Ways of Being in a Digital Age
In 2016 the ESRC commissioned an interdisciplinary and multi-institutional research team to undertake a scoping review; encompassing the social, cultural, economic, political, psychological and other effects of digitalisation. Led by Professor Simeon Yates, Director of the Centre for Digital Humanities and Social Science at the University of Liverpool, the successful research team represented 16 universities from across the UK, EU, USA and Singapore and provides expertise from across a range of arts, engineering, social science and sciences fields.
The following reports are the culmination of the eight month scoping review. The findings and recommendations from the scoping review were considered by both the ESRC advisory committees and Council.
These reports will underpin and inform future areas of ESRC interest; including the progression of the ESRC agenda around AI, Automation and Robotics. This will prove critical for developing Cross-council partnerships in this area as well as maximising opportunities presented by the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.
Download the reports
Ways of Being in a Digital Age Summary Report [PDF 0.3MB]
Ways of Being in a Digital Age Final Report [PDF 01.4 MB]
ESRC and DSTL Automation of Future Roles workshop report [PDF 0.7MB]
Literature analysis topic based interactive results
Click on the links below to access interactive graphs for the Round One literature analysis.
Communication and Relationships
Communities and Identities
Data and Representation
Economy and Sustainability
Governance and Security
Health and Wellbeing
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