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Development Implications Of Digital Economies (DIODE) Research Network

数字经济的发展意义（DIODE）研究网络

基本信息

批准号：
ES/P006329/1
负责人：
Richard Heeks
金额：
$ 16.67万
依托单位：
University of Manchester
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2017
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2017 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FP006329%2F1
关键词：
Development Implications Digital Economies DIODE

项目摘要

As digital technologies - the internet, web, mobile phones, social networks, 3D printers, etc - spread around the world, both work and business are changing via creation of digital economies.There has already been impact in developing countries: thousands of digital startups, millions working in the ICT sector, millions more undertaking online work for platforms like Upwork. And the potential is even greater: hundreds of millions could access online work platforms, digital businesses like Uber and Airbnb are spreading rapidly, demand for digital enterprises is high, 3D-printing could level the manufacturing playing field, etc. But problems are also arising: most digital startups and digital careers fail; most citizens are unable to participate in digital economies; the benefits of digital work and trade seem to flow more to big corporations in the global North than to workers, enterprises or governments in the global South.The speed of change means much of this is happening in a knowledge vacuum. Researchers are playing catch-up to try to understand these new trends in the global North, but very little research on digital economies looks at developing countries or is done by researchers in those countries. As a result, there are four knowledge gaps about digital economies in the global South. We don't know:- what's going on and where; - the development impact e.g. whether digital economies are increasing or reducing inequalities; - what governments, NGOs and businesses should be doing to create an effective "digital ecosystem" that works for the benefit of all.And as researchers we are not sure what concepts and methods to apply.The "Development Implications of Digital Economies" (DIODE) Strategic Network aims to help fill these knowledge gaps. It has three main objectives:- To assess the current state-of-play and identify a future research agenda around the four knowledge gaps above.- To create a research network with the capacities to implement this research agenda on digital economies and development.- To develop specific research proposals that address identified research priorities.The network consists of senior and junior researchers from the UK, developing countries and other locations around the world who - along with those working in digital economy policy and practice - will work together to fulfil these objectives. Following initial synthesis studies to understand the current state-of-play, we will meet in four workshops - two in developing countries, two in the UK - each of which will address particular knowledge gaps through presentations and working group sessions.Alongside the network itself, by the end we will have produced a final report that provides a future research agenda; a strategy brief to guide those involved in digital economy policy/practice; and a set of research proposals that can put the agenda into practice.Initially, the main beneficiaries will be network members: we will have a far better understanding of what to research next and how to research it, with stronger capacity to undertake this work, and dense contacts to ensure our research is relevant to policy and practice. We will have created research capacity within and between developing countries, so that work on this important and growing phenomenon can be driven from and undertaken in those countries.GCRF and other researchers - especially in developing countries - will benefit from having a clear sense of research priorities and tools, but also from understanding how important digital economies are becoming in the global South. Digital economy policy-makers, entrepreneurs, worker organisations and other practitioners will understand what good-practice actions to take.Through that policy/practice connection, and through the outputs from later implementing our research agenda, we will make a difference to development: helping ensure digital economies work to deliver development goals.

随着数字技术——互联网、网络、移动电话、社交网络、3D打印机等——在世界范围内的传播，工作和商业都在通过数字经济的创造而发生变化。这已经对发展中国家产生了影响：成千上万的数字创业公司，数百万人在信息通信技术部门工作，还有数百万人在Upwork等平台上从事在线工作。而且潜力更大：数亿人可以访问在线工作平台，像Uber和Airbnb这样的数字业务正在迅速蔓延，对数字企业的需求很高，3d打印可以使制造业的竞争环境更加公平，等等。但问题也随之而来：大多数数字化创业公司和数字化职业都以失败告终；大多数公民无法参与数字经济；数字工作和贸易的好处似乎更多地流向了全球北方的大公司，而不是全球南方的工人、企业或政府。变化的速度意味着，这在很大程度上发生在知识真空中。研究人员正在努力追赶，试图了解全球北方的这些新趋势，但很少有关于数字经济的研究关注发展中国家，或者由这些国家的研究人员完成。因此，全球南方国家在数字经济方面存在四大知识缺口。我们不知道：-发生了什么，在哪里；-发展影响，例如数字经济是加剧还是减少不平等；-政府、非政府组织和企业应该做些什么来创建一个有效的“数字生态系统”，造福所有人。作为研究人员，我们不确定应用什么概念和方法。“数字经济对发展的影响”（二极管）战略网络旨在帮助填补这些知识空白。它有三个主要目标：-评估当前的游戏状态，并围绕上述四个知识差距确定未来的研究议程。——建立一个有能力实施数字经济与发展研究议程的研究网络。-制定具体的研究建议，以解决已确定的研究重点。该网络由来自英国、发展中国家和世界其他地区的高级和初级研究人员组成，他们将与从事数字经济政策和实践的研究人员一起努力实现这些目标。在进行初步综合研究以了解目前的现状之后，我们将在四个讲习班上举行会议——两个在发展中国家，两个在英国——每个讲习班将通过介绍和工作组会议解决特定的知识差距。除了网络本身，到最后，我们将产生一份最终报告，提供未来的研究议程；为数字经济政策/实践提供指引的策略概要；以及一套可以将议程付诸实践的研究建议。最初，主要受益者将是网络成员：我们将对下一步研究什么以及如何研究有更好的了解，有更强的能力从事这项工作，并有紧密的联系，以确保我们的研究与政策和实践相关。我们将在发展中国家内部和发展中国家之间建立研究能力，以便这些国家能够推动和开展关于这一重要和日益增长的现象的工作。GCRF和其他研究人员——特别是发展中国家的研究人员——将受益于对研究重点和工具的清晰认识，也将受益于了解数字经济在全球南方国家变得多么重要。数字经济政策制定者、企业家、工人组织和其他从业者将了解采取哪些良好的实践行动。通过这种政策/实践联系，以及通过今后实施我们的研究议程的产出，我们将对发展产生影响：帮助确保数字经济实现发展目标。