Posts tagged: impact sourcing

ILO report: The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work

23 February 2021 0

Digital labour platforms have become a pervasive feature of contemporary society. They allow us to order food, arrange a ride, or buy remote freelancing services online. But how are they transforming the world of work? The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has just released its annual flagship report, which this year focuses on platforms. ILO researchers,… Read More: ILO report: The role of digital labour platforms in transforming… »

Where are online workers located? The international division of digital gig work

11 July 2017 0

The Internet has created a global market for digitally delivered freelance work, which is currently growing rapidly. Our new Online Labour Index worker supplement reveals what skills different countries are bringing to the market. For instance, the top occupational category in the United States is writing and translation, while in the Indian subcontinent it is… Read More: Where are online workers located? The international division of digital… »

Online Labour Index wins Oxford data visualisation prize

29 June 2017 0

We are happy to announce that the Online Labour Index was awarded the first prize in the OxTALENT awards data visualisation category! The annual competition is organised by the University of Oxford IT services to recognize innovative uses of digital technology in learning, research, and public outreach. The Online Labour Index (OLI) is the first… Read More: Online Labour Index wins Oxford data visualisation prize »

Which countries and occupations are embracing the online gig economy?

19 September 2016 0

The Online Labour Index (OLI) is a new economic indicator that provides an online labour market equivalent of conventional labour market statistics. It is available online as an interactive visualization and automatically updating data set. In this post, we will use the index to examine some basic questions about the online gig economy: In which countries… Read More: Which countries and occupations are embracing the online gig economy? »