7 April 2008
Glocalization and Jobs
This blog was founded with the loose theme of glocalization, which in the business of technology implies the sequential processes of internationalization and localization. Internationalization demands a platform that is independent of any single language and not bound to any one locale. Localization is the process of adopting the universal internationalized platform and plugging it into a particular language and locale to deliver a complete product. Presumably, it's an appealing model because the labor cost of localizing an internationalized product is less than that of recreating the same product for every region and language in the world. I wonder how staff at global companies who currently develop region-specific versions will be affected as businesses continue to adopt the glocal model though…