“Commercial Awareness Is Global.”
Understanding the opportunities and threats that free trade agreements provide to a specific industry or company are critical to success. Trade agreements are the roadmaps for global supply and value chains.
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"
Competitiveness, in our globalized world, be it as an individual or business or nation-state, is increasingly based ones ability to understand, connect and maneuver within and between the various networks that make the world work. Now you understand why global value chains (GVC) and logistics are two obsessions of mine. Related Posts:The Top 20 Business Trends to look for… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">The one thing you must do to compete in this globalized world</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Connect, Connect, Connect...global value chains and logistics</span>"
Excited about SEZs: The nerd meets the lawyer Maybe its the nerd, sorry, I mean lawyer in me that gets so excited to talk about Special Economic Zone development models….its all about structuring the deal. On a personal note the development of Jamaica’s Special Economic Zone Regime has not only been an interesting one but professionally truly gratifying having… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">My random, well maybe not so random, thoughts on Special Economic Zones</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Why are SEZs so important to Jamaica?</span>"
No man is an island, entire of itself… – John Donne Jamaica has set itself an ambitious goal and programme through its national development plan, Vision 2030, to “make Jamaica the place of choice to live, work, raise families and do business.” A critical element of Vision 2030 is transforming Jamaica into a global logistics hub which includes bringing together… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">Using Special Economic Zones to connect to the world</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">The role of Special Economic Zones in enhancing Jamaica's trade</span>"
I recently had the privilege of taking part in a global value chain workshop put on by Duke University’s Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness (Duke CGGC) in Jamaica and here are my top five takeaways: Human capital development (tooling, re-tooling and right tooling) is a critical component to global value chain upgrading. Global value chains (GVC) are embedded in… Continue reading "Global Value Chains Workshop: top 5 takeaways"
The Executive Chairman of the Alibaba Group, Jack Ma, seems to think so. In his recent address at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum he called for the establishment of online free trade zones. These e-hubs would be focused on increasing the participation of small business in global trade who due to their size often face challenges plugging into the global market place.
Did you know? Services accounts for 30% of the value created in manufacturing