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Oxford Internet Institute
The Oxford Internet Institute was founded as a department of the University of Oxford in 2001, as an academic centre for the study of the societal implications of the Internet. The current home in a building owned by Balliol College was formally opened in July 2003.

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The Fairwork Podcast: Series 1

The Fairwork Podcast: Series 1

What it’s like working in the gig economy, what it’s like being managed by algorithms, ...
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Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

OII Bellwether Lectures

The OII Bellwether Lectures bring world-leading intellectuals to Oxford to lecture on t...
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ICT for Development (ICT4D)

ICT for Development (ICT4D)

A seminar series gathering leading scholars and practitioners to reflect on the influen...
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Geographies of the World's Knowledge

Geographies of the World's Knowledge

Who owns the world's knowledge? Who produces it? Who is able to consume it? Has the Int...
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Voices from Oxford

Voices from Oxford

Voices from Oxford features interviews with staff and students at the University. The i...
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Oxford Internet Institute

Oxford Internet Institute

Lectures and seminars from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), University of Oxford. T...

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Title Description People Date Captions
004: Management - Like a Dog With a Bone This episode looks at management. What’s it like working through a platform, where the principal colleague you’re working with is your smartphone? Robbie Warin, Francis Scaife 6 April, 2021 Captions
003: Contracts - Stand Up For Your Rights This episode looks at contracts and in it we hear from Yaseen Aslam, the former Uber driver who successfully took them to court over his classification as self-employed, a ruling that has implications for gig workers around the world Yaseen Aslam, Robbie Warin, Kelle Howson 6 April, 2021 Captions
002: Conditions - Lockdown In this episode we here from Aziz - a pseudonym - a ridehail driver in London. We explore what it is like working during a pandemic, serving your community and keeping the country running. Robbie Warin 6 April, 2021 Captions
001: Representation - The Deliveroo Strikes In this episode we hear from Mohaan Biswas about his first-hand experience of the Deliveroo strikes in 2016 that made headlines around the world. Mohaan Biswas, Robbie Warin 6 April, 2021 Captions
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 records with people. Vivek Srinivasan 26 March, 2015
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 academic interest. Padraig Carmody 26 March, 2015
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. Jenny Chan 26 March, 2015
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 effective management of data? Amy O'Donnell 26 March, 2015
The (so far) grassroots success story of Farmerline, a social mobile tech enterprise for African farmers Alloysius Attah discusses some of Farmerline's success factors, including its locally adapted technological solutions and strong local outreach Alloysius Attah 4 February, 2015
ICT, Civic Education and Civil Society Capacity Building in Iran Since Tavaana's launch in 2010, the e-learning institute has safely educated thousands of Iranians about democracy and human rights. Mariam Memarsadeghi 4 February, 2015
Learning with the crowd? New structures, new practices for knowledge, learning, and education This talk explores the emerging trends and forces that are radically reshaping learning and knowledge practices. Caroline Haythornthwaite 9 January, 2015
What Hopes for ICT for Development? Tim Unwin focuses on current work at the CTO, where his own personal contributions focus especially on the use of ICTs by people with disabilities. Tim Unwin 21 March, 2014
The Real-Time City? Big Data and Smart Urbanism Rob Kitchin discusses how cities are being instrumented with digital devices and infrastructure that produce ‘big data’. Rob Kitchin 3 March, 2014
New Media, New Civics? Ethan Zuckerman explores contemporary anxieties about "a crisis in civics" and look at the idea that civics is changing along with digital media. Ethan Zuckerman 3 March, 2014
Thoughts Towards a History of ICT4D - And Its Future Role David Souter uses the history and development of ICT4D as a framework to critique ICT4D approaches and consider the relevance of ICTs and ICT4D to the post-2015 development agenda. David Souter 27 February, 2014
How best to communicate with communities affected by disaster? Case Studies from Typhoon Haiyan This seminar will investigate how different technologies were used by CDAC Network Members in the immediate response to Typhoon Haiyan, focusing particularly on how needs assessment data was collected, shared and acted upon. Nicki Bailey 27 February, 2014
The Internet in a post-PRISM world Dan McQuillan examines the Internet in a post-PRISM world, and asks if its power to tackle global poverty will be lost. Dan McQuillan 12 February, 2014
Crowdsourcing and Development of Activity Systems: the Case of Emergency Response Gregory Asmolov suggests applying the notion of activity systems and zones of proximal development, as conceptualized in Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT), to the field of ICT4D. Gregory Asmolov 12 February, 2014
The Post-2015 Development Agenda: Implications for ICT4D Research Richard Heeks explores new post-2015 development agenda and its implications for ICT4D (information and communication technologies for development) research priorities. Richard Heeks 12 February, 2014
The Information Society Agenda: Prospects and Problems Discussion of dominant approaches by intergovernmental agencies to information society policy and the prospects for introducing critical perspectives that acknowledge the power relations which inform information society strategies and actions. Robin Mansell 16 January, 2014
ICTs, Innovation and Regulation in the Somali Territories A seminar exploring technology and regulation in the Somali territories of the Horn of Africa. Despite weak or non-existent government institutions, innovation has flourished with local solutions to local challenges. Abdirashid Duale 16 January, 2014
Humanitarian campaigns in social media: network architectures and Kony 2012 as a polymedia event An assessment of the optimism surrounding the opportunities that social media offer for humanitarian action, drawing on analysis of the phenomenally popular and controversial Kony 2012 campaign. Mirca Madianou 16 January, 2014
Disjunctures and Connections: Case Studies of How Techno-politics Make and Cut Networks In a development context, the ways in which new media objects (eg ICTs) are defined in relation to other objects, people and institutions map out new figurations of power and connection, that revalue and recombine political agency. Don Slater 16 January, 2014
Development 2.0 and beyond: Challenges for ICT4D in 2013 Dr Thompson addresses some of the opportunities and contradictions presented by ICT4D and considers some emerging ways in which ICT4D researchers may contribute to the field. Mark Thompson 16 January, 2014
An introduction to the ebook - 'Geographies of the World's Knowledge' Dr Mark Graham introduces 'Geographies of the World's Knowledge'. The book, available as PDF and interactive iBook, visualizes and explores contemporary patterns of commercially produced and peer-produced knowledge. Mark Graham 28 March, 2012
Interview with Andrew Goudie, Master of St Cross College Author of more than 30 books on global warming, Andrew Goudie charts the way forward in present crisis and explains how university research and advice can contribute to solving the problems that face our planet. Andrew Goudie 28 May, 2009
Interview with Frances Cairncross, Rector of Exeter College Frances Cairncross, Rector of Exeter College and former managing editor of The Economist talks about the role of a College in teaching and research. Frances Cairncross, Denis Noble 26 May, 2009
Interview with the Vice Chancellor, Dr John Hood Dr John Hood talks about the impact of the global recession on universities and how they themselves will contribute to the solution. He also presents his vision for the future of higher education. John Hood, Denis Noble 26 May, 2009
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