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  • Tag: Labour

    • Considering the Taylor Review: Ways Forward for the Gig Economy

      21 July 2017

      Author:

      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

    • We should look to automation to relieve the current pressures on healthcare

      20 April 2017

      Author:

      Matt Willis

      Image by TheeErin (Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), who writes: “Working on a national cancer research project. This is the usual volume of mail that comes in two-days time.” In ...
      Read More We should look to automation to relieve the current pressures on healthcare

    • New Report: Risks and Rewards of Online Gig Work at the Global Margins

      20 March 2017

      Author:

      Mark Graham

      The cartogram depicts countries as circles sized according to dollar inflow during March 2013 on a major online labour platform. The shading of the inner circle indicates the median ...
      Read More New Report: Risks and Rewards of Online Gig Work at the Global Margins

    • What Impact is the Gig Economy Having on Development and Worker Livelihoods?

      20 March 2017

      Author:

      Mark Graham

      There are imbalances in the relationship between supply and demand of digital work, with the vast majority of buyers located in high-income countries (pictured). See the full article for ...
      Read More What Impact is the Gig Economy Having on Development and Worker Livelihoods?

    • Machine agency and the future of work

      14 March 2017

      Author:

      Taha Yasseri

      The introduction of new technology causes concern for the future of work. What is the role of humans in a work life in which an increasing number of tasks ...
      Read More Machine agency and the future of work

    • Digital work marketplaces impose a new balance of power

      27 May 2016

      Author:

      Mark Graham

      Factories can’t run, farms can’t produce, mines can’t be mined, supermarkets can’t be stocked, and call centres can’t accept calls if workers don’t go to work. Even though the ...
      Read More Digital work marketplaces impose a new balance of power

    • Digital Transformations of Work [Conference, March 10 2016]

      29 January 2016

      Author:

      Mark Graham

      As part of the Green Templeton College Future of Work Programme we are bringing together leading researchers to consider the ways in which digitalisation and the internet are globally ...
      Read More Digital Transformations of Work [Conference, March 10 2016]

    • Investigating virtual production networks in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia

      3 November 2014

      Author:

      Mark Graham

      What effects will the emergence of new and transformative ‘virtual’ economic activities and work (such as ‘microwork’ and ‘game labour’) have on social and economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa ...
      Read More Investigating virtual production networks in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia

    • Cyber-revisionism: Parties’ Attitudes to Web Archiving Are a Worrying Sign for Digital Democracy

      11 December 2013

      Author:

      Josh Cowls

      Following an earlier, somewhat rantier post on this blog when the news originally broke, I’ve written a more academically-oriented piece… Read more Cyber-revisionism: Parties’ Attitudes to Web Archiving Are ...
      Read More Cyber-revisionism: Parties’ Attitudes to Web Archiving Are a Worrying Sign for Digital Democracy

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