Globalization: Free flowing ideas?

In an article by the BBC, the co-founder of Wikimedia (those in charge of Wikipedia) has announced that the company's first non-US office will be built. The location chosen is India, but Europe and Africa were also considered. There was a concern for the lack of technology in Africa and the advanced nature of European technology, and India seemed like a nice compromise. While Wikipedia has 91,000 contributors posting in 270+ languages, this will be the first actual office outside of the United States. I felt this continued to show the power and influence of globalization, particularly with technology and ideas. Barry Newstead, the chief global development officer at Wikimedia, expressed his wish to expand "free knowledge in India" and "support Indians to realise the vision of a world in which every person can freely share in the sum of knowledge."

Posted by: Zach Porlier