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Digital Livelihoods

Welcome to Digital Livelihoods – an international research agenda about the changing role of an internet-based economy for people's access to work and an income

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Global research for impact

The Digital Livelihoods agenda is led by Dr Andreas Hackl at the University of Edinburgh. Supported by a range of researchers and partnerships, we generate insights, knowledge and impact around the inclusion of economically marginalised populations, such as refugees, into new forms of online work.

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Meet the research team behind Refugeework.net

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29/03/2021

Guest Blog: How to Help Underserved Populations Thrive With Digital Work

Liz Vickers has been working exclusively on freelance platforms since 2011. She’s worked consultatively with many partners helping them to mobilize populations online – including refugee camps, Veterans organizations, and African & Middle Eastern geographies where limited economic opportunity exists.

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17/06/2020

‘Frontlines during Covid-19: Technology, remote work and sustainable livelihoods for refugees’

Friday, 12 June saw a panel of researchers and practitioners discuss remote work for refugees in a meeting hosted by The Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement at Cambridge University.

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