Saloni Khurana

Digital and Labour Economist @WorldBank || Phd Scholar @iift1963 || Data Lover || Economic Researcher || Binge Watcher || Marvel and Disney fan ^_^

[World Bank Digital @WBG_Digital]

🔍 The Digital Progress and Trends Report 2025 highlights the rise of Small AI.
Simple, affordable tools running on everyday devices are already transforming agriculture, health, and education.
Download: https://t.co/TUEUMXsqP0
#WBGAIFoundations

[World Bank Digital @WBG_Digital]

Small AI, Big Impact.
At the #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026, the @WorldBankGroup will be spotlighting small AI—practical, affordable solutions that run on everyday devices and work in low-resource settings.

🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/kZ8qX89py2
@OfficialINDIAai

[Ideas for India @Ideas4India]

📢 I4I’s Policy Roundup is here! Presenting our curation of developments in the Indian policy landscape—featuring research on labour laws; methodology changes planned by @GoIStats for new GDP series; replacement of MNREGA with new rural employment program
https://t.co/z7rhWX3mLX

[Dina D. Pomeranz 🟣 @DinaPomeranz]

For BA or MA students from low- & middle-income countries: My course “Global Policy Analysis” will again be open to a number of remote students via Zoom. Course starts on Feb 17th, application deadline is Feb 10th. More information & application form here: https://t.co/ccIcOMjSXm

[World Bank Digital @WBG_Digital]

📊 Adoption of GenAI is rising, especially in middle-income countries, which drove 40% of global ChatGPT traffic in April 2025. Innovation remains concentrated, but small AI tools are already delivering impact in key sectors.
👉 https://t.co/vVOPGBaNmI
#WBGAIFoundations

[World Bank Digital @WBG_Digital]

🧠 Competency is essential for AI participation & jobs. Digital & AI-related skills are expanding globally, with faster growth in middle-income countries.
Learn more: https://t.co/AqsIzxP3Gx
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[World Bank Digital @WBG_Digital]

🌏 Digital Progress and Trends Report 2025 presents a global, data-driven view of how AI is evolving. It brings insights on adoption, compute, connectivity, skills & local data, helping countries identify where to focus.
🌐 https://t.co/2C6mPD33H7
#WBGAIFoundations

[kanika mahajan @kanmahajan]

Looking for an RA with Shekhar Tomar at the intersection of big data, labour markets and technology. Apply soon, first round of shortlisting this week. https://t.co/wY33WqmqOI

[World Bank Digital @WBG_Digital]

🧠 Global demand for GenAI skills is rising fast, with job postings growing 9× since 2021. Middle-income countries now account for 1 in 5 GenAI vacancies. Skills gaps persist, but digital readiness is expanding.
Download: https://t.co/agJS455IAU
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[World Bank Digital @WBG_Digital]

🌐 Internet usage continues to grow, but affordability and quality vary widely. DPTR 2025 reveals broadband speeds rose in higher-income markets, while usage gaps remain sharp.
Learn more: https://t.co/UXM5uUWl4K
#WBGAIFoundations

[World Bank Digital @WBG_Digital]

🧠 Competency is essential for AI participation & jobs. Digital & AI-related skills are expanding globally, with faster growth in middle-income countries.
Learn more: https://t.co/a0zmRGxxJ1
#WBGAIFoundations

[World Bank Digital @WBG_Digital]

Opportunities in AI are growing rapidly, but access to skills is not. GenAI vacancies rose 9× in three years, highlighting a widening global competency gap. Investing in training is essential.
🌐 https://t.co/ksk4hInGDv
#WBGAIFoundations

[World Bank Digital @WBG_Digital]

🌏 Digital Progress and Trends Report 2025 presents a global, data-driven view of how AI is evolving. It brings insights on adoption, compute, connectivity, skills & local data, helping countries identify where to focus.
🌐 https://t.co/V929BFdrvi
#WBGAIFoundations

[Saloni Khurana @saloni_econ]

Our Digital Progress and trends report is live and this year it explores global data on AI adoption, connectivity, compute, skills, and the rise of Small AI.

[World Bank Digital @WBG_Digital]

📊 The new Digital Progress and Trends Report 2025 is live. It highlights new usage patterns, early signs of transformation in key sectors, and emerging opportunities for countries to shape their own AI future.

Download: https://t.co/dYkjWuLotI
#WBGAIFoundations

[World Bank Digital @WBG_Digital]

📊 The new Digital Progress and Trends Report 2025 is live. It highlights new usage patterns, early signs of transformation in key sectors, and emerging opportunities for countries to shape their own AI future.

Download: https://t.co/dYkjWuLotI
#WBGAIFoundations

[Saloni Khurana @saloni_econ]

Please join us for our launch event, which will highlight how developing economies use AI to create jobs and much more!
#AI #jobs #digital #GenAI

[World Bank Digital @WBG_Digital]

How can developing nations use AI to create jobs and stronger economies? Join the @WorldBank Live event “Building AI Foundations” on Nov 25 to explore how digital infrastructure, governance, and skills can unlock AI’s potential for jobs and economies.

🔗 https://t.co/g118m5Lb9j

[Saloni Khurana @saloni_econ]

#Digital and especially #GenAI skills are boosting wages! New paper using 67M #job postings (2021-2024, 29 countries) shows 7-9% #wage hikes for technical roles with GenAI dev #skills, and 25-36% premiums for non-technical pros with GenAI literacy. https://t.co/Xfyl2YVrF0

[Monisankar Bishnu @MoniBishnu]

Reminder: Deadline for submitting your paper for the 20th ACEGD conference at ISI-Delhi is approaching soon (15th of September). https://t.co/xBpwoSnTD8 I particularly encourage public finance-macro researchers to submit their papers.

[Saloni Khurana @saloni_econ]

As grad students, we’re told to build a website for exposure -- hopefully not too late! 😅

Excited to share mine with my economics research! 🎉https://t.co/XeYIVeDCrV

Open to collabs -- DMs welcome!

#EconTwitter #Economics #AcademicTwitter #Research

[Dina D. Pomeranz 🟣 @DinaPomeranz]

Why it is important to know your data well

Ht @MTabarrok