NBC Boston | Bhaskar Chakravorti is interviewed and expresses his thoughts on President Trump’s recommendation to inject disinfectants.
As the world raced to contain COVID-19, it effectively launched a necessary but costly experiment: Move all possible economic activity online to flatten the pandemic’s curve and save lives. But digitally recreating the economy-as-usual has its limits and the “Great Lockdown” comes with devastating economic costs.
USA Today | Bhaskar Chakravorti states guidelines to reopen states are “a bad idea motivated by Trump’s political motives rather than a measured, data-driven public health strategy.”
Al Jazeera | CPJ says Trump’s attacks have been amplified during the coronavirus crisis, a time when unimpeded journalism is crucial.
Fletcher Professor of Cybersecurity Policy Josephine Wolff explains that while Zoom has made some mistakes, it’s owned up to them in the middle of an unprecedented time.
It is about time, Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook/WhatsApp), Sundar Pichai (Google/YouTube), Jack Dorsey (Twitter) and Zhang Yiming (TikTok) made some tough calls, much like what their own political leaders have done.
CBS News examines the strain on internet infrastructure due to increased remote work, highlighting the need for robust connectivity.
Social media companies combat COVID-19 misinformation but urged to do more. Increased efforts needed to tackle the spread of false information.
Josephine Wolff explains how the United States can learn from other countries to track the pandemic while still protecting privacy.
Bhaskar Chakravorti is interviewed about the impacts of COVID-19 and the “infodemic” on the Massachusetts and national economies.
Will our internet be able to keep up with the demands of COVID-19? Josephine Wolff expands on this topic in The New York Times.
The rise of the coronavirus is leading to a surge of false and possibly dangerous misinformation. Where can people go to get the facts?
Rumors and untruths are spreading online — from conspiracy theories about the origin of the virus to outlandish treatments.
Fox News | “I would worry about countries that have single party or autocratic governments since they have a lower level of objective scrutiny from the media, including the traditional (institutionally reported) media and (bottom-up reported) social media.”
Facebook’s new new “physical harm” standard is one that Twitter and Google ought to adopt.
The first lesson you’d learn is that even the Chinese have given up on crude techniques like wholesale internet shutdowns.
As 2020 rolls around and more unicorns prepare to gallop into the public markets, it would be wise for investors to tease out these differences and the impact they have on a digital company’s value.
A new study looks at how prepared six African countries – Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, and South Africa – are for the digital revolution.
Which countries offer the best environments for digital businesses? Digital Planet’s Ease of Doing Digital Business report will tell you.
The African Leapfrog Index (ALI) evaluates six African countries against a continent-wide “best-performance” benchmark.
Digital Planet’s Ease of Doing Digital Business report ranks 42 countries on how easily digitally-enabled companies can enter, operate in, and exit their markets.
Can Jaishankar persuade U.S. authorities to recognize that immigration restrictions may not help Americans get jobs?
Indian millennials had been handed a political bonanza: Two terms of Modi, a leader they adore at home and in Houston; a muscular post-Article 370 India, which seems to have left a mark on relatively few millennial consciences; and demonetisation, a bad idea then, worse idea now, but popular nevertheless with the demographic.
Harvard Business Review | The Ease of Doing Digital Business report analyzes how easily digital companies can enter, operate-in, and exit markets around the world.
Advocates and opponents of breaking up Facebook, Google and other technology giants are falling prey to some serious misconceptions.
Keynote speaker Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi discussed global digital economy competition, data as a competitive advantage, and Estonia’s role in the new world.
Foreign powers eye US elections, focus on Elizabeth Warren’s tech-busting proposal to break up Big Tech. Global implications of digital dominance explored, China’s preference for disaggregated US rival noted.
Harvard Business Review | Bhaskar Chakravorti analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of India’s government in Harvard Business Review.
