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SUMMARY:Managed by an Algorithm? The rise of “on-demand working” and t
 he “gig economy” - Dr Ala'a Shehabi (The Work Foundation)
DTSTART:20161031T140000Z
DTEND:20161031T160000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Anne Alexander
DESCRIPTION:Big Data underpins the operation of digital platforms which ar
 e playing an increasingly important role in managing the supply of labour 
 and setting terms of employment in some sectors of the economy\, from tran
 sport\, to food delivery\, to domestic repairs and cleaning. Via smartphon
 e apps\, companies such as Uber and Taskrabbit\, can relay instructions\, 
 allocate tasks and monitor performance of a distributed and apparently dis
 posable workforce. Meanwhile\, online 'crowdworking' facilitated by platfo
 rms such as Amazon's Mechanical Turk or data enrichment company CrowdFlowe
 r\, breaks work down into 'microtasks' which can be remunerated by the min
 ute\, rather than the hour. This seminar will examine the implications of 
 digitally-enabled "on-demand working" for labour rights and social policy.
 \n\nDr Ala'a Shehabi is a senior researcher at The Work Foundation having 
 previously been an analyst at RAND Europe. She has also worked as a resear
 cher and lecturer in the Middle-East and as an analyst in a hedge fund. Sh
 e has been a visiting fellow at the Arab Council for Social Sciences (2013
 )\, Lund University (2014)\, Stanford University (2015) and has been an in
 dependent research consultant for the American University of Beirut and Am
 nesty International.  Her research interests are in development\, technolo
 gy and the future of work. And has worked on projects for the European Com
 mission\, the British Academy\, AT&T\, Department for Culture\, Media and 
 Sport amongst others.\n\nShe has a PhD in econometrics from Imperial Colle
 ge London\, an MSc in economics and finance from Warwick University and a 
 BSc in economics and statistics from University College London.\n\n \n\nOp
 en to all but Registration is required: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/man
 aged-by-an-algorithm-the-rise-of-on-demand-working-and-the-gig-economy-tic
 kets-27144164928  \n\nOrganised by Ethics of Big Data Research Group in co
 llaboration with The Work Foundation and InformAll.
LOCATION: Room SG1\, Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge\, C
 B3 9DT
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