Facebook’s Taliban Ban Will Prove Costly for Afghans
Foreign Policy | Bhaskar Chakravorti outlines why Facebook’s ban on the Taliban and pro-Taliban content “may make a monumental failure of U.S. intelligence and nation-building even worse.”
Facebook, Twitter Face High-Stakes Choice on a Voice for Taliban
Bloomberg | Bhaskar Chakravorti is quoted in this article about how internet tech companies such as Google and Facebook should address the Taliban’s social media presence now that it is a governmental entity in Afghanistan.
Secretary for IT updates Korean business community on HK’s latest developments and opportunities in innovation and technology
DimSum Daily | Data about Hong Kong’s ranking on Digital Planet’s Digital Intelligence Index (DII) is featured in this article about tech opportunities in Korea.
Use of Digital Payment Systems Soar in HK
Open Gov | Digital Planet’s Digital Intelligence Index (DII) is mentioned in this article about the development of digital payment technologies in Hong Kong.
Big Tech’s Stranglehold on Artificial Intelligence Must Be Regulated
Foreign Policy | Bhaskar Chakravorti discusses why it would be problematic if Big Tech dominates the development of artificial intelligence technology, suggesting ways that policymakers can prevent this from happening.
From banks to apps: why FinTechs will change our relationship with money
HD Blog | Italy’s ranking on Digital Planet’s Digital Intelligence Index is mentioned in this article about the rise of FinTech companies in the country.
Biden’s ‘Antitrust Revolution’ Overlooks AI—at Americans’ Peril
WIRED | Bhaskar Chakavorti writes this opinion piece about why the Biden administration needs to address the artificial intelligence “revolution within Big Tech to help ensure AI applications are “appropriately channeled with wider societal and economic benefits in mind.”
Start-ups will suffer from antitrust bills meant to target Big Tech, VCs charge
CNBC | Bhaskar Chakravorti comments on U.S. government antitrust legislation to restrict mergers and acquisitions by dominant Big Tech platforms and the potential impact on smaller start-ups.
FTC votes to rescind merger policy in a possible blow to Big Tech
MarketWatch | Bhaskar Chakravorti comments on the potential impact of the Federal Trade Commission’s vote this week to rescind a 1995 statement that loosened merger review reporting requirements.
Unlocking Value through Virtualized Healthcare: Which Countries are Ready?
The state of digitization of healthcare delivery globally is quite uneven, spotted with patches of excellence and falling well short in others. Digitally administered medicine is yet to reach corners of the world where its need is the greatest. Our study spanning 46 countries, where we overlaid our measures of digitalization and healthcare capacity, reveals sweet spots for virtualized healthcare and how countries lagging in critical healthcare infrastructure can leapfrog by deploying digital mechanisms to provide quality healthcare to their masses.