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Collaboration with the University of Sussex
From December 16th to 17th, Rune Halvorsen, Co-Director of CEDIC, and Jacqueline O’Reilly, a CEDIC associate from the University of Sussex, organized a workshop on digital ecosystems The workshop focused on the digitalization of work and the welfare state across 15 different countries. It was hosted at the Digital Futures at Work Research Centre (Digit)…
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Ecologies of friction in digital platform investment
Digital platforms are often praised for their “frictionless” design, making it easy for users to access services with minimal effort. Yet, as researchers Mikko Laamanen and Karolina Mikołajewska-Zając reveal, this frictionless ideal doesn’t always align with ethical goals. Fairbnb, a smaller alternative to the dominant Airbnb, illustrates the tension between running a fair, community-focused platform…
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Why Don’t We Have Minimum Wage in Norway?
Watch professor Rune Halvorsen explain why Norway has no minimum wage: https://film.oslomet.no/v.ihtml/player.html?source=embed&photo%5fid=98452011
Digital Application of Law: System Design and the Concept of Justice
As technology continues to change nearly every part of our lives, it’s also making its way into legal processes. Julia Köhler-Olsen looks at the experience of Norway’s welfare agency, NAV, where digital systems now assist in making certain decisions. The goal is clear: make processes faster and more efficient. But the big question remains: Can…
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Olga Gheorghiev begins her role as Postdoctoral Research Fellow at CEDIC
We are excited to welcome Olga Gheorghiev to CEDIC! Olga brings extensive expertise in migrant workers’ labour market integration, with a focus on transnational networks and the impacts of digital transformation on employment conditions. Her current research project, IDILAB, explores the challenges migrants face due to technological shifts, aiming to inform policy improvements for a…
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CEDIC Talks: New Sessions This Fall
The CEDIC team is excited to announce a series of new and engaging seminars and webinars, centered on the theme of innovation in welfare. This fall, we are pleased to present the following two events: Webinar | October 31, 14:00-15:30: Future Housing SolutionsWhat opportunities and challenges lie ahead when building care-friendly communities for the future?Read…
The RC19 Annual Social Policy Conference 2024 in Oslo Was a Success
In September, 110 scholars attended the RC19 conference in Oslo to discuss research on global social policy and social policy globally. This year, the main topic was “Sustainable welfare in global context: responding to societal and environmental transformations”. The conference was opened by State Secretary Per Olav Hopsø (Labour Party), from the Norwegian Ministry of…
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Kronikk: Følelsene rundt et fysisk og et virtuelt kyss kan være nokså like
Ibelin-dokumentaren viser oss at vi ikke bør undervurdere vennskapene, kjærligheten, sorgen og det sosiale samholdet vi kan oppleve gjennom den virtuelle verdenen, skriver Maja Nordtug (CEDIC) og Jo Fosby Jaavall i en kronikk på forskersonen.no. Les mer her: https://www.forskersonen.no/gaming-helse-internett/folelsene-rundt-et-fysisk-og-et-virtuelt-kyss-kan-vaere-noksa-like/2352386
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MSCA fellow to CEDIC!
CEDIC has been awarded a research fellow through the EU’s prestigious mobility programme Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions (MSCA). We look forward to welcoming Dr. Marijke Roosen to OsloMet later this year. The proposal title of her project is: “Justice in Surveillance Systems” Read more here: https://ansatt.oslomet.no/en/siste-nytt/-/nyhet/msca-stipendiater-til-oslomet-
Kronikk: Følelser kan avgjøre hvor bra sosial teknologi fungerer
Om teknologi som skal hjelpe folk med å få sosial kontakt fungerer avhenger av hvordan brukerne av teknologien har det, skriver Maja Nordtug og Lars E.F Johannessen. Les kronikken på forskersonen.no.
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Successful Sino-Nordic workshop on digitalization of welfare at the Nordic Centre, Fudan University
The emerging digital transformation is having a profound effect on the provision of welfare services in China and the Nordic countries, and beyond. Digitization is expected to continue changing service offers and public administration. Expectations range from hopes for increased efficiency, justice and accountability, to dreaded problems such as social exclusion, dehumanization and inequality. In…
Rune Halvorsen has been elected board member of the portfolio board in the Research Council of Norway
Rune Halvorsen, co-director of CEDIC, will sit on the Research Council of Norway’s (RCN) portfolio board for welfare and education from January 1, 2024. The portfolio boards make decisions regarding the allocation of funds by the RCN and are tasked with providing advice on academic, thematic, and structural development, as well as future investment needs.…
Lars E. F. Johannessen får prisen Årets lovende forsker
Tirsdag 23. november delte OsloMet ut prisen Årets lovende forsker til Lars Emil Fagernes Johannessen. Johannessen har vært tilnyttet CEDIC siden oppstart, og er førsteamanuensis ved Senter for profesjonsforskning ved OsloMet. «Vinnerens forskning har vært preget av en kombinasjon av høye ambisjoner, noe som reflekteres i et usedvanlig høyt antall publikasjoner og siteringer, og en…
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Conference: Sustainable Welfare in a Global Context
From 4 to 6 September 2024, CEDIC will organize the conference Sustainable Welfare in a Global Context at OsloMet. The event is the annual conference of the Research committee on poverty, social welfare and social policy (RC19). The purpose of RC19 is to promote research on social problems, social programs, and public policies and intervention…
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CEDIC på NAVs årlige erfaringskonferanse
Foto: Pål Arne Kvalnes. CEDIC bidro under NAV + Akademia = Sant? – den nasjonale konferansen som formidler forskningssamarbeidet mellom NAV og den akademiske verden 27. oktober. Årets tema var «Digitalisering i et samfunnsperspektiv». På konferansen presenterte og diskuterte representanter fra NAV og flere universiteter forskning på digitalisering. CEDIC forskeren, Julia Köhler-Olsen, presenterte forskningsprosjektet PÅDIGVEL.…
Invitation to workshop on the digital transformation of welfare services in Shanghai on December 14-15
The workshop welcomes participants from both academic and non-academic sector. The workshop will be open for researchers (including early-stage researchers and PhD students), policymakers, market sectors, and NGOs in the Nordic countries and China with expertise on e-governance, information systems, digitalisation and automatisation of welfare services, AI, social policy, public administration and governance. Deadline for…