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New projects at SMIT (January 2023 – March 2023)

A new year starts at imec-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel starts with the launch of new projects.  In this news item, we summarize new projects from January 2023 till March 2023 for you. Enjoy the read!   CRESCINE: Increasing the international competitiveness of the film industry in small markets CRESCINE’s overall objective is to enhance the […]

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New publications by SMIT researchers (January 2023 – March 2023)

Between January 2023 and March 2023, imec-SMIT, VUB researchers have published several scientific articles. Read here the summary of these articles.   Internet Policy Review Ana Pop Stefanija wrote an opinion article titled ‘Solid, Mastodon, and the risk of overburdening the user’ for Internet Policy Review. In her article, she advocates that when designing technology […]

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Mediawijs zoekt een educatieve coördinator voor de DataBuzz

Educatieve coördinator (m/v/x) Databuzz (80-100%) Mediawijs zoekt een educatieve coördinator (m/v/x/) voor de Databuzz. Het gaat om een voltijdse job (80% mogelijk) tot eind 2024. De Databuzz (www.databuzz.be) is een elektrische bus, waarmee je met educatieve workshops over ‘data’ naar Brusselse Nederlandstalige scholen trekt en in de zomer en de paasvakantie naar de VGC-speelpleinen. Het […]

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TITAN – Artificiële intelligentie om desinformatie tegen te gaan

De informatiestroom in onze maatschappij is veranderd en dat heeft gevolgen. TITAN zal in samenwerking met burgers een technologisch systeem ontwikkelen dat kritisch denken zal aansporen en versterken. Wanneer heb jij voor het laatst een nieuwsbericht gedeeld op je sociale media? Sociale media en informatietechnologieën in het algemeen, zoals onder andere apps, hebben onze consumptie […]

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New publications by SMIT researchers (October 2022 – December 2022)

Between October 2022 and December 2022, imec-SMIT, VUB researchers have published several scientific articles. Read here the summary of these articles.   Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap Kevin Smets and Tim Raats were guest editors of ‘Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap’s 50th Volume (issue 4). This issue contains contributions of: Jonathan Hendrickx, Hanne Vandenberghe and Pauljan Truyens with an […]

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New projects at SMIT (October 2022 – December 2022)

Between October and December 2022, several projects where launched in imec-SMIT, VUB. Are you curious what these projects are about? Read more in this blogpost.   PSM-AP: Comparative research project on Public Service Media in the Age of Platforms across six countries. Public service media (PSM) organisations have to compete with global streaming services (e.g. […]

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Policy Brief #65: The Databuzz 2.0 – Data literacy education for the metropolitan context

The Databuzz 2.0 – Data literacy education for the metropolitan context Lotte Vermeire, Nanouk Verhulst, Wendy Van den Broeck, Leo Van Audenhove & Andy Demeulenaere Almost all fields of today’s society use and produce data and citizens must learn how to navigate this to be able to actively participate, but education (policy) does not necessarily […]

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Call for Proposals – Handbook on Platform Urbanism (Edward Elgar Publishing)

Call for Proposals – Handbook on Platform Urbanism (Edward Elgar Publishing) Pieter Ballon and Annelien Smets are editing the forthcoming Handbook on Platform Urbanism (Edward Elgar Publishing) and are welcoming chapter proposals. The aim of this Handbook is to shed light on the nature of platform urbanism, the mechanisms that underly it, and the benefits […]

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Policy Brief #64: Media pluralism in the EU: A prospective look at the European Media Freedom Act

Media pluralism in the EU: A prospective look at the European Media Freedom Act Heritiana Ranaivoson, Adelaida Afilipoaie & Nino Domazetovikj   Media pluralism is central to modern democracies, allowing citizens to access and be exposed to a broad and diverse range of views and representations with an eye to making autonomous choices and serendipitous […]

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Policy Brief #63: Wat kunnen online fan platformen betekenen voor de Europese uitgeversector?

Wat kunnen online fan platformen betekenen voor de Europese uitgeversector? Iris Jennes, Thomas Van Dam, Wendy Van den Broeck, Elias Blanckaert   De term prosumer is een fluïde begrip dat verwijst naar een ruime groep van actieve (media)gebruikers die bijdragen tot een product of dienst. Deze policy brief geeft inzicht in hoe de boekenindustrie prosumer […]

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Welcome research team ‘Marketing and Consumer Behavior’ to SMIT!

Welcome research team ‘Marketing and Consumer Behavior’ to SMIT! Great news: the research group imec-SMIT of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel is expanding! The 10-person strong research team on Marketing and Consumer Behavior is joining SMIT this month. This research team is part of the Business department at the VUB. In this way, the interdisciplinary nature […]

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New publications by SMIT researchers (September 2022)

In September 2022, a number of interesting articles by SMIT researchers were published. Read a synopsis below.   Media plurality On 16 September 2022, the European Commssion published the Study on Media Plurality and Diversity Online at the same time as it proposed the European Media Freedom Act. Led by the EUI’s Centre of Media […]

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