Knowledge Exchange Workshop
Reimagining the sharing economy for society through AI circularity and skills
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- Attendance
- This is an in-person and online event
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Live participation is welcomed for this hybid knowledge exchange workshop, hosted by the University of Bradford and ISO which rethinks socio-economic value in the sharing economy.
The sharing economy has often been associated with digital platforms, peer-to-peer exchange, asset-sharing and new models of access over ownership. However, the field is now entering a new phase. Developments in artificial intelligence, the growing urgency of circular economy transition, the need for skills development, and the challenge of measuring social, economic and environmental outcomes all require a broader rethinking of the sharing economy’s role in society.
The workshop is intended as a forum for dialogue, evidence-sharing and agenda-setting among the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and it's Technical Committee on the Sharing Economy (ISO/TC 324), national standards bodies, industry, academia, civil society, consumer representatives, worker and professional bodies, local authorities and policymakers.
It is designed to inform future standards work and identify practical pathways for trustworthy, inclusive and sustainable innovation in the sharing economy.
The workshop will explore how standards can help the sharing economy move beyond platform efficiency models towards broader public value: fairer access, stronger trust, better resource use, improved skills development, measurable circular outcomes, and more effective governance.
Online link will be sent prior to the event. Email v.grinevich@bradford.ac.uk for further information.
What we aim to do
The workshop will be facilitated by Professor Vadim Grinevich, Dr Kuttimani Tamilmani and Professor David Spicer and aims to:
- Create a shared understanding of how AI, circularity and skills are reshaping the economic and societal role of the sharing economy.
- Exchange evidence, case studies, use cases and standards perspectives from across sectors and regions.
- Identify gaps, coordination needs and priorities for future work across relevant stakeholders (such as businesses, consumer, regulators).
- Produce practical follow-up recommendations.
Who is it for?
- ISO technical committee members, liaison organisations and working-group experts.
- Representatives of national standards bodies and standards policy leads.
- Platform businesses.
- Representatives of local authorities.
- Academics.
- Representatives of consumer groups, worker and professional bodies, community organisations and social enterprises.