Globalocal
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Globalocal is a portmanteau of Global and Local
Local
Local usually refers to something nearby, or in the immediate area.It may be used in many ways, some of which are related to this general meaning, others which are not:* Local, local anesthesia* Local, a.k.a. union local or local union* Local, a.k.a...

. Globalocal is relating to the whole world but with an impact or significance to a particular area or one’s neighbourhood. Globalocal is thinking on a global scale and acting at a local level. Variation of Glocal

Examples

Globalocal Integrated Solutions Institute
(GISI) is a non-profit organization that focuses on education and health programs in schools located in developing countries. GISI has worked extensively in Africa, Asia, and Haiti.
http://www.globalocalsolutions.org/

Origin of the word

  • Michael Grant blogged about GlobaLocal as an exercise in thinking out loud. On thinking globally, acting locally, or vice versa. Entrepreneurship, politics (mostly Green), languages and translating, international living, culture, technology (especially the Macintosh)....
  • Globalocal used for the Make Your Mark Challengehttp://www.enterpriseweek.org/getinvolved/challenge/, a competition in the UK where 38,000 students were challenged to come up with an Entrepreneur
    Entrepreneur
    An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...

    ial idea in one day on 12 November 2007.
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