Mosquito Nets and Development
October 11, 2007
Even when people are of a single mind about an objective, they can have differences of opinion about how to get achieve that goal. That is what is happening with efforts to
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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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A Few Good Signs for Africa
September 20, 2007
The United Nations Children’s Fund recently announced that for the first time since 1960 (when records started being kept) the annual death total for children around the world has dipped below the
Recalling Typhoid Mary
May 31, 2007
Since the spread of AIDS, the scare of SARS, and looming threat of Avian Flu, people are more aware than ever of the potential for a pandemic. A pandemic is one of
Malaria-Fighting Mosquitoes
April 12, 2007
On several occasions I have written about efforts to eliminate malaria in developing countries. Malaria kills more than a million people annually, most of them African children under the age of five.
The Coming Pandemic?
April 3, 2007
One cannot seriously consider the future without examining how resilient the economy would be if a pandemic were to sweep around the globe. We are all aware of the millions who died
Carter’s War on Worms
March 1, 2007
New York Times op-ed columnist, Nicholas Kristof, spent time with former President Jimmy Carter in Ethiopia where the former president is working to eliminate river blindness [“Let’s Start a War, One We
Black Fever and Resilience
August 1, 2006
Yesterday’s New York Times contained an interesting article about a charity that was formed to promote drugs that are effective but not considered profitable enough to pursue by mainstream pharmaceutical companies [“A
Avian Flu, Continuity, Resilience: The New York Times and Jeff Jarvis
March 17, 2006
The New York Times reported yesterday on the potential impact of Avian Flu on business (“Is Business Ready for a Flu Pandemic?”, March 16, 2006). The article quotes a Deloitte report: “A
Art Hutchinson on Avian Flu: Predictability, Positive Action and Resilience
March 15, 2006
Interesting comments by Art Hutchinson about Avian Flu. Reacting to recent news reports and to the Wyoming Pandemic Flu Summit, he writes: …anyone’s ability to anticipate the course of such an unprecedented
Avian Flu: A Resilient Response
March 3, 2006
Today, more commentary in The New York Times that helps make the case for resilience. Kendall Hoyt writes about the shortcomings of “one bug, one drug” approaches to unpredictable pandemics: …The problem
