The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing Japan to invest in its digital transformation and reconsider its long-hours office culture, as well as household roles.

Ryan Takeshita 07 Apr 2020

COVID-19

West Africans are switching from cash to mobile money because of COVID-19

Africans are being urged to switch to digital payments to reduce the coronavirus risks associated with exchanging cash.

Reuters Staff · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 02 Apr 2020

COVID-19

How digital infrastructure can help us through the COVID-19 crisis

How better digital infrastructure, including AI and big data analysis, could be used to tackle COVID19 and future public health emergencies and pandemics.

Sridhar Gadhi 01 Apr 2020

Digital Economy and Society

Coronavirus: UK offers financial support to the self-employed

The UK government has announced measures to support Britain's 5 million self-employed workers, which account for 15% of the country's workforce who are unable to work due to the country's...

Estelle Shirbon and Andy Bruce · x 27 Mar 2020

COVID-19

This chart shows how airlines are being grounded by COVID-19

A combination of flight cancellations and country restrictions due to coronavirus has had a massive impact on the health of the global airline industry.

Imam Ghosh · Visual Capitalist 21 Mar 2020

COVID-19

Netflix is reducing its streaming quality in Europe to avoid straining the internet during COVID-19

Netflix has decided to reduce the bit rates of its streaming in Europe, to reduce strain on the internet and cater for a predicted increase in demand.

Avery Hartmans · Business Insider 20 Mar 2020

Gender Parity

How women in developing countries can harness e-commerce

E-commerce can be a force for giving women financial autonomy in lower-income countries. But the digital infrastructure to make this happen is not yet in place

Annette Ssemuwemba 20 Mar 2020

COVID-19

This is what our Google searches can teach us about the economic impact of coronavirus

Historical data shows that increases in search activity around topics like recession are associated with sharp contractions in growth rates.

Thiemo Fetzer, Lukas Hensel, and Christopher Roth · LSE Business Review 14 Mar 2020

Digital Economy and Society

Digital platforms must recognize gig workers' rights

Discontent is brewing among gig workers, with growing pressure for digital platforms to recognize them as full employees

Tim Noonan 13 Mar 2020

Education and Skills

This is how digital literacy can transform education

Schools and universities will need to change their curricula to educate students for a digital future that is inclusive, sustainable and collaborative.

Ramesh Srinivasan 03 Mar 2020

Future of Computing

As the inventor of copy and paste dies, here are other computing innovations we take for granted

In a 50-year career, Larry Tesler dedicated his life to making computers easier to use. The legacy of the person who invented cut and paste lives on.

Sean Fleming 02 Mar 2020

Africa

How Jack Ma sees a thriving future of entrepreneurship in Africa

African entrepreneurs will drive the digital economy and unicorn startups. Here's how Jack Ma and Alibaba are identifying and supporting them.

James da Costa 02 Mar 2020

Future of Economic Progress

Are private equity buyouts good for business?

Private equity buyout effects vary widely depending on whether the target firm is publicly or privately held, and on the external economic conditions, researchers find.

Lauri Scherer · NBER Digest 27 Feb 2020

Fairer Economies

Shocks, frictions, and inequality in US business cycles

This column explores how business cycle shocks are useful for explaining the evolution of US wealth and income inequality from the 1950s to today.

Benjamin Born, Ralph Luetticke, and Christian Bayer · VoxEU 27 Feb 2020

Bangladesh

How digital inclusion made Bangladesh a standout South Asian economy

The country is growing rapidly due to smart use of technology to drive a digital transformation.

Zunaid Ahmed Palak 26 Feb 2020

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