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Digital entrepreneurship on retail platforms: A way to formalise employment for young people in Nigeria and the UK
This study investigates the opportunities and barriers digital retail platforms offer to enable young people’s entrepreneurship as a sustainable and formal income stream in Nigeria and the United Kingdom (UK). This innovative comparison sheds light on how these platforms might alleviate high levels of youth unemployment and provide sources [...]
New report on digital retail platforms with the International Organisation of Employers
Digit researchers have authored a new report on the opportunities for entrepreneurship afforded to young people by digital retail platforms.
Digit researchers at the SASE 2022 conference
Digit researchers discussed their work at the SASE cofnerence, 9-11 July 2022 in Amsterdam.
Crowdwork as an elevator of human capital – a Sustainable Human Development perspective
Work is a key element in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Crowdwork is a new way of working defined as a paid, digital platform-enabled form of work based on crowdsourcing model. Previous research on crowdwork narrowly considered its direct and immediate economic impact on individual workers overlooking its [...]
Social media platforms for digital retail in Africa: an alternative to online retail platforms for young people
Why young people in Nigeria seeking to earn money by selling second hand clothing prefer social media to digital retail platforms.
Can digital resale clothing platforms provide a stable income for young people in the UK?
Some online marketplaces emphasise environmentally sustainable and inclusive practices but does this translate into material differences in the nature of work?
Digital Entrepreneurship on Retail Platforms: A way to formalise employment for young people in the UK and Africa
This Innovation Fund project explores whether digital platforms enabling the sale of second-hand clothes can offer a new route into formal work for young people.
5 successful awards of the Digit Innovation Fund
The Digital Futures at Work Research Centre (Digit) is pleased to announce the outcome of the 1st round of the Digit Innovation Fund.