Prof. Vili Lehdonvirta

Professor of Economic Sociology and Digital Social Research

Vili Lehdonvirta is Professor of Economic Sociology and Digital Social Research at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford. He is an economic sociologist whose research focuses on digital technologies — how they are governed, how they shape the organisation of economic activities, and with what implications to workers, consumers, businesses, and policy.

Dr. Uma Rani

Senior Economist

Uma Rani is Senior Economist at the Research Department of the International Labour Office in Geneva, Switzerland. She is a Development Economist, and her research focuses on transformations in the digital economy, wherein she explores how labour and social institutions interact with public policies and can provide decent working conditions to workers.

Dr. Fabian Stephany

Assistant Professor in AI & Work

Fabian Stephany is an Assistant Professor in AI & Work at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), University of Oxford. Leading the SkillScale Project, Fabian investigates the emergence of new skills and sustainability of novel occupations in times of technological disruption.

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