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The Case Against Big Tech’s Election Strategies: Misinformation is hyperlocal. Attempts to counter it should be, too.

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 IBGC 2020 election, Biden, big tech, Facebook, Foreign Policy, Google, Misinformation, politics, Presidential election, social media, Trump, Twitter, US, WhatsApp

In his latest article in Foreign Policy, Fletcher Dean of Global Business Bhaskar Chakravorti discusses the spread of misinformation across

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Safeguarding Funds Stored in Mobile Money Systems | Research by Jonathan Greenacre

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 IBGC Bangladesh, Digital Currency, Ethiopia, Fletcher Leadership Program for Financial Inclusion, FLPFI, India, Indonesia, Jonathan Greenacre, Kenya, mobile money, Nigeria, Pakistan, Tanzania, The Hitachi Center for Technology and International Affairs, Uganda

24 September 2020 By Jonathan Greenacre, Former Hitachi Fellow, The Hitachi Center for Technology and International Affairs, The Fletcher School

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Key to refugee integration in tech-savvy Berlin: Code to Co-create to integrate

May 28, 2019January 6, 2020 IBGC 0 Comment Germany, girl's education, IBGC, refugee crisis, tech, Tech for Good, women in tech

MALD alumna Swathi Cholapurath explores how the ReDI school is creating new and exciting opportunities for refugee women in Berlin.

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Student Research: Identifying Trade Opportunities Between the GCC & Qatar

May 21, 2019January 6, 2020 IBGC 0 Comment global business, international trade, Kevin Dupont, MALD, Middle East, Qatar, student research, The GCC

Kevin Dupont’s (MALD F’19) research allows him to create a cost-benefit analysis and national strategy for the businesses that wish the enter the GCC & Qatar.

The "Ocean's" Turn Conference Video Recap

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April 16, 2019June 26, 2019 IBGC

Did you miss Fletcher’s “The Ocean’s Turn?” Conference? Have no fear, the video recap is on YouTube!

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21 Jul

Bhaskar Chakravorti was interviewed in @Forbes about @dgtl_planet's Digital Intelligence Index, a research report that benchmarks 90 countries digital economies, and discussed how the report's findings can drive digital economies forward:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobzukis/2021/07/21/china-fred-astaire-and-the-countries-dancing-towards-the-digital-future/?sh=6570913a6394

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20 Jul

Fletcher's Bhaskar Chakravorti shares key findings from new @dgtl_planet research, which analyzes the #DigitalDivide in the U.S. and scores the 50 states on infrastructure, inclusivity, institutions & digital proficiency.

Learn more in @HarvardBiz:
https://hbr.org/2021/07/how-to-close-the-digital-divide-in-the-u-s?ab=hero-main-text

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16 Jul

New research from @dgtl_planet identifies "sweet spots" for virtualized healthcare around the world and offers suggestions on how countries that are lagging behind can improve their healthcare infrastructures and services:
https://bit.ly/3wLVkB8

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13 Jul

Access to the internet is a necessity today, yet millions of Americans lack broadband services. New research from @planetdgtl analyzes the digital divide across all 50 U.S. states and offers policy recommendations to help close the gaps: http://bit.ly/2VojtRp

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