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How do you build a resilient and sustainable economy in the 21st Century? Jamaica a logistics centred economy thriving in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

October 18, 2018 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

The future ain’t what it used to be. – Yogi Berra Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI), robots, automation, and the Internet of Things (IoT) – the Fourth industrial Revolution – are all tech terms that have moved into the mainstream of our everyday conversations. Unfortunately the talk is usually one of doom and gloom, punctuated by predictions such as: Robots could

Commercial Awareness, Data economy, Digitalisation, Economy, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Global Value Chains, Government Policy, Internet of Things, Jamaica's Global Logistics Hub, Logistics Matters, Sustainable Development, Trade

Connectivity in the Fourth Industrial Revolution is about relationships

October 6, 2018 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

Connectivity is often synonymous with digital or technological connectivity, and rightfully so as it is a major means and mode of connectivity. Connectivity, in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, however is more about relationships. That is to say the relationships “between people-people, people-things, and things-things.” Competitiveness, in our globalized world, be it as an individual or business or nation-state, is increasingly based

Artificial Intelligence, Commercial Awareness, Data economy, Digitalisation, Economy, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Future of Work, Global Value Chains, Internet of Things, Trade

Innovation in logistics and supply chain management: Blockchains interconnecting value

March 21, 2018 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

“data is becoming a new asset class—one that may trump previous asset classes.” ― Don Tapscott In the simplest of terms blockchain technology is simply a database. Yes, a database! And what do databases do? They store information. Simple. If it is that simple then what is all the hype about? Well, blockchains are no ordinary database but a decentralized

Commercial Awareness, Digitalisation, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Logistics, Logistics Matters, Shipping

Regulating online content Join the policy debate, your future may depend on it

February 27, 2018 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

I don’t pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking about. – Arthur C. Clarke The question is not if we should regulate online content. Content is already regulated to a lesser to greater extent, mainly lesser, but regulated non the less. The open question then remains: is how do we as societies find the right

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The legal framework for the Fourth Industrial Revolution is emerging….slowly

February 6, 2018 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

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7 critical skills to future-proof yourself in a world of Artificial Intelligence The future of work: What you can do with what you know?

January 2, 2018 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

The future ain’t what it used to be. – Yogi Berra Artificial Intelligence, robots, automation, the Internet of Things, the Fourth industrial Revolution are all tech terms that have moved in to the mainstream of everyday conversation. They have come water-cooler, coffee-shop and dinner-table talk. Doom and gloom Unfortunately the talk is usually one of doom and gloom punctuated by

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The Internet of Things: the revolution is here! Innovation in logistics and supply chain management

December 12, 2017 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another. In its scale, scope, and complexity, the transformation will be unlike anything humankind has experienced before – Klaus Schwab The information age or the data economy or the fourth industrial revolution or the Internet of Things, call it what

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