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Ilcheong Yi

Ilcheong Yi

Ilcheong Yi is Head of Partnerships and Senior Research Coordinator at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), where he leads the Alternative Economies for Transformation (AE4T) programme and serves as the Institute’s AI focal point. He also serves as Chairperson of the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC), representing UNRISD. He joined UNRISD in October 2008. 

Born in the Republic of Korea, Ilcheong Yi was trained as a political scientist (B.A. and M.A. in Political Science from Seoul National University, Republic of Korea) and as a social policy analyst (D.Phil. in Social Policy and Administration from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom). His areas of specialization include poverty and inequality, social policy, labour policy, the social and solidarity economy, and the historical analysis of economic and social development processes. 

Prior to joining UNRISD, he served as Associate Professor at Kyushu University, Japan (2004–2008), Korea Foundation Visiting Professor in the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Malaya, Malaysia (2003–2004), and Visiting Research Fellow at the Stein Rokkan Centre, University of Bergen, Norway (2002–2003). 

 

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    United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
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    Head of Partnerships and Senior Research Coordinator
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9 July 2026
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15:00 - 15:30
EST - New York
CST - Beijing
PST - Los Angeles
AWST - Perth, Australia
Democratizing AI: Platform cooperatives

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