Denmark: Companies May Be Countries
February 14, 2017
For years I have mentioned that some companies conduct themselves as if they were companies. If not countries, other outfits operate like the Sforzas in Milan or the Medici family in Florence. In college, one of my French language professors was “related” to the Medicis. I learned that one should not forget the rights that accrue thereto.
I read “Denmark to Appoint a ‘Silicon Valley Ambassador’ As If Tech Was Its Own Country.” Denmark is definitely getting with the program. I did a small project in Denmark before I kicked back to enjoy the sweet life in rural Kentucky. One insurance company was surprised to learn that 98 percent of its Web traffic came from the world’s greatest online advertising outfit, the Google. Does Google trumpet its dominance of European search? Nah, Google is fearful of Qwant and maybe when fatigued Exalead search.
According to the write up:
Denmark recently said that it would appoint a new digital ambassador to work with some of the world’s biggest tech companies, like Microsoft, Apple, and Google. The Scandinavian country said at the time that these companies have just as much of an influence and impact on the nation as other countries..
My thought is that the tech companies viewed as a country will want to add to their corporate air fleet some fighter jets. Why not set up a border control operation? A taxing authority is a possibility.
Yikes, wait. Many Sillycon Valley tech companies already have these things. Big companies are indeed countries. Political evolution is alive and well. Why not search for that? What country’s system should I use?
Stephen E Arnold, February 14, 2017
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