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April 06, 2005
Finally, the world is flat
I picked this up from my friend John in the US, who got it from the New York Times.
New revelations - the world is flat. Read it and read it again.
"Globalization 1.0 (1492 to 1800) shrank the world from a size large to a size medium, and the dynamic force in that era was countries globalizing for resources and imperial conquest. Globalization 2.0 (1800 to 2000) shrank the world from a size medium to a size small, and it was spearheaded by companies globalizing for markets and labor. Globalization 3.0 (which started around 2000) is shrinking the world from a size small to a size tiny and flattening the playing field at the same time. And while the dynamic force in Globalization 1.0 was countries globalizing and the dynamic force in Globalization 2.0 was companies globalizing, the dynamic force in Globalization 3.0 -- the thing that gives it its unique character -- is individuals and small groups globalizing. Individuals must, and can, now ask: where do I fit into the global competition and opportunities of the day, and how can I, on my own, collaborate with others globally? But Globalization 3.0 not only differs from the previous eras in how it is shrinking and flattening the world and in how it is empowering individuals. It is also different in that Globalization 1.0 and 2.0 were driven primarily by European and American companies and countries. But going forward, this will be less and less true. Globalization 3.0 is not only going to be driven more by individuals but also by a much more diverse -- non-Western, nonwhite -- group of individuals. In Globalization 3.0, you are going to see every color of the human rainbow take part."
The world is flat, after all.
Today, we all compete on the same playing field.
Marc Andreessen, a co-founder of Netscape says that "Today, the most profound thing to me is the fact that a 14-year-old in Romania or Bangalore or the Soviet Union or Vietnam has all the information, all the tools, all the software easily available to apply knowledge however they want."
There is much, much more in the article, so please, read it and you see, why we are all sitting in the same boat
Posted by Andreas at April 6, 2005 07:58 PM
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Oh yeah. More power to the Internet. This is how the world grow so fast. But of course that article is very one sided. It still matters where you're born. Being Singaporean, I am under the control of the Singaporean Government. If they don't like me, I can't shine because they will suppress me. Being born in Malaysia, there's no way I could be a minister because I'm not Malay. I'm not saying that there no obstacles in developed countries but as of right now, there are more obstacles in developing countries.
Posted by: Ivy at April 9, 2005 07:45 AM
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