Global Value Chains - Part 2

Data economy, Digitalisation, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Global Value Chains, Government Policy, Jamaica's Global Logistics Hub, Logistics, Logistics Matters, Trade, Trade Facilitation
Logistics is the key to thriving in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Connectivity, Flows and the management of connectivity and flows

By Ainsley Brown on October 20, 2018

If I had to boil the Fourth Industrial Revolution down to its basics I would say it consist of three things. And these are: Connectivity Flows Management of connectivity and flows Connectivity 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… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">Logistics is the key to thriving in the Fourth Industrial Revolution</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Connectivity, Flows and the management of connectivity and flows</span>"
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
How do you build a resilient and sustainable economy in the 21st Century? Jamaica a logistics centred economy thriving in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

By Ainsley Brown on October 18, 2018

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… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">How do you build a resilient and sustainable economy in the 21st Century?</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Jamaica a logistics centred economy thriving in the Fourth Industrial Revolution</span>"
Artificial Intelligence, Commercial Awareness, Data economy, Digitalisation, Economy, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Future of Work, Global Value Chains, Internet of Things, Trade
Connectivity in the Fourth Industrial Revolution is about relationships

By Ainsley Brown on October 6, 2018

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… Continue reading "Connectivity in the Fourth Industrial Revolution is about relationships"
Commercial Awareness, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Global Value Chains, Jamaica's Global Logistics Hub, Logistics, Logistics Matters
Improving logistics Jamaica's response to the Fourth Industrial Revolution

By Ainsley Brown on August 12, 2018

Improving logistics is critical to economic development especially in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. I am happy to have the privilege of working at Jamaica’s Special Economic Zone Authority on advancing the country’s economic development by transforming Jamaica into a logistics centred economy. In many ways Jamaica’s Logistics Hub Initiative is a direct policy response the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Related… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">Improving logistics</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Jamaica's response to the Fourth Industrial Revolution</span>"
Commercial Awareness, Economy, Global Value Chains, Government Policy, Jamaica's Global Logistics Hub, Logistics, Logistics Matters, Special Economic Zone, Trade
Jamaica’s Special Economic Zones A Logistics Centered Approach to Economic Agility and Global Competitiveness

By Ainsley Brown on July 16, 2018

I teach. And I hope my students learn. I will admit that teaching is not my profession but it is a deeply held passion. Another passion of mine is Jamaica’s development into a logistics centred economy and logistics hub. And being a adjunct lecturer of international logistics on the Post-grad programme at Excelsior Community College, in Kingston Jamaica allows me… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">Jamaica’s Special Economic Zones</span> <span class="entry-subtitle"> A Logistics Centered Approach to Economic Agility and Global Competitiveness</span>"
Commercial Awareness, Data economy, Education, Future of Work, Global Value Chains, Jamaica's Global Logistics Hub, Logistics Matters, Skills Training
Making education ‘real’ the key to success in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Connecting the dots is a marketable skills is this age of disruption

By Ainsley Brown on May 28, 2018

As a teacher I like to stretch my students. I like to push them to their limits so that redefine what is possible and what success means to them. I believe it is my responsibility as an educator to get my students ready to not only thrive but to equipment them with the skills and mindset to be able to… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">Making education ‘real’ the key to success in the Fourth Industrial Revolution</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Connecting the dots is a marketable skills is this age of disruption </span>"
Commercial Awareness, commodity, Economy, Global Value Chains, Government Policy, Special Economic Zone, Trade
US aluminium trade sanctions may be blessing in disguise for Jamaica if recognized, if exploited

By Ainsley Brown on March 12, 2018

Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat. – Napoleon Hill Trade stats have recently become very sexy thanks in large part to President of the USA, Donald Trump’s recent trade sanctions on aluminium and steel. There is however, more to this action and the trade data than immediately meets the eye. There is opportunity – if recognized, if… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">US aluminium trade sanctions may be blessing in disguise for Jamaica</span> <span class="entry-subtitle"> if recognized, if exploited</span>"
Commercial Awareness, commodity, Global Value Chains, Trade
Donald Trump has made the impossible possible with aluminium and steel tariffs The numbers behind trade flows of aluminium and steel have suddenly become all important

By Ainsley Brown on March 10, 2018

After all, facts are facts, and although we may quote one to another with a chuckle the words of the Wise Statesman, “Lies – damn lies – and statistics,” still there are some easy figures the simplest must understand, and the astutest cannot wriggle out of. – Lord Courtney The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump,has made the… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">Donald Trump has made the impossible possible with aluminium and steel tariffs</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">The numbers behind trade flows of aluminium and steel have suddenly become all important</span>"
Commercial Awareness, Data economy, Digitalisation, Economy, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Global Value Chains, Logistics, Logistics Matters
The Internet of Things: the revolution is here! Innovation in logistics and supply chain management

By Ainsley Brown on December 12, 2017

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… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">The Internet of Things: the revolution is here!</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Innovation in logistics and supply chain management</span>"
Commercial Awareness, Economy, Global Value Chains, Government Policy, Investment, Jamaica's Global Logistics Hub, Logistics Matters, Special Economic Zone
Introducing my new e-book: Economic Zones: Special Tools For Development Placing Jamaica's Special Economic Zone Development In Context

By Ainsley Brown on October 2, 2017

The wait is over, my first e-book is here. Click here or see below: Now that Jamaica has embarked on its own modern SEZ programme will it be transformational for the Jamaican people and their economy or will it be a spectacular failure? By all indications, and as will be explained in the contents below, the former seems to be true. Jamaica… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">Introducing my new e-book: Economic Zones: Special Tools For Development</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Placing Jamaica's Special Economic Zone Development In Context</span>"

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