Wael Ghonim is the remarkable Google Executive in Egypt who was instrumental in organizaing and mobilizing the Egyptian citizenry to demand change and push out Hosni Mubarak from Egypt’s government. In this speech he made at TED11, he talks about the Egyptian revolution including his specific role.
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Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
Posted in Leadership, Public Policy, tagged Gandhi and Marting Luther King. Jr., I have a dream, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK, Quotes from Martin Luther King Jr., Words of Wisdom from Martin Luther King Jr. on January 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Today is Martin Luther King Day here in the US- a federal holiday recognizing this great man. It’s a great time to reflect and contemplate some of his most inspiring and thought provoking quotes (below).
Reading List from Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers
Posted in Book Review, Economics, India, Internet, Public Policy, Technology, tagged Foreign Policy Top 100 Global Thinkers, Reading List from Top 100 Global Thinkers, Recommended books by Top 100 Global Thinkers on December 31, 2010 | 3 Comments »
In my previous post, I mentioned the recommended book list from Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010. Here’s a slide show version the book list on Foreign Policy’s site. For a quick glance at Top 20 books, here’s the full list in one spot with the book description offered by Foreign Policy magazine. [...]
The Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010
Posted in China, Economics, Globalization, India, Public Policy, Technology, tagged Analysis of Foreign Policy Magazine's Top 100 Global Thinkers, Foreign Policy Magazine, Foreign Policy Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010, Raghuram Rajan, Warren Buffet and Bill Gates # 1 on Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers List on December 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Foreign Policy magazine just published their list of the Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010 who most influenced the global marketplace. A very worthwhile article that I would recommend reading— you can read the report here. The report provides an overview for each person and their achievements and thinking that led to their inclusion. Also, [...]
Andy Grove on Clean Technologies
Posted in Energy, Environment, Public Policy, Technology, tagged Andy Grove, Clean technologies, Green technology, Intel, Intel Alumni on September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight, I went to an Intel Alumni (I spent 5 years at Intel) seminar featuring Intel alumni who are now focused on clean technologies. Legendary Andy Grove was the keynote speaker. It was great to see Andy Grove— it’s always a treat to hear his perspectives on business, technology, and the issues of the day. [...]
National Health Care Spending Levels: A Global Comparison
Posted in Public Policy, tagged Health Care Spending as a % of GDP, Hospital Beds per 1000 Population, Jacob Weisberg, Obama Health Care Plan, OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, The Healing of America, TR Reid on July 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This month, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a comprehensive health data report, comparing health care statistics across OECD countries. Their website and study can be found here and an excel file with a sampling of their data is also available. With the recent flurry around the Obama administration’s health care proposals, [...]
Internet Freedom and Corruption rankings by country
Posted in India, Internet, Public Policy, Technology, tagged Corruption, Corruption Index, Estonia, Freedom House, India, Internet Freedom, Internet Freedom correlation to Corruption, Internet Freedom Index, Transparency International on May 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I recently read the excellent study by Freedom House which measured Internet Freedom in 2007 and 2008 across a sample of 15 countries in 6 regions. The study is available here–(March 2009- Freedom on the Net, A Global Assessment of Internet and Digitial Media)– would highly recommend reading this free report. The methodology they used [...]
How best to help developing countries?
Posted in Book Review, Public Policy, tagged Congo, Developing countries, Educating Girls, Education, Shashi Tharoor, United Nations on February 25, 2009 | 10 Comments »
What does the former # 2 United Nations official recommend as the top action to help developing countries? I picked up Time Magazine this weekend and came across the article “A Glimmer of Hope in Africa”. While it talks about some of the improvements in Congo, the first paragraph of the article lays out some [...]
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