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Globalization is a strategy rather than a project. Global customer experience is a mindset, not a deliverable. In turn, supporting these objectives requires complimentary strategic initiatives driven by subject matter experts that utilize a range of rapidly evolving processes and technologies in innovative ways.
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Globalization concerns have taken a far more positive path recently. In contrast to the destructive protests in 1999, activists have begun to realize that it is the world governments who are the backbone of international organizations such as the G8, the World Bank, and the IMF and that efforts must be directed toward both the organizations and the member governments in order to achieve policy objectives. In July 2005, on the eve of an important G8 summit in Scotland, a massive music festival was organized to express public support for issues such as debt relief, aid for Africa and cooperation on cutting greenhouse emissions. Almost as if in response, the G8 heads of state announced important initiatives in these areas.
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The Globalization Initiative is launching a new, high-level set of events, the Bernard Schwartz Forums on Economic Policy. These events will be a major new vehicle to advance the case that the United States is well-positioned for globalization as a national economy and has the resources to undertake investments in infrastructure, research and development, and access to health care, and the education and skills of Americans for national economic success in the 21st century. These high-level discussions will take place in the Bay Area, New York and Washington, D.C., over the next year.
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Columbia University has received major funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the creation of an interdisciplinary graduate program in the study of international development and globalization. The IGERT International Development and Globalization Program at Columbia University is directed by Joseph Stiglitz, University Professor and Executive Director of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue. It is unique in its reach across disciplines, including economics, political science, law, and sociology. It mobilizes exceptional resources at Columbia University, including the Initiative for Policy Dialogue, the Columbia Earth Institute, the School of International and Public Affairs, the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP), and the premier schools of architecture, business, law, and public health.
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SAN RAMON, Calif., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- neoIT, a leading services globalization(SM) consulting firm, predicts an acceleration of global services initiatives in 2007. The key trend for 2007, neoIT predicts, is business transformation, which global companies will leverage to improve time- to-market, gain new business, standardize processes and significantly lower costs. neoIT issued a report today that provides a snapshot of buyer, supplier and geographic drivers that will shape the top global services trends of 2007.
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Choosing the right partner for your globalization needs can be one of the most important decisions you make. That's because globalization / localization touches so many different aspects of your business. The higher the quality of localization, the greater the success of your overall marketing communication and sales initiatives.
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