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New CEDIC master’s thesis on innovation collaborations
What happens to innovation collaborations when actors interpret innovation differently? In his recent master’s thesis, Mathias André Eriksen studied how differences in interpretations of innovation influence collaboration processes. His thesis highlights the importance of addressing the relational dynamics and complexity of such collaborations, showing how varying perspectives on innovation’s scope, purpose, and content shape the…
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New CEDIC master’s thesis on the impact of welfare technology on healthcare workers
In her recent master’s thesis, Martha Diboya Isandap explored how welfare technology affects healthcare workers. Read more below! What was the topic? My master’s thesis investigated the impact of welfare technology on the work of healthcare workers in care homes for individuals with intellectual disabilities. The study focused on how technologies such as sensor alarms, electronic…
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New CEDIC master’s thesis on how digitalization affects social workers
What happens to social work when digital tools become central to everyday practice? In her recent master’s thesis, Cecilie Fjeldstad Gabro studied how digitalization affects the professional practice of social workers in Norway’s specialist health services. Her thesis shows that digitalization both changes work processes and imposes new demands on social workers, with significant consequences…
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CEDIC Conference 2025: Responsible Digitalisation
This year’s CEDIC Conference took place on Friday, 6 June, and focused on the topic Responsible Digitalisation. The event featured contributions from researchers across all centres and faculties at OsloMet, reflecting the breadth and depth of research on digitalisation taking place at the university. The annual conference is part of CEDIC’s ongoing initiative to strengthen collaboration between researchers at OsloMet and…
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Marit Haldar featured as OsloMet’s employee of the month
Marit Haldar director of CEDIC and Professor of Sociology, has been featured as employee of the month at OsloMet! In the interview, Haldar reflects on what motivates her, what she does to bring joy to her colleagues, and the best academic literature she has read over the past year -among other things. Read the full…
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Towards Algorithmic Luddism: class politics in data capitalism
Algorithms are everywhere, shaping decisions in education, work, policing, and more. But are these systems fair? A recent article by Vassilis Charitsis, Mikko Laamanen, and Tuukka Lehtiniemi, explores this question and introduces a framework for resisting harmful algorithmic practices. Inspired by the 19th-century Luddite movement, where workers resisted technology that threatened their livelihoods, the researchers…
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Exploring Digital Accessibility Policies in China: An Interview with Biao He
Biao He is a PhD researcher affiliated with the University of Tartu in Estonia, contributing to the ECePS ERA Chair in e-Governance and Digital Public Services, a research team funded by the EU Horizon 2020 program. He is currently based at OsloMet and affiliated with the Centre for Digitalization, Culture and Society (CEDIC). His broader…
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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-