Posts tagged: economic geography

Digital Labour at Economic Margins: African Workers and the Global Information Economy. (Forthcoming Publication)

5 January 2020 0

I have a new publication coming out soon in the Review of African Political Economy, with my colleague Mark Graham. The paper is based on the research we have been carrying out over a number of years in Africa. It deals with the role African digital labour is playing in the global information economy and… Read More: Digital Labour at Economic Margins: African Workers and the Global… »

New Article: Does economic upgrading lead to social upgrading in contact centers? Evidence from South Africa.

15 April 2019 0

Mark Graham and I have just published a new article in the African Geographical Review. The article’s main argument is that economic upgrading in the South African BPO industry can lead to both social upgrading and downgrading among contact centre agents. Anwar, M. A. and Graham, M. (2019) Does economic upgrading lead to social upgrading… Read More: New Article: Does economic upgrading lead to social upgrading in… »

Will AI kill development?

7 April 2019 0

I had the opportunity to contribute to this new BCC World Service programme ‘Will AI kill development?’. Listen here, or contact me for an mp3 if you’re unable to access it. Summary Ian Goldin asks if robotisation will prevent poorer countries taking the traditional route to prosperity. Since World War Two, nation after nation has… Read More: Will AI kill development? »

New article – The Global Gig Economy: Towards a Planetary Labour Market?

7 April 2019 0

Amir Anwar and I have a new article out in First Monday. The piece think through what a planetary labour market entails, how it is relationally, spatially, and discursively constructed, and who it benefits. I’m pasting the abstract and conclusions below. Graham, M., and Anwar, M. A. 2019. The Global Gig Economy: Towards a Planetary… Read More: New article – The Global Gig Economy: Towards a Planetary… »

Digital Entrepreneurship in Africa: announcing our upcoming book

27 November 2018 0

If we’ve been quiet about our Digital Entrepreneurship in Africa research, it’s because Michel, Mark, and I have been busy drafting chapters for an upcoming monograph. In the book, we use our empirical data to work through some of the development hopes that have been associated with digital entrepreneurship, for instance, that Africa may leapfrog… Read More: Digital Entrepreneurship in Africa: announcing our upcoming book »

New publication: Digital Connectivity and African Knowledge Economies

4 July 2018 0

We have a new publication out that summarises some of our Geonet research to-date. You can download the full paper here, or get a free open-access version at the link below: Graham, M., Ojanpera, S., Anwar, M. A., and Friederici, N. 2017. Digital Connectivity and African Knowledge Economies. Questions de Communication. 32. 345-360. Abstract: Connectivity throughout… Read More: New publication: Digital Connectivity and African Knowledge Economies »

CfP for sessions at GCEG: Digital Economies, Digital Connectivity, Digital Margins

17 October 2017 0

The Geonet team will attend next year’s Global Conference of Economic Geography (GCEG) in full strength, running two hopefully lively sessions. Both run under the larger theme “Digital Economies, Digital Connectivity, Digital Margins.” Papers can be submitted between 15 Nov 2017 and 15 March 2018 on the GCEG website (https://www.gceg2018.com).   Digital Economies, Digital Connectivity,… Read More: CfP for sessions at GCEG: Digital Economies, Digital Connectivity, Digital… »

Africa’s Digital (R)Evolution: An Enterprise Perspective

2 June 2017 0

Digital entrepreneurship is on the rise across Africa. There is no question that the number of technology startups and the number of organizations trying to support them has multiplied in recent years. Many have taken this rise of activity to indicate a fundamental and promising shift. Already, The Next Africa has been proclaimed, and policymakers… Read More: Africa’s Digital (R)Evolution: An Enterprise Perspective »

Dissertation: African Hubs as Assemblers of Technology Entrepreneurs

5 May 2017 0

Good news: my dissertation on African technology innovation hubs is now complete! The permanent digital record (incl. a pdf for download) is here, and the hardbound copy will shortly be deposited with Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries as well. Friederici, N. (2016, October). Innovation Hubs in Africa: Assemblers of Technology Entrepreneurs. Dissertation, Oxford, UK: Oxford Internet Institute, University… Read More: Dissertation: African Hubs as Assemblers of Technology Entrepreneurs »

Digital gig work and outsourcing in Africa- Update on Geonet

27 February 2017 0

This is a short post about the research that I lead into digital work and the digital economy in Sub-Saharan Africa. The work that I do (in tandem with my Geonet colleagues) specifically looks at the growth of digital gig economy and the business process outsourcing activities in four African countries namely South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria… Read More: Digital gig work and outsourcing in Africa- Update on Geonet »