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Dr Will Venters is an Associate Professor in Digital Innovation and Information Systems within the Department of Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and has over 20 years’ experience researching digital innovation. He speaks regularly at practitioner conferences on various digital business issues, particularly around digital innovation, platforms and ecosystems and cloud computing; has briefed various company executives and government policy makers; and undertakes consultancy in IT strategy and development. His research interests include Cloud Computing, Digital Platforms, Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things, and Agile innovation approaches. He has a first-class degree in computer science and a PhD in information systems. His research work has been published in major refereed journals including MIS Quarterly, Journal of Information Technology, the Journal of Management Studies, and the Information Systems Journal and he co-authored the Palgrave book “Moving to the Cloud Corporation”. He is the author of a blog on digital technology www.binaryblurring.com and is an associate editor of the Journal Information Technology and People. https://www.willventers.com
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Dr Will Venters is an Associate Professor of Digital Innovation and Information Systems within the Department of Management at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE). His research focuses on the distributed development of digital ecosystems. His recent research has focused on cloud computing, AI, the API Economy, and Agile Development. He has researched the organisation of distributed work and systems in various organisations including government-related organisations, the construction industry, telecoms, financial services, health, and even particle physicists at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. He has undertaken consultancy for a wide range of companies and has published articles in top journals including the Journal of Management Studies, MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Journal, Journal of Information Technology and Information Technology and People. https://www.willventers.com