Max Ugaz's List: Globalizacion

• "Prepare for more chaos," he said, "more instability, but also more and better ideas, technologies, and ways of organizing society."
• his theory of 'open source insurgency.
• In the great sweep of history, these outcomes are not unique, but what makes them different, what makes them 'open source insurgencies,' are a couple of key things:
• Networked technology. Social media, cell phone pics and videos, e-mails and texts give protestors a powerful way to organizing outside the government's control. But possibly more important: they provide the ability to capture and broadcast the story of the uprising completely outside the control of the establishment. For the first time in history, activists can tell their own story, in real time, to themselves and to the world. Predictably, governments under pressure do their best to shut these down when the heat gets too much, but this just looks increasingly pathetic in the age of open source insurgency. Any move to shoot down the internet (as the Egyptian government apparently tried) runs the risk of justifying the root causes of the protest movement in the first place. I suspect China, with its censored internet, is watching this very closely.
• Leaderless, "flat" organizations. The Americans had George Washington in their revolution, the French had Robespierre, but who is leading the revolt in Egypt? In the open source insurgency model, the leaders are "everyone" and "nobody in particular" at the same time. This makes it much harder for authorities to crack down, when there's no leader to arrest or kill, and no headquarters to cordon off.
• they are viral, and can powerfully morph on an hour by hour basis to suit the situation and defy the ability of the establishment to decode and disarm them.

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• “I never think of the future,” Albert Einstein once observed.
• Business history is littered with examples of companies that missed important trends;
• Yet this history also shines with examples of companies that spied the forces changing the global business scene and used them to protect or contribute to the bottom line.
• The fact is, trends matter.
• helps companies to capture market opportunities, test risks, and spur innovation.
• the biggest business challenge is responding to a world in which the frame and basis of competition are always changing
• We have identified five forces, or crucibles, where the stresses and tensions will be greatest and thus offer the richest opportunities for companies to innovate and change
• The great rebalancing. The coming decade will be the first in 200 years when emerging-market countries contribute more growth than the developed ones. This growth will not only create a wave of new middle-class consumers but also drive profound innovations in product design, market infrastructure, and value chains.
• The productivity imperative. Developed-world economies will need to generate pronounced gains in productivity to power continued economic growth. The most dramatic innovations in the Western world are likely to be those that accelerate economic productivity.
• The global grid. The global economy is growing ever more connected. Complex flows of capital, goods, information, and people are creating an interlinked network that spans geographies, social groups, and economies in ways that permit large-scale interactions at any moment. This expanding grid is seeding new business models and accelerating the pace of innovation. It also makes destabilizing cycles of volatility more likely.
• Pricing the planet. A collision is shaping up among the rising demand for resources, constrained supplies, and changing social attitudes toward environmental protection. The next decade will see an increased focus on resource productivity, the emergence of substantial clean-tech industries, and regulatory initiatives.
• The market state. The often contradictory demands of driving economic growth and providing the necessary safety nets to maintain social stability have put governments under extraordinary pressure. Globalization applies additional heat: how will distinctly national entities govern in an increasingly globalized world?

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• • La protección a los autores e inventores es por tiempo limitado y para promover el progreso de la ciencia y artes.
• To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;

