Oxford Internet Institute

7 September 2017

Authors: Vili Lehdonvirta

This is a guest article written by OII doctoral candidate Godofredo Ramizo Jr., who is researching the socio-political impact of ride apps in Southeast Asian megacities. Uber and other ... Read More How Uber is changing transportation in Southeast Asia – and with what lessons for Europe

29 August 2017

Authors: Vili Lehdonvirta

Online labour platforms allow companies to source work from freelancers over the Internet on an on-demand basis. We know that this phenomenon grew about 26 percent globally over the ... Read More How the world’s largest companies use online freelancing platforms: New report

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

13 July 2017

Authors: Michel Wahome

The ‘techie’ archetype is the mascot of our age. Generally imagined and depicted as a youth, most often male, wearing a casual sweat-shirt, and carrying a backpack that contains ... Read More Michel Wahome joins Geonet and talks digital entrepreneurship

12 July 2017

Authors: Ralph Straumann

The previous post in this mini-series, Who can access the internet?, looked at internet penetration in country context. In this post, we compare world regions and their access to ... Read More World regions’ access to the internet

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

4 July 2017

Authors: Mark Graham

New forms of digital work have emerged which, in theory, can be done from anywhere. Does this mean that geography no longer matters to digital work? Not exactly. My ... Read More ‘Digital Labour’ – our new publication

4 July 2017

Authors: Mark Graham

New forms of digital work have emerged which, in theory, can be done from anywhere. Does this mean that geography no longer matters to digital work? Not exactly. My ... Read More ‘Digital Labour’ – our new publication

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

25 June 2017

Authors: Ralph Straumann

This map shows internet penetration, i.e. the percentage of the population of countries that has accessed the internet within a 12 month period, from any device (click for full ... Read More Who can access the internet?

2 June 2017

Authors: Nicolas Friederici

Kytabu’s colorful Nairobi office: the startup needed several years until it could afford such a space Digital entrepreneurship is on the rise across Africa. There is no question that ... Read More Africa’s Digital (R)Evolution: An Enterprise Perspective

2 June 2017

Authors: Nicolas Friederici

Kytabu’s colorful Nairobi office: the startup needed several years until it could afford such a space Digital entrepreneurship is on the rise across Africa. There is no question that ... Read More Africa’s Digital (R)Evolution: An Enterprise Perspective

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 Work with us at the Oxford Internet Institute: I’m hiring a Digital Geographer!

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!

5 May 2017

Authors: Nicolas Friederici

Good news: my dissertation on African technology innovation hubs is now complete! The permanent digital record (incl. a pdf for download) is here, and the hardbound copy will shortly be ... Read More Dissertation: African Hubs as Assemblers of Technology Entrepreneurs