Rapidly digitalising India was ranked highly among Break Out Economies in the third edition of the Digital Evolution Scorecard developed by Tufts University
Holiday reads: Four recommendations from the SmartCompany team
December 22, 2020
The holiday season is the ideal time to enjoy longer reads from publications that you wouldn’t ordinarily have time for.
To help you find the most interesting and in-depth articles, the SmartCompany team has selected four of our recent favourites.
From an investigation into how the pandemic rocked the globe-trotting lifestyles of digital nomads, to insightful stories from
The Atlantic,
Take a seat in your favourite lounge chair and read Francesca Mari’s homage to her father’s audio-visual equipment and repairs shop, which he has operated for 45 years in San Francisco.
Over the last year, the pandemic has caused the global economy to contract by 4.4%. At the same time, one trend has accelerated worldwide: digitalization. As countries face repeated lockdowns, school closures, and shutdowns of entire industries, digital capabilities whether for remote schooling, e-commerce, or working from home have become more essential than ever. But how exactly has this played out around the world and what do governments, businesses, and investors need to do to come out on top?
To explore these questions, our colleagues at Tufts University’s Fletcher School partnered with Mastercard to develop a third edition of the Digital Evolution Scorecard (following earlier editions published in