
MeliaCRED: Conversations with Elvis
Has the internet created a virtual labour market for new kinds of services? Does connectivity now allow job-seekers from the Global South, young people from low-income countries, to grow rich online? Did this help overcome the borders that have separated rich from poor? If not, might the Metaverse now create this new market space in the cloud? Are online labour platforms becoming immersive labour markets with equal access for all? I discuss these questions in conversations with online workers, policy makers, academics, educators, consultants, and firm executives from around the world.
Podcasting since 2022 • 11 episodes
MeliaCRED: Conversations with Elvis
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After a long career at the Boston Consulting Group, Martin Hecker created AmaliTech, a social business that specializes in exporting digital services from Africa to the world. Martin also created the DSAA, a club that funnels German development...
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Godfrey Zvenyika: Deriv, an online broker, serving the world from Kigali
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Gary Bennett: Tek Experts and the future of Rwanda's services exports
Are you a Rwandan graduate, looking to start your career in IT services? Are you a Global Business Services firm, looking for a new delivery location in Africa?Are you a government official, seeking to facilitate a digital ...
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Vivens Uwizeyimana: Umurava, Kigali's suppler of digital work to the world
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Episode 7
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