How Lee Kuan Yew made me think more pragmatic about the sharing of my ideas

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.

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Explaining Jamaica’s logistics centred economy An exercise in Digital Storytelling

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

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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

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

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Jamaica Special Economic Zone logo supporting the logistics hub

Jamaica’s Special Economic Zones A Logistics Centered Approach to Economic Agility and Global Competitiveness

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

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What is a logistics centred economy? Jamaica is on to something

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

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