Jonathan Donner
@jcd
As Director of the Caribou Digital Institute, I am a researcher, author, and consultant focused on advancing digital inclusion in the majority world.
jonathandonner.comJonathan Donner
we gathered data from gig work ers working for Uber and Zomato in India , and from secondary sources on gig work in India. Some workers were able to realise capabilities such as decent income, freedom from ill -health and exclusion, and skill development. However, others were not, and t here were general constraints on achievement of capabilities... See more
Hiroto Yanaka • Analysing the Development Impact of the Gig Economy using Sen’s Capability Approach: A Case Study of the Physical Gig Economy in India
Feeling Proud, Feeling Embarrassed: Experiences of Low-income Women with Crowd Work
The document explores the experiences of low-income women in India engaging with crowd work platforms and examines the challenges and opportunities they face.
adityavashistha.comWomen’s economic empowerment is central to gender equality.
However, work opportunities available to low-income women in
patriarchal societies are infrequent. While crowd work has the
potential to increase labor participation of such women, much
remains unknown about their engagement with crowd work and
the resultant opportunities and tensions. To fll this gap, we critically
examined the adoption and use of a crowd work platform by low-
income women in India. Through a qualitative study, we found
that women faced tremendous challenges, for example, in seeking
permission from family members to do crowd work, lack of family
support and encouragement, and often working in unfavorable
environments where they had to hide their work lives. While crowd
work took a toll on their physical and emotional wellbeing, it also
led to increased confdence, agency, and autonomy. We discuss
ways to reduce frictions and tensions in participation of low-income
women on crowd work platforms.
World Employment Social Outlook 2021: The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work
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How human translators are coping with competition from powerful AI
slowboring.comImproving reading and comprehension in K-12: Evidence from a large-scale AI technology intervention in India
ictworks.orgWorking Without Borders: The Promise and Peril of Online Gig Work
Exploring the role of local/regional online gig platforms in promoting inclusion for gig workers in developing countries and supporting local private sector growth while addressing challenges in sustainability.
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Could you make it as an Uber driver?
ig.ft.comAcademic Fellows Report November 2022
This report examines the role of young African influencers and viral hashtags on TikTok and Instagram in challenging Afropessimism and nurturing an African digital cosmopolitan practice.
africanofilter.orgThe Academic Fellows program has brought together 11 African academics based around the continent
and the diaspora to investigate Africa's narrative across a range of mediums and topics that include
social media, arts reinstitution, the impact of Covid-19, and spoken word poetry. The program brings
academic rigour and an evidence-based approach to African No Filter's work to understand and shift
harmful and stereotypical narratives about Africa. It forms part of a larger research agenda to
understand narrative and its impact. It is co-funded by Facebook and supported by The African Union,
AUDA-NEPAD and the New York-based Africa Centre.