Lessons from 6 countries on how to end coronavirus lockdowns: Bhaskar Chakravorti in Business Insider
Many countries are considering their exit strategies from the “Great Lockdown” while others have already began to ease up. The
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Who Is Practicing Social Distancing Best?: Bhaskar Chakravorti on NBC Boston
Bhaskar Chakravorti was interviewed by NBC Boston to share insights from the latest Digital Planet research on COVID-19. In the
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To restore the economy, we must fix America’s technology gaps: Bhaskar Chakravorti in The Hill
In addition to contract tracing, the digital experience needs fixing. Even as companies slowly return to business as usual, we’ll
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Video Summary: How Prepared are Countries Around the World to Deal with the Constraints of COVID-19?
New research from Digital Planet examines the “social distance readiness” of 42 countries throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the video summary here to learn more.
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Double displacement? Is the digitization of work under COVID-19 edging migrants further away from economic mobility?
By Victoria Kulesza, Master of International Business Candidate 2020 In a trend that has been drastically catalyzed by the spread
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Fletcher Student Success: Spring 2020
Spring 2020 has been a very busy semester at the Fletcher School. In addition to several exciting speaker events and
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Supply Chain Responsibilities in a Global Pandemic
What is the responsibility of Western retailers to the workers who make their garments as the coronavirus forces factories to shut down? Fletcher professor Jette Steen Knudsen discusses the topic with Erin Leitheiser, Shaidur Rahman, and Jeremy Moon in Business for Society.
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How Countries Around the World are Prepared to Work in a Socially Distant Mode Using Digital Technologies
Digital Planet’s latest research benchmarks 42 countries based on their “social distance readiness” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more here.
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Promoting Public Health through Social Media: GBA Student Kieley Filepp Leads Viral Communications Campaign with the WHO
GBA student Kieley Filepp is leading a viral communications campaign with the WHO to promote proper hand washing techniques. The campaign aims to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
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Josephine Wolff in The New York Times: “Our Internet Isn’t Ready for Coronavirus”
Will our internet withstand the COVID-19 outbreak? Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity Policy Josephine Wolff examines the issue in The New York Times.
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