“Commercial Awareness Is Global.”
This is something I still firmly believe however what I have come to learn, understand and appreciate, thanks Lee Kuan Yew, is that that ‘proper role for government’ or as a private citizen has to be tempered with a degree of pragmatism. A part of this means putting your ideas out there and stimulating dialog.
It represents, in my view, a blueprint of how to build a resilient and sustainable economy in the 21st Century, especially for a Small Island Developing State (SID).
If you were asked to Explain Jamaica’s logistics centred economy? What would your answer be? I will admit, it is not an easy question to answer. However, here is my attempt. What is a logistics centred economy? How about you, what would your answer be? More importantly why should you care? In a word: opportunity. Being able to explain what Jamaica’s… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">Explaining Jamaica’s logistics centred economy</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">An exercise in Digital Storytelling</span>"
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>"
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>"
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. – Jonathan Swift Logistics Centred Economy Yes, I know its a bit of a circular definition and I can see my teachers all the way from high school to university shaking their heads in disappointment that I still have not learnt that one ought not to define a… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">What is a logistics centred economy?</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Jamaica is on to something</span>"