Transcript Globalization and Technology

Sara Hsu
 Globalization, as
defined by rich people
like us, is a very nice thing... you are
talking about the Internet, you are talking
about cell phones, you are talking about
computers. This doesn't affect two-thirds of
the people of the world. -- Jimmy Carter
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Internet is becoming the town square
for the global village of tomorrow. --Bill
Gates
 Globalization
has increased innovation
by increasing both access to
technologies and incentive to compete,
 Innovation and technology have speeded
up the globalization process by making
it easier to connect to and conduct
business with others on the other side of
the globe.
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#1: Collapse of the Berlin Wall
#2: Netscape – 8/9/95: Netscape went public at $28.
#3: Workflow software: standards and technologies that let
work flow.
#4: Uploading: Communities collaborating online
#5: Outsourcing
#6: Offshoring
#7: Supply-chaining
#8: Insourcing: Friedman-UPS has company's employees
perform services – beyond shipping – for another company.
#9: Informing: Google and other search engines are the
prime example.
#10: "The Steroids": Wireless, Voice over Internet, and file
sharing. Personal digital devices like mobile phones, iPods,
personal digital assistants, instant messaging, etc
YEAR
INVENTION
1900
Dirigible, Radio, Wireless Signaling
1901
Assembly Line, Electrostatic Motor, Lionel Trains
1902
Air Conditioner, Flashlight
1903
Airplane, Airplane Engine, Radioactivity, study of
1904
Banking, Consumer
1905
Theory of Relativity
1908
Cellophane, Mixer
1912
Rocket, Liquid-fueled
1913
Mass Production, Erector Set, Zipper
1914
Radio Remote Control
1923
Traffic Light
1927
Television
1928
Penicillin
1936
multiplane camera
1937
Shopping Cart
1938
Nylon Stockings, Xerography
1939
Atanasoff Berry Computer
YEAR
INVENTION
1942
Nuclear Reaction
1944
Mark I Computer
1945
Microwave Oven
1946
Computer ENIAC
1947
Transistor
1948
Chemical Demulsifiers
1951
Random Access Memory
1952
Computer Compiler
1958
Integrated Circuit, Laser, Video Game
1966
Hand-held Calculator
1967
Dynamic Random Access Memory
1968
Computer Mouse, Microprocessor
1973
Ethernet
Internet
1976
Personal Computer
1977
PC Modem
1982
Computer Gaming
1983
Mobile Phone
1991
World Wide Web
1992
Water Disinfection System
 Labor: Labor-saving
devices reduced the
time necessary to complete tasks at home
and at work
 Leisure: Some innovations created different
societal expectations, imposing additional
tasks or activities on time that used to be
spent in leisure with family or friends.
 Lower Living Standards: Medical innovations
in particular improved standards of living.
 Long
working hours for many: Many
individuals still have to work long hours
in order to maintain their way of life.
 Some aspects of tradition and culture:
Innovation has changed cultures but has
not eliminated some traditions.
 The power of human relations, including
class and labor relations: Labor relations
have not been replaced by technology
 Baidu: China’s
leading search engine
 Rakuten: Japan’s large e-commerce group
 Larsen & Toubro: India’s largest engineering
firm
 Tencent Holding: Chinese internet and
gaming giant
 Hindustan Unilever Limited: Indian
equivalent of Avon ladies
 Kweichow Moutai: Chinese hard liquor
company
 Infosys: consulting and software
development firm
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Semiconductor industry in east Asia: Asia is
becoming bigger and bigger in its share of electronics
and semiconductor market. The key electronics
production regions where manufacturing is highly
concentrated include Japan, Taiwan, South Korea,
Malaysia, Singapore and certain areas of China.
ICT industry in India: The rapid emergence of the
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
sector has placed India on the global stage during the
last one and a half decades. The sector has acted as a
catalyst for growth across the Indian economy,
including areas such as real estate, automobiles, travel
and tourism, railway and mortgage banking industries.
Green revolution: improved seeds, fertilizer, and
irrigation
 Cell Phone: Many individuals in Asia did not have
access to a land line, but are currently able to use
cell phones. Hence telephony technology in this
region skipped a step in implementation.
 Internet: The internet has spread rapidly in Asia
and is growing fastest in China, and is used for
leisure as well as information gathering. Internet
penetration is highest in developed countries
like Japan and Korea, and lowest in countries like
India and Indonesia.
 Businesses that imitate traditional practices:
small loan companies, door to door doctors
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 Individuals
who formerly could not
access information or telephones
 Individuals who previously lacked access
to health care or loans (in some areas)
 Companies have better communication
infrastructure
 Government now has better channels to
reach individuals
 Many
of the poor in isolated areas
 Those who are illiterate cannot access
innovations
 Health care and loan innovations have not
penetrated larger regions
 Those who have fewer rights or bear
discrimination, such as women and
minorities
 Workers have not shared equally in
company profits from innovations
 In
poor regions
 In social services sectors (health care
etc)
 In small and medium sized enterprises
 In schools
 In isolated areas
 Questions?