A change of key
How can we make work in the post-pandemic world work for us? Richard McNeill Douglas plays with some ideas. Covid has not been the only pandemic we have had to …
A change of key Read MorePublished by Promoting Economic Pluralism
How can we make work in the post-pandemic world work for us? Richard McNeill Douglas plays with some ideas. Covid has not been the only pandemic we have had to …
A change of key Read MoreData can be misread, warns Jan Berlage. On considering which key competence they need for the labour market of the future, Simone, Vishal, Luke, Pedder and Beatrice, all part of …
Let’s not go back to the future Read MoreArtificial intelligence rarely gets it wrong – it’s the culture that programmed it that’s messed up, says Madhavi Venkatesan. I have become accustomed to my smart phone alerting me in …
Algorithm and blues: whose tune do we dance to? Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic and consequent economic crisis have indelibly altered our daily lives. One of the profound changes has been the acceleration in the shift towards digital payments, as customers avoided cash …
International cooperation and the era of digital currency growth Read MoreFacebook’s algorithm targets people for job listings based on their gender identity, new research has found. The study revealed that Facebook ads for jobs in fields dominated by men were visible to …
Men, Women See Different Job Listings on Facebook Due to Algorithm Bias, Research Shows Read MoreFrom the publisher: The critical situation in which our planet finds itself is no longer in doubt. Some things are already collapsing while others are beginning to do so, increasing the possibility …
Another End of the World is Possible Read MoreFrom the publisher: Your pay depends on your productivity and occupation. If you earn roughly the same as others in your job, with the precise level determined by your performance, …
You’re Paid What You’re Worth Read MoreFrom the publisher: As machines are trained to “think,” many tasks that previously required human intelligence are becoming automated through artificial intelligence. However, it is more difficult to automate emotional …
The Feeling Economy Read MoreDespite experiencing substantial growth in internet users in the last decade, Zimbabwe, a country of 14.7 million, still suffers from underutilized mobile internet capacity and low smartphone penetration, according to the latest annual …
A sky-high tariff on smartphones is keeping people offline in Zimbabwe Read MoreEntrepreneurs in Côte d’Ivoire are circumventing high retail rents and government bureaucracy to start businesses online, resulting in a thriving informal digital economy. From baby clothes to handmade jewelry, small …
Côte d’Ivoire’s informal economy has come online and the government’s not happy Read More