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Definition and examples of globalization

Definition of globalization: "Globalization (or globalisation) describes a process by which regional economies, societies, and cultures have become integrated through a global network of communication, transportation, and trade. The term is sometimes used to refer specifically to economic globalization: the integration of national economies into the international economy through trade, foreign direct investment, capital flows, migration, and the spread of technology.[1] However, globalization is usually recognized as being driven by a combination of economic, technological, sociocultural, political, and biological factors."

Globalization refers to the increasing unification of the world's economic order through reduction of such barriers to international trade as tariffs, export fees, and import quotas. The goal is to increase material wealth, goods, and services through an international division of labor by efficiencies catalyzed by international relations, specialization and competition. It describes the process by which regional economies, societies, and cultures have become integrated through communication, transportation, and trade.

This article explains one way that the arts and entertainment are important in our lives.

I can't tell if this event will be online too, but if you're in London - it is a good one. Love the description and appreciate Terry Freedman pointing me to it: "many authoritarian governments are now also beginning to exploit cyberspace for their own purposes; some of them appear to be succeeding in subverting the internet's democratising potential. We may have overestimated the internet's ability to bring change and underestimated the role that political, social and cultural forces play in determining how new technologies are being adopted. Could the internet actually inhibit rather than empower civil society? Join Evgeny Morozov as he outlines the dramatically different ways in which the internet's potential can be utilised by citizens and regimes."

Understand that some countries are using the INternet to suppress conversation, not allow it.

Congratulations to Flat Classroom Project Co-Creator, Julie Lindsay, on her recent accomplishment. Julie was elected as the International Representative to the Board of the International Society for Technology in Education for 2011

The way that the internet changed 

A flashmob at graduation? Oh yes. If you want to smile at kids and what happens in today's interconnected society watch this graduation flashmob. Without social media, I doubt this sort of thing would be possible. 

This article discusses what and how Android is and how it works. Because of Android, Apple, and other big companies that produce products that can download games, watch Tv, download music and even movies, society today has been affected drastically by technology,

Who Tim Berners-Lee is.

While an independent contractor at CERN from June to December 1980, Berners-Lee proposed a project based on the concept of hypertext, to facilitate sharing and updating information among researchers.[9] While there, he built a prototype system named ENQUIRE.[

Globalization is a process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations, a process driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology. This process has effects on the environment, on culture, on political systems, on economic development and prosperity, and on human physical well-being in societies around the world. Globalization is not new, though. For thousands of years, people-and, later, corporations-have been buying from and selling to each other in lands at great distances, such as through the famed Silk Road across Central Asia that connected China and Europe during the Middle Ages. Likewise, for centuries, people and corporations have invested in enterprises in other countries. In fact, many of the features of the current wave of globalization are similar to those prevailing before the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.

This site explains what globalization is and how it and evolved from thousands of years.

this website answers questions about computer hardware

An attempt to summarise some of the concepts from 'A Whole New Mind'

The following concepts are based on the book entitled: 'A Whole New Mind' by Daniel H. Pink. The book argues that people who develop the Right-side of their brain hemisphere in the future will be the ones that will be in more demand by society and business.

Australian politician is providing a mechanism to given input to various political things of interest.

A "Public Sphere" is a space that "…through the vehicle of public opinion it puts the state in touch with the needs of society" [2]. This kind of engagement in public policy is a great way to represent different views and harness a broad range of expertise, particularly on topical issues of the day.

" Equal-Opportunity Globalization Historically, companies in the United States, Europe and Japan have led globalization, because those countries pushed products and services into developing countries. As the business of offshore sourcing grows, globalization is beginning to become widely accepted elsewhere. With "nearshore" and offshore sourcing, the global equation has changed. Enterprises in developing countries and emerging markets are now reaching into developed economies, offering a talented workforce at a fraction of the price. Developed and developing economies are exploiting each other's markets, economies and labor forces. It is natural to expect that those disadvantaged by globalization - irrespective of market - will protest and make known their issues. Likewise, local politicians and political parties may try to protect jobs and obtain votes through legislation such as the bills currently being debated in four U.S. states aimed at blocking the outsourcing of government work to offshore enterprises. Moreover, unlike previous instances of globalization - in textiles, products and manufacturing - the latest round is occurring almost instantaneously over a vast and sophisticated communication network. This has enabled business, projects, tasks and jobs to be transferred to virtual workforces across the globe quickly and transparently - a trend that is occurring so rapidly as to disorient entire professions, societies and organizations. Changing Nature of Technical Work Another factor making outsourcing attractive is the changing nature of technical work. By 2006, service-oriented architecture (SOA) will be at least partially adopted in more than 60 percent of new, large and systematically oriented application development projects (0.7 probability). The proliferation of Web services and SOA is causing software to be developed in smaller units that are easier to map to business processes. These smaller units are also ideal for an offshore envi

How will the different sectors of our society change in the future? How will the exchange of information change in the next 3-5 years? View this slideshow to see what 100 innovators think and then make up your own mind.

This a global media video that talks about how telemedicine innovations can help our society today and how it can help the world.

Health Services Research Unit, Department of Public Health & Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK 1Public Health & Clinical Quality Directorate, Department of Health, Richmond House, Whitehall, London SW1A 2NS, UK 2National electronic Library for Health, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Old Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK Correspondence to: Dr John Powell E-mail: john.powell{at}lshtm.ac.uk To understand individual use of the internet and its impact on individuals, communities and societies is a challenge that is only beginning to be addressed.

An in-depth explanation of globalization and how it impacts societies businesses and influences their choices.

A further explanation of how globalization is changing the decisions of businesses.

Photo credit: Christy B., Lewisville, NC Everyone has seen the moody, withdrawn kid with music blasting out of his white earbuds, or the girl rapidly texting on her phone. The youth of today are constantly immersed in technological advancements that promote nonstop communication and instant gratification, whether through cell phones, gaming systems, laptops, or MP3 players.