- Location
- Zoom
- Series/Type
- Alumni Event, DLSPH Event, Faculty/Staff Event, Student Event
- Format
- Online
- Dates
- March 11, 2026 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Links
Presented by the Centre for Global Health and the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing …
Speaker: Professor Mark Graham (Professor of Internet Geography at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford)
Abstract: In this seminar, Professor Mark Graham will discuss who ultimately benefits—and who is excluded—when the places in which we live and work become more deeply integrated with digital systems. Though the technology industry has sold the promise of AI as a technology that will democratize wealth, prosperity, and access to information, the reality is that a hidden labour force of millions endure appalling conditions so these technologies can exist. Professor Graham will discuss his ongoing research into digital labour and the global gig economy, and specifically, Fairwork, a participatory action research project initiated in 2018 across 39 countries, which has engaged workers, trade unions, platforms, and policymakers in establishing minimum fair work standards in the digital economy. He will discuss how action research methodology can establish positive feedback loops, driving equitable changes, and the utility for scholars and practitioners studying the commercial determinants of health.
