How Disparities in Digital Accessibility Disproportionately Hurt Black & Latinx Communities in the US
New research from Digital Planet investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare longstanding and systemic issues of inequality in
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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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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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Research: How Technology Could Promote Growth in 6 African Countries
The team at Digital Planet and the IBGC recently published research that outlines the ways technology can promote growth in
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The African Leapfrog Index (ALI) Research Report – 9-12-2019
Africa is on the brink of unprecedented digital opportunity. IBGC, Digital Planet and The MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth have researched 6 African country’s strengths and weaknesses in digital inclusion. Read their research report here.
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The Ease of Doing Digital Business Report – 9-6-2019
Using 236 variables from over 60 data sources, Bhaskar Chakravorti, Ravi Chaturvedi, Caroline Troein IBGC’s team of researchers ranked 42 countries based on how easy it is for digital platforms to enter, operate, thrive & exit their markets. Read the research report write-up on Harvard Business Review.
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Ravi Chaturvedi Talks Digitalization & The Global Data Economy with E-Estonia
Is digitalization the modern day space-race? IBGC’s Ravi Chaturvedi sits down with E-Estonia to answer this question about the global data economy, its challenges and its opportunities.
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Student Research: Empowering Pakistani Farmers via Asset-Based Finance
MIB student Uzair Akram created Kisaan, an asset-based financial product that empowers farmers in Pakistan. His research was made possible by IBGC’s experiential learning fund, which allows students to conduct independent research and create solutions to pressing global issues.
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Key to refugee integration in tech-savvy Berlin: Code to Co-create to integrate
MALD alumna Swathi Cholapurath explores how the ReDI school is creating new and exciting opportunities for refugee women in Berlin.
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