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CEDIC has secured NOK 36.5 million for two large collaborative projects on health innovation. We look forward to a busy period ahead, working closely with municipalities and academic partners! Read interview with Marit here (Norwegian): https://ansatt.oslomet.no/siste-nytt/-/nyhet/36-5-millioner-til-helseinnovasjon Photo: Sonja Balci/OsloMet

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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