Oxford Internet Institute

21 July 2017

Authors: Vili Lehdonvirta

The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices in the UK was published last week. The review assesses changes in labour markets and employment practices, and proposes policy solutions. One ... Read More Considering the Taylor Review: Ways Forward for the Gig Economy

14 July 2017

Authors: Otto Kassi

Our new Online Labour Index worker map provides a real-time measurement of the online gig economy by revealing where different types of jobs are taking place. To our knowledge, ... Read More Comparing the OLI Worker Map to other studies on online work supply

11 July 2017

Authors: Vili Lehdonvirta

Online Labour Index top occupation by country, 1-6 July 2017 The Internet has created a global market for digitally delivered freelance work, which is currently growing rapidly. Our new ... Read More Where are online workers located? The international division of digital gig work

11 July 2017

Authors: Otto Kassi

As more and more tasks and projects are transacted via online platforms and apps, national governments and statistical agencies face increasing challenges in tracking the growth of this phenomenon. ... Read More Measuring the supply of digital labour: How the OLI worker supplement is constructed

10 July 2017

Authors: Mark Graham

Our second pamphlet ‘Towards a Fairer Gig Economy’ is now out on Meatspace Press. We are pleased to offer it for free download (pdf, epub, azw3, mobi), as a ... Read More Towards a Fairer Gig Economy

10 July 2017

Authors: Vili Lehdonvirta

Online Labour Index, July 2016 – June 2017 (28-day moving average) Online freelancing and crowdwork are some of the terms used for temporary and project-based work conducted remotely over ... Read More The online gig economy grew 26% over the past year

29 June 2017

Authors: Otto Kassi

We are happy to announce that the Online Labour Index won the first prize in an annual OxTALENT competition organised by the University of Oxford IT services in the ... Read More Online Labour Index wins in a University data visualisation competition

14 June 2017

Authors: Gretta Corporaal

Organizing for successful platform adoption: Part 2 PublicDomainPictures/pixabai (CCO) Large corporations are starting to realize the benefits of leveraging online platforms to access freelancers on an on-demand basis. However, they ... Read More How the Fortune 500 experiment with platform adoption

17 May 2017

Authors: Gretta Corporaal

What does innovation literature predict about the organizational challenges of adopting online freelancing platforms – and how to address them?  TeroVesalainen/pixabai. (CCO) Digital technologies have fueled a new wave ... Read More Organizing for successful platform adoption: Part One

5 May 2017

Authors: Mark Graham

I am hiring a Digital Geographer to work with me at the Oxford Internet Institute for two years on a full-time contract (we’ll also consider part-time options for the ... Read More Want to work with us at the Oxford Internet Institute? I’m hiring a Digital Geographer!

4 May 2017

Authors: Mark Graham

I have a new paper out in the Annals of the American Association of Geographers with Andrea Ballatore and Shilad Sen. In it, we ask (and empirically answer) questions about ... Read More Digital Hegemonies: The Localness of Search Engine Results

4 May 2017

Authors: Mark Graham

  I have a new paper out in the Annals of the American Association of Geographers with Andrea Ballatore and Shilad Sen. In it, we ask (and empirically answer) questions about ... Read More Digital Hegemonies: The Localness of Search Engine Results

25 April 2017

Authors: Gretta Corporaal

What challenges do organizations face when adopting online freelancing platforms as part of their business models? annawaldl/pixabay. (CCO) Digital technologies have enabled the rise of online labour platforms that transform ... Read More Organizing with on-demand freelancers in the platform economy: Part Two

19 April 2017

Authors: Gretta Corporaal

To understand the future of work we need to explore the diversity of platforms and how they are used in the modern economy. Widjaya Ivan/Flickr. (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) In ... Read More Organizing with on-demand freelancers in the platform economy: Part One

14 April 2017

Authors: Vili Lehdonvirta

shutterstock.com Platforms like eBay, Uber, Airbnb, and Freelancer are thriving, growing the digital economy and disrupting existing business. The question is how to ensure that the transformations they entail ... Read More Can universal basic income counter the ill-effects of the gig economy?

13 April 2017

Authors: Vili Lehdonvirta

shutterstock.com Platforms like eBay, Uber, Airbnb, and Freelancer are thriving, growing the digital economy and disrupting existing business. The question is how to ensure that the transformations they entail ... Read More Could universal basic income counter the gig economy’s problems?