition: Red Flags from Davos
September 28, 2006
A system, country, or organization can only be resilient if it is competitive. Steven Pearlstein, writing in the Washington Post, reports that the World Economic Forum believes the U.S. is becoming less
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors?
September 25, 2006
Illegal immigration has been a hot topic in this election year. Congress, trying to look security conscious as this term ends, has passed legislation to build 700 miles of border fence and
Corruption and Development
September 21, 2006
Reactions against corruption are beginning to surface in some interesting areas. Yemen is a good example. Better known as the ancestral home of Osama bin Laden and for the attack on the
Google’s For-Profit Foundation
September 19, 2006
Lots of people this summer, as they grudgingly pulled up to gas pumps and winced, dreamed of driving a car that could give them 100 miles per gallon performance. According to a
Gates & Rockefeller Foundations Tackle Food Security in Africa
September 15, 2006
Nothing breeds success like success. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which earlier attracted billions from investor Warren Buffett, has now teamed with the Rockefeller Foundation to tackle food security in Africa
Connecting America & China
September 8, 2006
As the father of a Chinese daughter, I maintain a healthy interest in relations between China and America. The New York Times recently published a couple of interesting articles that highlight how
Child Labor & Resilient Nations
September 7, 2006
According to a New York Times article by Michael Wines [“Africa Adds to Miserable Ranks of Child Workers,” 24 August 2006], “across the globe, the number of children forced to work is
African Command
September 5, 2006
An article posted on the Time.com site by Sally B. Donnelly titled “The Pentagon Plans for an African Command” [24 August 2006], claims the Pentagon is about to announce a new unified
