“Work” in the digital age. The definition of work has changed throughout history. We must understand whether it is still undergoing radical transformation in the “digital age”. The way this concept has been historically constructed for a few centuries is fairly incorporated in our shared beliefs and should be intuitively recognized, but few people have …
Leggi tutto Jim Gabaret, “The Myth of Data. Can internet users claim worker status?”
Introduction This article is a product of the presentation and discussions at the International Conference of Working in the Digital Age at Turin, Campus Universitario Luigi Einaudi, Sala Lauree Blu March 24-25 2022. It is based on the understanding that the digital revolution has changed profoundly the nature of work. Yet, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has …
In his last book The Immaterial : Knowledge, Value and Capital (2003), André Gorz explores classical and marxian political economy in the light of immaterial capitalism. It is defined as a new system of production where knowledge and human capital become the main productive force. According to Gorz, it destroys the economic categories of the industrial …
Alla fine del secolo scorso, Manuel Castells (2000: 92) immaginava l’Africa confinata in un apartheid tecnologico in piena età dell’informazione. Vent’anni dopo, appare chiaro che il continente è, al contrario, pienamente integrato nella rivoluzione digitale, con paesi come la Nigeria, il Sudafrica, l’Egitto e il Kenya immersi in un habitat digitale sempre più vibrante, in …
Leggi tutto Cecilia Pennacini e Giovanna Santanera, “La rivoluzione digitale africana”
Archivi Aperti Photo by Anshu A. Vedi, vedi: sono là, tutti, mi circondano da lontano e da vicinoE tutti – un fremito terribile percorre e scuote tutto il mio essere –Tutti mi fissano con gli occhi di Bension e Yamele, i miei bambini,Mi fissano con gli occhi tristi e desolati della mia compagna…Con i grandi …
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