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As we begin 2021, the importance of #digitaladoption & integration is coming into sharper focus. Understanding the factors that drive #digitalization is the first step to achieving more digitally evolved societies.

More from the Dispatch from @planetdgtl: https://sites.tufts.edu/digitalplanet/files/2021/01/Digital-Planet-Dispatch-January-2021.pdf

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14 Jan

Economic resilience reflects digital infrastructure and citizen trust, according to @planetdgtl's #DigitalIntelligenceIndex Report. #FletcherDean of Global Biz Bhaskar Chakravorti was interviewed in @TuftsNow about key insights from the #DII:
https://sites.tufts.edu/digitalplanet/economies-of-digitally-advanced-nations-fare-better-during-pandemic/

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13 Jan

#FletcherDean of Global Biz Bhaskar Chakravorti appeared on @bloombergbaybiz w/ @TMoroney & @JoeShortsleeve to discuss social media regulation & how last week's insurrection at the #Capitol will change the #tech landscape as we know it.

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18 Dec

Global growth in digital adoption has slowed in recent years. But Covid-19 is expected to change that, with the realisation that internet access is a necessity “like access to electricity or clean water”, says @FletcherSchool’s Bhaskar Chakravorti. https://buff.ly/2KH1O28

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