Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism
Judy Wajcman explains why we immediately interpret our experiences with digital technology as inexorably accelerating everyday life. The technological...
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Lectures and seminars from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), University of Oxford. The OII is a leading world centre for multidisciplinary research and teaching on the social factors that are shaping the Internet, and their implications for society. Areas covered by our podcasts include: social networking, Internet regulation, safety and security online, e-government and democracy, civil society, open access, identity, e-learning, citizen journalism and new media, and the future of the Internet itself.
Combatting Corruption with Mobile Phones
India's right to information movement demonstrated the potential to combat corruption through social audits – an exercise to share and verify public r...
Africa's Information Revolution: Rhetoric and Reality
Over the past decade there has been a phenomenal growth in mobile phone and internet usage in Africa which has attracted substantial media and academi...
Dying for an iPhone: The Hidden Struggle of China's Workers
An in-depth study of the most powerful electronics contractor and the lives of its 1.4 million workers. During 2010, 18 workers attempted suicide at T...
Ethical Treatment of Data in New Digital Landscapes - bringing development practitioners and academics together
How can NGOs like Oxfam come together with academics and practitioners alike to tackle emerging privacy and security challenges when it comes to effec...
The (so far) grassroots success story of Farmerline, a social mobile tech enterprise for African farmers
Alloysius Attah will discuss some of Farmerline's success factors, including its locally adapted technological solutions and strong local outreach. De...
Tales from the Zooniverse or, What to do with a million scientists
Tales from the Zooniverse or, What to do with a million scientists
De-MOOC-ifying Online Learning
panel examines online learning through comparing and contrasting the MOOC format with traditional online strategies. In the last few years MOOCs have ...
Facing the Crowd: Past, Present, and Furtures of Digital Labor
Facing the Crowd: Past, Present, and Furtures of Digital Labor
There Ain't No 'e' in PPE - How do we fill the digital skills gap at the top levels of government and politics?
Interview with Tom Steinberg on the topics of his talk "There Ain't No 'e' in PPE - How do we fill the digital skills gap at the top levels of governm...