Work Futures in the Digital Economy
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22 March 2012
The Work Futures in the Digital Economy Interdisciplinary Symposium took place on the 22-23 March 2012 at the Chilworth Manor Hotel, Southampton.
Outcomes of the Interdisciplinary Symposium:
The symposium was a success in bringing together expertise from a range of disciplines and provided great impetus in fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue on select questions as well as new directions for research. We would like to thank everyone who participated and/or attended the symposium. Presentations and papers discussed during the symposium can be found below:
- Professor Chris Baldry- University of Stirling
Working in the digital economy: from Great Expectations to Hard Times?
- Emma Bell- Keele University & Pauline Leonard- University of Southampton
Blurring Boundaries? YouTube as Informal OrganisationalPractice
- Professor Alison Fuller- University of Southampton
Workplace learning in the digital economy: Contrasting evidence from supermarkets and software engineering
- Mary Houston
The organisational, political and technological context of e-democracy in the UK
- Professor Ann Therese Lotherington- University of Nordland, Norway
”No space for Old women!” Technological transformations in healthcare work
- Ramine Tinati- Web Science PhD Researcher University of Southampton
The Impact of the Web on Future Society
- David Howell- graduate of the University of Southampton & Mike Bracher- PhD Researcher of Sociology & Social Policy, University of Southampton
Youtube film- Commuting Under Pressure: Navigating the sensory landscapes of work based travel
Interdisciplinary Symposium Programme:
How is the digital economy changing working lives and work organizations?
What kinds of education and skills are valuable in the digital economy?
How is the local, national and global organization of work changing with or in response to digital technologies?
What do careers look like in the digital economy?
How are digital business models and modes of service delivery shaping new kinds of work and organization?
Who is gaining and losing from the digitization of work?
How/can governments and policy makers support a fair and vibrant digital economy for all?
These questions cut across disciplines, theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches. This symposium draws together expertise across these boundaries.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Natasha Allden, University of Southampton
- Chris Baldry, Professor Emeritus, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling, and former Editor, New Technology, Work and Organization
- Emma Bell, Senior Lecturer in Organisation Studies, Exeter University Business School
- Phillip Brown, Professor of Social and Educational Research, University of Cardiff
- Dave De Roure, Professor of e-Research in the Oxford e-Research Centre and the National Strategic Director for Digital Social Research
- Alison Fuller, Professor of Education and Work, University of Southampton
- Susan Halford, Professor of Sociology, University of Southampton
- Wendy Hall DBE, Professor of Computer Science, University of Southampton
- Hugh Lauder, Professor of Education and Political Economy, University of Bath and Editor, Journal of Education and Work
- Pauline Leonard, Reader in Sociology, University of Southampton
- Ann Therese Lotherington, Professor of Sociology, University of Bødo, Norway
- Catherine Pope, Professor of Medical Sociology and Director of Web Science Doctoral Training Centre, University of Southampton
- Mark Weal, Lecturer in Web Science, University of Southampton
Speakers at 6.15 Thurs evening;
Showcase: ‘New directions in digital research on work’
· Ramine Tinati
· Mary Houston
· Mike Saker
· Kate Lyle
· Debbie Thackray
Our aim is to keep the symposium small, to foster cross-disciplinary dialogue.
The event will run from Thursday 22 March 2012 at noon and concludes at 1pm on Friday 23 March 2012.
There is no fee and the costs for meals and refreshments will be met by WFRC.
We cannot reimburse accommodation expenses, but have provisionally secured rooms at Chilworth Manor Hotel at a rate of £73.04 (bed and breakfast) for Thursday night.
For booking and further information, please contact Pauline.Leonard@southampton.ac.uk
