Learning to Listen: Technology And Poor Communities
Bernadine Dias, a Sri Lankan-born scientist based at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), United States, admits she “wears many hats”. Her main focus is robotics, but she also devotes a lot of time promoting innovative ways of using technology in poor communities.
‘Caste barrier’ limits air travel!
The ‘caste barrier’ restricts our conception of the air traveller as a wealthy, sophisticated urbanite who needs air-conditioned airports and five-star in-flight service.
Sand Hill Group Announces Powerful Line-up of Software 2006 Keynote Speakers
SAN FRANCISCO—-Jan. 10, 2006–Sand Hill Group announced today its powerful line-up of keynote speakers at Software 2006. The prestigious group of speakers represents every niche of the software industry ecosystem, from business software heavyweights and entrepreneurial thought leadership to offshore development and venture finance.
Davos: Stars, Snow, and Seminars
I’ll be at the World Economic Forum in Davos from Jan. 25 to Jan. 30, and I plan to have a lot of fun.
International Labor Organization and AFL-CIO Offered Scholarships to Attend Global Information Operations Conference
Robert David STEELE Vivas, CEO of OSS.Net, has announced the granting of 50 scholarships to the International Labor Organization , and a separate 50 for the AFL-CIO, for labor representatives to attend the Global Information Operations Conference that will take place in Washington, D.C. from 17-19 January 2006.
Forces that will define companies’ future
Are Michael Porter’s competitive forces model and value chain model viable in modern era of digitalisation, globalisation and de-regulation?
2005: The marketing year that was
Lets moth-ball 2005. As we put away the year 2005 which has just slipped by, it is time to take stock of the key trends that distinguished the Marketing year that has just whizzed through our lives.
Start Your Quest For Enduring Success By Taking ‘Strategy’ Out Of The Big Picture
In a new article “Is Strategy a Bad Word?” published today in MIT Sloan Management Review, Cristian Mitreanu, the Founder and Lead Researcher of RedefiningStrategy.com, counter-intuitively identifies the word ’strategy’ as a potential obstacle preventing top executives from leading their businesses toward enduring success. [PRWEB Jan 18, 2006]
Jones Soda’s Secret
“If you’re always trying to cater to everyone, you have no soul .” - Peter van Stolk , founder and CEO, Jones Soda
Product Innovation - The way to go
Sharad Sharma predicts India will soon have its own Nasdaq listed product company. Read how and when. Lenovo in China; Samsung in Korea; Acer in Taiwan; Comverse in Israel; and Infosys in India. Whats wrong with this picture? Except for Infosys, the rest are all hi-tech product companies.