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Practical info27/10/2026 - 09:30 - 27/10/2026 - 19:00Serendipity Engine
On 27 October 2026, the Serendipity Engine gathers in Brussels for a full-day event on how technology, AI, and design shape what we encounter, notice, and discover; from innovation and science to media, online platforms, physical spaces, and beyond.
Policy Brief #94 - Rightsizing Brand Names: The Effects of Brand Name Length on Brand Name Attitude and Recognition
Are shorter brand names better? The findings show that the widely used two-syllable rule oversimplifies how consumers process brand names. The authors of this policy brief argue that whether shorter names perform better depends on the outcome being considered.
Policy Brief #93 Digital News Report 2025: Wider access, weaker pull: more channels, less interest, and a large, ambivalent middle amongst Flemish news users
On the publication day of the Reuters Digital News Report, Pauljan Truyens, Sarah Vis, Sien Van de Wouwer and Ike Picone analyse the most important findings on Flemish news use in 9 key trends.
Policy Brief #92 - From Plate to Patient: Towards a cross-sector data space connecting food and healthcare data
How can personal food intake data be captured and integrated into broader health data infrastructures to reduce food waste in care settings? This Policy Brief explores insights of the Food Intake Ecosystem (FINE) project.
Policy Brief #91 - Netflix’s diversity strategy and the politics of representation in the streaming age
Based on the findings from the PhD project titled ‘Netflix and the globalization of difference’, this brief presents a series of insights on the role diversity plays in Netflix’s transnational strategy, and..
Practical info12/03/2026 - 13:00 - 12/03/2026 - 16:00Closing event LASO-project
As a project partner, we are pleased to invite you to the closing event of the LASO-project, an innovation process project focusing on trustworthy and responsible implementation of AI-solutions, funded by Innoviris-FARI.
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Practical info27/10/2026 - 09:30 - 27/10/2026 - 19:00
Serendipity Engine
On 27 October 2026, the Serendipity Engine gathers in Brussels for a full-day event on how technology, AI, and design shape what we encounter, notice, and discover; from innovation and science to media, online platforms, physical spaces, and beyond.
Discover the events of our outreach programmes Mediawijs, Mediapunt and the Knowledge Centre Data & Society on their website.
https://data-en-maatschappij.ai/calendar
https://www.mediawijs.be/nl/kalender
https://www.mediapuntvlaanderen.be/updates-analyse