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Innovation, Regulation and The Problem of Big Tech

09 October 2023, 4:00 pm–5:30 pm

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UCL IIPP hosts a talk on Innovation, Regulation and The Problem of Big Tech with Dr Ilan Strauss, Senior Research Associate at UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose.

This event is free.

Event Information

Open to

Invitation Only

Cost

Free

Organiser

IIPP Comms

This event is reserved for UCL IIPP StudentsIIPP Senior Research Associate, Ilan Strauss will present on research from IIPP's Digital Rents project, drawing on research with Prof. Mariana Mazzucato, Tim O'Reilly, and others.

The talk is being organised as an MPA student enrichment lecture led by UCL IIPP.

  • Presenter: Dr Ilan Strauss | Senior Research Associate | UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP)

About the Speaker

Dr Ilan Strauss

Senior Research Associate at UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

Ilan Strauss
Dr. Ilan Strauss is a senior research associate at UCL’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (London), where he leads the digital economy research team with Mariana Mazzucato (principal investigator) and Tim O’Reilly – funded by the Omidyar Network. His work investigates new theories of harm and competition in digital markets, with an emphasis on Big Tech’s digital platforms and ecosystems. Ilan is also the receipt of an Economic Security Project grant (jointly with Dr. Jangho Yang) looking at the role of acquisitions in Big Tech attaining dominance in artificial intelligence (AI) innovation.

Ilan is a Senior Research Associate in the Office of the SARChI Chair in Industrial Development, University ofJohannesburg (South Africa). Previously, he taught macroeconomics at Rice University (Jones Graduate School of Business) and at New York University (Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies). Ilan has consulted for Airfinity (London), UNCTAD (Investment Division), the African Development Bank (AfDB), UNIDO, the ILO, and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

Ilan holds a Ph.D in economics from the New School for Social Research (New York) and an MSc in economics from SOAS (University of London, First Class).

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