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Fletcher Reads the Newspaper | Will ESG Investing Save the World?

November 23, 2021February 17, 2022 IBGC

Emma Stevenson, MALD ’23   On Wednesday, October 20, the IBGC hosted the 18th installment of the “Fletcher Reads the Newspaper” series,

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Big Tech’s Stranglehold on Artificial Intelligence Must Be Regulated

August 13, 2021August 13, 2021 IBGC AI, artificial intelligence, Bhaskar Chakravorti, Foreign Policy, Google, Sundar Pichai

Bhaskar Chakravorti argues that The technology is too important to be left in the clutches of Silicon Valley in his latest article in Foreign Policy.

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The Pegasus expose shows that time has come for trans-national treaties to stall surveillance by rogue governments and corporations

August 13, 2021August 13, 2021 IBGC Bhaskar Chakravorti, op-ed, Pegasus, Rahul Gandhi, The Indian Express

Bhaskar Chakravorti writes: Nurtured by repressive governments and with exports to other governments aspiring to similar heights of repression, the global surveillance industry is booming.

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Baystate Business: Vaccines and Guidance

July 29, 2021August 13, 2021 IBGC Bhaskar Chakravorti, Bloomberg, COVID-19, Misinformation Index, Vaccine

Bhaskar Chakravorti is interviewed on Bloomberg Baystate Business about which parts of the United States are most vulnerable to misinformation regarding the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Biden’s ‘Antitrust Revolution’ Overlooks AI—at Americans’ Peril

July 28, 2021August 13, 2021 IBGC AI, Antitrust, artificial intelligence, Bhaskar Chakravorti, big tech, Policy, WIRED

Bhaskar Chakavorti writes about why the Biden administration needs to address the artificial intelligence revolution.

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Work-From-Anywhere Perks Give Silicon Valley a New Edge in Talent War

July 27, 2021August 13, 2021 IBGC big tech, COVID, Wall Street Journal, Work from home, WSJ

Bhaskar Chakravorti is quoted in The Wall Street Journal about Big Tech’s talent recruitment advantages with the increase in “work from anywhere” policies.

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How to Close the Digital Divide in the U.S.

July 27, 2021August 13, 2021 IBGC Bhaskar Chakravorti, big tech, digital divide, Harvard Business Review, media, Op-Eds, Tech policy

Bhaskar Chakravorti shares key findings from new research from Digital Planet, which analyzes digital inequalities across the 50 U.S. states, in Harvard Business Review.

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Start-ups will suffer from antitrust bills meant to target Big Tech, VCs charge

July 24, 2021August 13, 2021 IBGC Antitrust, Bhaskar Chakravorti, big tech, CNBC, innovation, Interview

Bhaskar Chakravorti was interviewed on CNBC about new antitrust laws to rein in Big Tech power, including merger restrictions on

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Institute for Business in the Global Context Launches New “Digital Planet” Research

July 23, 2021August 13, 2021 IBGC digital divide, Digital Planet, research, tech, Tech policy

Turning America’s Digital Divide into Digital Dividends: Policy Recommendations for the Biden Administration.

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Lina Khan Has Her Own Antitrust Paradox

July 13, 2021August 13, 2021 IBGC Antitrust, Bhaskar Chakravorti, Facebook, Federal Trade Comission, Foreign Policy, FTC, Lina Khan, media coverage, Oped

Bhaskar Chakravorti discusses the obstacles that FTC chair Lina Khan faces in reframing the fundamentals of the antitrust complaint against Facebook.

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For #PrideMonth 2022, we updated our 2021 analysis on the share of workers expressing affiliation with #LGBTQ+ on their resumes. We found that over the year, the gap between #STEM and other college graduates identifying as LGBTQ+ reduced: https://sites.tufts.edu/digitalplanet/pride-and-prejudice-2022/

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“Measurement doesn't guarantee management. Reporting is not a proxy for disclosure. And disclosure does not assure action” said @kpucker31 to @CapitalMonitorA about sustainability in the fashion industry. https://tinyurl.com/jyvsh7uu

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22 Jun

Senior lecturer @kpucker31 of the @FletcherSchool was quoted in a @WBUR article about companies such as Hasbro that are focused on social impact. He said nearly all social impact measurements are unregulated in US—creating a false sense of comfort. https://tinyurl.com/4x8efe77

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21 Jun

Higher #InternetSpeed presents better opportunities, access, and potential. Explore the #trends behind #InternetAccess over 12 years in 90 economies using the #DigitalIntelligenceIndex in collaboration with @FletcherSchool & @Mastercard http://bit.ly/dii-interactive #TrendsTuesday

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