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Bhaskar Chakravorti.

Bhaskar ChakravortiDean of Global Business; Chair, Digital Planet · The Fletcher School, Tufts UniversityLinkedIn ↗

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framing · DAY 1 · 20:06

The session moves from individual digital journeys to a broader readiness model.

Different scales require different interpretations.

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Caryl FeldackerSenior Program Officer, Data and Technology Adoption, Gender Equality Division · Gates FoundationSpeaking in a personal capacityLinkedIn ↗

Bhaskar ChakravortiDean of Global Business; Chair, Digital Planet · The Fletcher School, Tufts UniversityLinkedIn ↗

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reported method · DAY 1 · 20:49

Tufts describes a cross-country project with research support from the funder.

Institutional context and scope, not a finding.

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Bhaskar ChakravortiDean of Global Business; Chair, Digital Planet · The Fletcher School, Tufts UniversityLinkedIn ↗

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reported method · DAY 1 · 22:04

The model seeks to describe readiness and underlying drivers across countries and subnational areas.

Associations and model structure do not independently establish causality.

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Bhaskar ChakravortiDean of Global Business; Chair, Digital Planet · The Fletcher School, Tufts UniversityLinkedIn ↗

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proposal · DAY 1 · 22:45

An interactive tool is intended to simulate how different resources might change readiness.

Simulations are not demonstrated intervention effects.

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Bhaskar ChakravortiDean of Global Business; Chair, Digital Planet · The Fletcher School, Tufts UniversityLinkedIn ↗

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normative argument · DAY 1 · 23:28

The purpose is development outcomes rather than AI consumption, with potential outcome overlays.

Overlaying outcomes does not establish causal benefits.

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Bhaskar ChakravortiDean of Global Business; Chair, Digital Planet · The Fletcher School, Tufts UniversityLinkedIn ↗

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qualification · DAY 1 · 24:13

The project is explicitly work in progress across 27 countries and at least twelve subnational studies.

Coverage and completion are reported and provisional.

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Bhaskar ChakravortiDean of Global Business; Chair, Digital Planet · The Fletcher School, Tufts UniversityLinkedIn ↗

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