The World’s Most Promising Startup Hubs May Also Be the Most Surprising – Inc.
The U.S. is among the most technologically advanced nations in the world, but hubs including New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates aren’t far behind, according to recent data. Researchers at Tufts...
View ArticleChina’s Alipay Targets Singapore’s Food Stalls – Nikkei Asian Review
As one of the most developed nations in Asia, Singapore has the technical capability and infrastructure to embrace cashless payment services on a large scale. The country topped the Asia-Pacific region...
View ArticleThese are the world’s most digitally advanced countries – World Economic Forum
It is barely 20 years since Sergey Brin and Larry Page registered the domain name google.com, and only 10 years since Steve Jobs walked onto a stage in San Francisco and introduced the iPhone. Yet in...
View ArticleBig push to go cashless, but hurdles remain – Straits Times
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonetised India’s high-value banknotes late last year in a move to tackle corruption, the severe currency crunch led Indians to embrace mobile-based cashless payment...
View ArticleStopping payment fraud without blocking real transactions – Raconteur
There is no denying the brutal impact of payment fraud, with $9 billion of annual criminal spending on US payment cards alone, according to research firm Javelin. Nearly six in ten information thefts...
View ArticleNordic countries top digital nations ranking, but risk stalling – Computer...
Nordic countries were ranked among the top five digital economies in the world in the latest Digital Evolution Index (DEI). But the report also raised concerns about the Nordics losing momentum in...
View ArticleHigh data cost, insecurity shun Kenyans from internet use – The Star
The cost of data bundles and security fears are the top reasons why 18 per cent of connected Kenyans go offline, a new research has revealed. The research, dubbed RIA Beyond Access Focus Group...
View ArticleThe gap between smart and feature phone at an all-time high in India: Study –...
India is making slow progress on covering the gap between “smart” and “feature” phones, according to a study, which said only 17 per cent of the Indian population owned a smart phone in early 2016....
View ArticleHBR: The “Smart Society” of the Future Doesn’t Look Like Science Fiction
by Bhaskar Chakravorti and Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi What is a “smart” society? While flights of imagination from science-fiction writers, filmmakers, and techno-futurists involve things like flying cars...
View ArticleTrust in digital technology will be the internet’s next frontier, for 2018...
After decades of unbridled enthusiasm – bordering on addiction – about all things digital, the public may be losing trust in technology. Online information isn’t reliable, whether it appears in the...
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HBR: The 4 Dimensions of Digital Trust, Charted Across 42 Countries
by Bhaskar Chakravorti, Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi, and Ajay Bhalla Read the full piece in the Harvard Business Review The year 2018 is barely underway and, already, digital trust initiatives have...
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Dispatches from the Digital Planet – December 2017 – Net Neutrality
Our 2017 journey around the Digital Planet can be summed up in one word: “turbulence.” The side-effects of increased connectivity and digital progression – data breaches, fake news, automation...
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Dispatches from the Digital Planet – March 2018 – #DigitalTrust
We’re not yet through one quarter of 2018 and already Digital Trust in all its forms has come to capture headline after headline. From Facebook and its content controversies to the EU and data...
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Dispatches from the Digital Planet – May 2018 – #GDPR
These past few months, our inboxes have been flooded with “updated terms and conditions,” to better protect and manage your private information. No, these emails are not a timely realization of the...
View ArticleTufts Magazine: Coming to Terms with Our Digital Planet
In many parts of the world where technology is an integral part of daily life, enthusiasm for its benefits is rapidly giving way to concerns about its risks. Bhaskar Chakravorti, Dean of Global...
View ArticleCan the public sector spearhead digital transformation? – Business World
In recent articles published in this column, we have highlighted the growing need for digital-ready leadership and the digital transformation of organizations. In today’s challenging environment,...
View ArticleStudy: Latin America’s digital evolution occurring at moderate pace – Agencia...
The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean are making strides toward digital transformation, with sustained growth in the development of technological infrastructure and tools, although the...
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Digital Evolution Index: Latin America & Caribbean Edition
With the number of Internet users worldwide crossing 4 billion, the global digital economy has become a space of immense opportunity. Consequently, being digitally competitive has become a priority for...
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Dispatches from the Digital Planet – September 2018 – #DigitalSouth
In late August, Facebook banned 20 organizations and individuals in Myanmar, including the country’s military chief—the first time a military or state actor was banned from the platform. The company...
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