Giorgia Anile

Project Title: 

When less is more – Circular Economy in Ireland – How can Digital Platforms bridge the Circularity Gap?

Biography: 

Linguist by academic background, with 10+ years experience as researcher in the tech industry, in her PhD program Giorgia is now exploring the world of Digital Platforms as mediators of the Circular Economy in Ireland. Tech enthusiast and environmental activist, she is also the founder of The Toy Library, a non profit start-up that aims to disrupt the toy industry by enabling peer to peer sharing of toys in the community, to make it really easy for citizens to engage in circular economy practices.

Supervisors: 

Prof. Luigina Ciolfi (UCC), Dr. Marica Cassarino (UCC), and Dr. Laura Maye (UCC)