• A NEW BEGINNING
• Assalaamu alaykum
• • La paz este con ustedes
• So long as our relationship is defined by our differences, we will empower those who sow hatred rather than peace, those who promote conflict rather than the cooperation that can help all of our people achieve justice and prosperity.  And this cycle of suspicion and discord must end
• Now part of this conviction is rooted in my own experience. I'm a Christian, but my father came from a Kenyan family that includes generations of Muslims.
• I also know that Islam has always been a part of America's story.
• And I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear.
• But that same principle must apply to Muslim perceptions of America.
• Moreover, freedom in America is indivisible from the freedom to practice one's religion.  That is why there is a mosque in every state in our union, and over 1,200 mosques within our borders.  That's why the United States government has gone to court to protect the right of women and girls to wear the hijab and to punish those who would deny it. 
• So let there be no doubt:  Islam is a part of America. 
• For we have learned from recent experience that when a financial system weakens in one country, prosperity is hurt everywhere.  When a new flu infects one human being, all are at risk.  When one nation pursues a nuclear weapon, the risk of nuclear attack rises for all nations.  When violent extremists operate in one stretch of mountains, people are endangered across an ocean.  When innocents in Bosnia and Darfur are slaughtered, that is a stain on our collective conscience.  (Applause.)  That is what it means to share this world in the 21st century.  That is the responsibility we have to one another as human beings
• • La globalización nos obliga a compartir, los riesgos de no hacerlo son enormes, las repercuciones de los errores que otros cometen sobre nuestras vidas son terribles, los beneficios de los aciertos son inmensos.
• iven our interdependence, any world order that elevates one nation or group of people over another will inevitably fail.  So whatever we think of the past, we must not be prisoners to it.  Our problems must be dealt with through partnership; our progress must be shared. 
• That is why we will honor our agreement with Iraq's democratically elected government to remove combat troops from Iraqi cities by July, and to remove all of our troops from Iraq by 2012. 
• Around the world, the Jewish people were persecuted for centuries, and anti-Semitism in Europe culminated in an unprecedented Holocaust
• On the other hand, it is also undeniable that the Palestinian people -- Muslims and Christians -- have suffered in pursuit of a homeland.  For more than 60 years they've endured the pain of dislocation.
• For decades then, there has been a stalemate:  two peoples with legitimate aspirations, each with a painful history that makes compromise elusive.  It's easy to point fingers -- for Palestinians to point to the displacement brought about by Israel's founding, and for Israelis to point to the constant hostility and attacks throughout its history from within its borders as well as beyond.  But if we see this conflict only from one side or the other, then we will be blind to the truth:  The only resolution is for the aspirations of both sides to be met through two states, where Israelis and Palestinians each live in peace and security
• To play a role in fulfilling Palestinian aspirations, to unify the Palestinian people, Hamas must put an end to violence, recognize past agreements, recognize Israel's right to exist.
• • Tanto palestinos como isralies deben dejar de lado la violencia en todas sus formas. Basta de parcialidad de USA con los señores de la guerra.
• At the same time, Israelis must acknowledge that just as Israel's right to exist cannot be denied, neither can Palestine's. 
• The United States does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements. 
• America will align our policies with those who pursue peace, and we will say in public what we say in private to Israelis and Palestinians and Arabs.  (Applause.)  We cannot impose peace.  But privately, many Muslims recognize that Israel will not go away.  Likewise, many Israelis recognize the need for a Palestinian state.  It is time for us to act on what everyone knows to be true.
• I understand those who protest that some countries have weapons that others do not.  No single nation should pick and choose which nation holds nuclear weapons.  And that's why I strongly reaffirmed America's commitment to seek a world in which no nations hold nuclear weapons.  (Applause.)  And any nation -- including Iran -- should have the right to access peaceful nuclear power if it complies with its responsibilities under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.  That commitment is at the core of the treaty, and it must be kept for all who fully abide by it. And I'm hopeful that all countries in the region can share in this goal.

  • Sobre el derecho de las naciones al acceso pacífico al poder nuclear y el deber de la no proliferación.
• It's easier to start wars than to end them.  It's easier to blame others than to look inward.  It's easier to see what is different about someone than to find the things we share.  But we should choose the right path, not just the easy path.  There's one rule that lies at the heart of every religion -- that we do unto others as we would have them do unto us.

• We have the power to make the world we seek, but only if we have the courage to make a new beginning, keeping in mind what has been written.

   

  The Holy Koran tells us:  "O mankind!  We have created you male and a female; and we have made you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another."

   

  The Talmud tells us:  "The whole of the Torah is for the purpose of promoting peace."

   

  The Holy Bible tells us:  "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God."  (Applause.)

   

  The people of the world can live together in peace.  We know that is God's vision.  Now that must be our work here on Earth.

  • Todas las religiones involucradas en este ancestral conflicto aspiran a la paz. Pelearnos es contrario a nuestro designio.

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