WiMAX and the Evernet
August 31, 2007
As a so-called “road warrior,” I spend more time traveling annually on business than I get to spend at home with my family. On the road, however, keeping in touch with my
Enterra Insights
Month: August 2007
In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other cutting-edge technologies with a focus on supply chain management, autonomous decision-making, and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, autonomous intelligent enterprises, emerging technologies, and global trade. 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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America Remains in the Broadband Slow Lane
August 30, 2007
Last November I posted a weblog about America’s slow progress towards better broadband connectivity [Broadband Bound]. According to a Washington Post article by Blaine Harden, things have not improved much since then,
The Beginning of the End of Cheap Labor in China
August 29, 2007
There have been several articles over the past few months noting that China’s economy has progressed so rapidly that it is running out of skilled labor despite the millions of people in
Looking Forward to "New Sudan"
August 28, 2007
Some people are surprised when they learn that the Kurdish region of Iraq is booming while the rest of the country remains embroiled in a civil war. They might also be surprised
The Economist Discusses the Dark Continent
August 27, 2007
Earlier this month I wrote a post about power generation problems across the African continent [Africa Remains the Dark Continent — Literally]. That post was prompted by a New York Times article
Rising with the Tide: Chile, Brazil, and Mexico
August 24, 2007
It takes a lot to impress the folks at The Economist, but in the 18-27 August 2007 issue, one of the leaders contains the following the sentence: “Something rather exciting is happening
China in Africa: The Ups and the Downs
August 23, 2007
Anyone who has scanned international headlines over the past couple of years knows that China has made big inroads on the African continent. Many of its efforts have been in search of
The Coming Water Wars?
August 22, 2007
Earlier this month, I wrote a post about potential water problems in the Middle East (Turkey, Kurdistan & Water). Almost all books or articles about possible strategic futures mention potential water crises
Soap Operas in Afghanistan
August 21, 2007
I’m curious where Abraham Maslow would have put soap operas on his hierarchy of needs. Escapism, be it watching soaps or movies, listening to the radio, or reading Harry Potter novels, seems
Fighting the Wolves at the Door in Kurdistan
August 20, 2007
The recent attack against the Yazidi sect in northern Iraq (the worst terrorist attack inside the country since Saddam Hussein was overthrown) put the wolves trying to derail Iraq’s economic recovery at
