Economy

China’s Internet stocks jump on the arm for the healthy development of the platform economy

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Staff at an industrial zone in Lianyungang, east China’s Jiangsu province, sort parcels on Friday, the day China’s major e-commerce platforms, including Alibaba’s JD and Tmall, celebrate the 618th this year mid year shopping festival. Photo: VCG China’s Internet shares jumped on Thursday after Premier Li Qiang chaired a meeting with major domestic platform operators, … Read more

State Funds UW Computer School To Boost Economy – WyoFile

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The state known for its coal and cattle traditions will nurture a new technology sector this fall: computing. The University of Wyomings School of Computing will open as the hub of the Wyoming Innovation Partnership, an initiative meant to build workforce resilience and boost the state’s economy. The initiative is not a departure from the … Read more

Only 1 in 3 African women have access to the internet compared to half of men. The cost to the continent’s economy could be in the billions

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People line the streets as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visits Lusaka, Zambia April 1. Kent Nishimura – Los Angeles Times – Getty Images During a trip to Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia in April, Vice President Kamala Harris announced more than $1 billion in public and private investment to bridge the digital divide in Africa, … Read more