Sharing   Economy 2.0: A Model from the UK for Improving 

The   "Gig Economy" for Workers

The Aspen Institute Economic   Opportunities Program invites you to attend an upcoming   WEBINAR in the Working in   America series. 

Register   now to attend this WEBINAR

Featuring

 Wingham Rowan

Director, Beyond Jobs

Tuesday, January 27,   2015

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

A   special thanks to the Hitachi Foundation, the Charles Stewart Mott   Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the Surdna Foundation for their support   of the Working in America discussion series.

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About   the Webinar

The sharing   economy is quickly expanding in the US and globally.   Often referred to as the "gig economy" or "on-demand   economy," this dynamic collection of online business platforms   facilitates a wide variety of exchanges including of property, skills, labor,   and space. Common examples include Airbnb (rent a room or your house), Uber   (provide rides), TaskRabbit (do chores for others), and Instacart (be a   personal grocery shopper).The Economic Opportunities Program recently hosted   a panel   discussion of the pro's and con's of the sharing economy for   workers, and one panelist from the UK pointed to a new   model that could improve these work markets for workers. With   support from the UK government and foundations, Beyond   Jobs - an organization in the UK with a mission to unleash a   21st century model of irregular work - has developed an online platform that   goes beyond today's diffused and disconnected sharing economy platforms by   creating a centralized database aggregating opportunities and vetted workers.   It has the potential to provide a more efficient, predictable, and   easier-to-use platform for both workers and consumers. In this webinar,   Wingham Rowan, director of Beyond Jobs, will provide a background on the   platform, give a tour of the site, discuss potential application in the   United States, and answer participant questions. 

About   the Speaker

Wingham Rowan,     Director, Beyond Jobs     Wingham Rowan is Director of     Beyond Jobs. The project emerged from years of UK government funding to     create a better market for irregular blue-collar work, such as dog walking,     serving in a café over a lunchtime rush, running errands, leafleting, ad     hoc retail hours, homecare and so on.  Wingham initiated and oversaw     development of the sophisticated marketplace technologies required and     supervised multiple pilots that tested the concepts. He has authored two     books, policy papers across the political spectrum and countless articles     about the "grey zone" between a formal job and     unemployment.  Beyond Jobs is focused on the public policy changes     required before irregular work can become as accessible and rewarding as     possible.  Earlier in his career, Wingham was a technology journalist;     the producer and main host of Britain's longest running TV series about the     Internet.