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)
Enterra Insights
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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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
Corporate Scandals Continue to Play Out
September 27, 2006
The horizontal scenarios created by the corporate scandals of 2001/2002 continue to generate headlines. For example, Dennis Kozlowski, the former Tyco CEO who looted the company’s treasury to fund an extravagant lifestyle,
Quality Control and Resilience
September 26, 2006
One of the best ways to become the brunt of jokes is to produce inferior products. Remember the Yugo. Following the Second World War, “Made in Japan” meant cheap, quickly made, low-end
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
Connecting the Dots in the Criminal Justice System
September 22, 2006
On the heels of the 9/11 attacks, intelligence and law enforcement organizations were criticized for not sharing information. The challenge of collecting, correlating, and analyzing mountains of data is daunting and requires
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
Building Resilient Cities
September 20, 2006
A Washington Post article by Annys Shin [“The City as Modern Muse,” 18 Sep 2006] discusses the theories being promoted by a George Mason University professor named Richard Florida about how to
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
