Dispatch from the Digital Planet is a monthly bulletin that talks about new updates in digital innovation across the world and their impact.
Dispatch from the Digital Planet is a monthly bulletin that talks about new updates in digital innovation across the world and their impact.
Home > In the News perspectives View all Meta to begin fresh layoffs, cutting heavily among business staff The Washington Post | A half-dozen current and former employees told The Washington Post that they worry new layoffs this week could endanger content moderation May 23, 2023 The Case for Investing in Digital
Event Concluded (December 2022) Home > Events > Defeating Disinformationhttps://youtu.be/K1OtVDBoME4 About the Event With hateful and harmful content ramping up around elections and conflicts across the globe, disinformation is thriving. While global platforms allow users to generate massive volumes of content thereby serving as powerful conduits of commerce, communication, and
Since Musk has taken over, the most obvious sign of change at Twitter are the formerly banned users whose accounts have been reinstated. | The Times of India
The single galvanizing narrative is that the 2020 election was stolen,’ observes Tufts scholar in technological change and society
Conspiracy theories about mail ballots. Anonymous text messages warning voters to stay home. Fringe social media platforms where election misinformation spreads with impunity.
Conspiracy theories about mail ballots. Anonymous text messages warning voters to stay home. Fringe social media platforms where election misinformation spreads with impunity.
Examining 16.3M tweets (Feb-Oct ’22) from 5 nations on Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, reactions shifted: positive to criticism, negativity to buyout plan, sadness on his control. Across countries, emotions followed Musk’s moves on Twitter.
Global COVID Response Home > Research > IDEA 2030 > Global COVID Response https://youtu.be/mPQNOvAQwkk Related Research Pride and Prejudice June 30, 2021 For Pride Month, Digital Planet investigates the degree to which LGBTQ+ community finds solidarity among STEM fields. Analysis reveals the share of workers who express their identity as or affiliation with the LGBTQ+ community
Uneven State of the Union Home > Research > IDEA 2030 > Uneven State of the Union Related Research Pride and Prejudice June 30, 2021 For Pride Month, Digital Planet investigates the degree to which LGBTQ+ community finds solidarity among STEM fields. Analysis reveals the share of workers who express their identity as or affiliation with
Some of the biggest U.S. companies have agreed to third-party racial-equity audits after shareholder pressure that increased amid the Black Lives Matter movement.
Digital Pulse is a platform for measuring and understanding the public’s evolving emotional responses to breaking events. Conceived by Digital Planet as part of the IDEA2030 initiative, Digital Pulse harnesses unstructured data to gauge the reactions of various online communities across the globe to key events. Data gathering and analysis were conducted by Ripple Research, an IDEA 2030 affiliate, under the direction and guidance of the Digital Planet team.
Taking Twitter off the public equity markets, as he wants to, would give him license to do as he pleases with the platform.
Businesses are unlikely to face similar pressures in an Asian crisis.
The pandemic could have been the moment when AI made good on its promising potential. There was an unprecedented convergence of the need for fast, evidence-based decisions and large-scale problem-solving with datasets spilling out of every country in the world.
Following President Xi Jinping’s crackdown on the Chinese tech industry, Bhaskar Chakravorti says investors are setting their sights on India.
Whether it’s about US elections or COVID vaccines, misinformation continues to spread like wildfire on social media with very real and, in some cases, dire consequences. But some people are more vulnerable than others. Why? And what can be done to keep people safe? Bhaskar Chakravorti breaks it all down.
Global healthcare digitization varies wildly. Our study in 46 countries identifies virtualized healthcare opportunities, enabling lagging nations to leapfrog with digital tools for quality care.
In the evolving work landscape, how can we boost under-represented talent (e.g., Black, Hispanic, female) in high-demand roles? Where can organizations find these diverse pools in major U.S. metro areas?
India is a warning about unintended consequences for those looking to regulate Big Tech in the United States.
US parties race, relying on digital platforms. Public dependence on social media for news raises concerns about misinformation amid the COVID-19 pandemic, fueling a surge in digital crime.
States, amid surging virus, reverse reopenings. Digital-ready states endure lockdowns better, with strict distancing measures for effective COVID-19 control.
Digital Planet scored states on digital readiness and virus control (Rt change) from March 16 to May 13, 2020, focusing on remote work feasibility amid the pandemic.
Digitally ready states implementing strict social distancing reduced COVID-19 rates. Urban areas provided more opportunities for work, education, and interaction in a socially distant world.
Despite 1.67M cases and nearly 100K deaths, US states vary in easing COVID-19 restrictions due to a lack of federal guidance.
Online public services need infrastructure and affordable internet. We scored 42 countries on digital services and internet access, considering lockdown measures.
Even as COVID-19 cases continue to increase in the United States, reaching over 1.67 million cases and nearly 100,000 deaths as of May 26, 2020, many states are now beginning to ease social distancing and stay-at-home mandates. Each state is taking its own unique approach to lifting stay at home orders, allowing businesses to open, and loosening social distancing regulations, due in no small part to a lack of direction from the federal government.
Online public services need infrastructure and affordable internet. We scored 42 countries on digital services and internet access, considering lockdown measures.
How does COVID-19 affect various US regions? Digital Planet analyzed mobility changes in relation to the virus reproduction rate.
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