The DEI 2017 is a data-driven holistic evaluation of the progress of the digital economy across 60 countries, combining more than 100 different indicators across four key drivers: Supply Conditions, Demand Conditions, Institutional Environment, and Innovation and Change. The resulting framework captures both the state and rate of digital evolution and identifies implications for investment, innovation, and policy priorities.
We present Progress to Digital Parity—an interactive scorecard that tracks the journey towards realizing the goal of a digital economy for everyone, everywhere.
We present Progress to Digital Parity—an interactive scorecard that tracks the journey towards realizing the goal of a digital economy for everyone, everywhere.
BBC Sounds | Bhaskar Chakravorti discusses India’s plan for a new digital census, and explains the challenges and opportunities that come along with it.
Nasdaq | As a part of Nasdaq’s “World Reimagined” series, Bhaskar Chakravorti and Ajay Banga discuss the importance of building a more digitally inclusive world, and what barriers need to be addressed in doing so.
Open Gov | Digital Planet’s Digital Intelligence Index (DII) is mentioned in this article about the development of digital payment technologies in Hong Kong.
Harvard Business Review: Bhaskar Chakravorti | The U.S. government is negotiating a plan to address one of the most important — but overlooked — problems facing the country: the digital divide.
Why are we so divided about the true state of the digital divide in America? What steps might the Biden-Harris administration take to clarify the reality of this divide and move toward closing the access, inclusion, institutional, and digital proficiency gaps? How might the federal government support states in closing these gaps? This analysis examines how these changes can be transformational for a recovering, yet socially distanced economy.
Cheddar TV | Digital Planet research finds that the number of LGBTQ+ women outnumber LGBTQ+ men in the United States tech industry. The research finds the gap is even wider in major tech hubs, like San Francisco and New York City.
Wired | Democrats and Republicans alike need to be honest about how much broadband for all will cost. They can make Big Tech help pay for it.
The pandemic’s evolution and states’ varying policy responses have shown that digitally ready states benefited from both a labor force that could socially distance and work from home, as well as one that could support the delivery of essential services in such a scenario through the availability of gig workers. These past months have demonstrated the gig economy’s increasing importance in providing essential services to communities, while also highlighting the inherent disparities and vulnerabilities experienced by gig workers.
Harvard Business Review | Now more than ever, digital capabilities are essential to ensure a country’s growth and economic resilience. But how do different economies compare as far as the current state and ongoing momentum of their digital development? And how have these factors impacted their experiences during the pandemic?
Which countries help expedite entry, growth, and exit of technology-based businesses?
Digital Planet > Research Research US Digital Divide Turning America's Digital Divide into Digital Dividends: Policy Re ...
In the first phase of our research on the Great Lockdown, we looked at which economies are ready for socially distanced work; in this second phase we asked the question “which governments are best equipped to deliver public services online during a lockdown?”
