Small businesses and AI: Accelerating innovation and inclusion

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Highly confident, women entrepreneurs still face systemic barriers

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How data and AI can drive change: 4 ways forward

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Unlocking the power of small businesses to drive climate-smart inclusive growth

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The lockdowns that followed the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has tested digital infrastructure across the globe. In this article, the authors looked to three indices to determine how ready 42 countries were for socially distanced work: robustness of key platforms, such as e-commerce and digital media; proliferation and resilience of digital payments options; and resilience of the internet infrastructure to traffic surges.

IDEA 2030 at The Fletcher School

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Global

Which countries were (and weren't) ready for remote work?

Digital transformation

North America

Asia Pacific

Middle East & Africa

Europe

Latin American & Caribbean

AI for social impact

Climate change

Data for good

Economic development

Financial health

Financial inclusion

Gender equity

Global development

Public-private partnerships

Small business