Policy Brief #85 Vijf aanbevelingen voor de integratie van gaming in Vlaams digitaal jeugdwerk
In deze Policy Brief geven Lotte Vermeire en Wendy Van den Broeck vijf aanbevelingen voor de integratie van gaming in digitaal jeugdwerk in Vlaanderen.
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Policy Brief #83 Adapting Public Service Media in Belgium
In this Policy Brief, results from research conducted during the second year of PSM-AP, a large-scale comparative research project analysing ‘Public Service Media in the Age of Platforms’ are presented.
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Invitation to participate in a research study about the possibilities of digital communication screens in Duty Free stores
Do you want to participate in a mini focus group study on the use of digital communication screens (also known as digital signage) in Duty Free stores at the airport? Read more!
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Policy Brief #82 Streaming Public Service Television in the Age of Platforms
This Policy Brief summarises lessons learned from a comparative analysis of VoD publishing and personalisation in the Belgian market.
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Policy Brief #81 The expansion of the digital inclusion policy domain in Belgium
This policy brief offers a summary of the main findings of research on the digital inclusion policy domain in Belgium, along with concrete recommendations for policymakers.
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Roundtable on evidence-based policymaking for small film industries (Zagreb Film Festival)
Ivana Kostovska from imec-SMIT,VUB participated in a roundtable discussion titled Evidence-based Policy-making for Small Film Industries, organised as part of the 15th International Small Cinemas Conference held in Zagreb.
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Policy Brief #80 Internationale versus lokale VoD-diensten: de voorkeuren en motivaties van kijkers in Vlaanderen in kaart gebracht
Deze policy brief presenteert resultaten van ‘Streaming Affordances voor kleine mediamarkten', een Proeftuin-onderzoeksproject gesteund door VLAIO en de Vlaamse Minister van Media.
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Policy Brief #79 Wetenschapscommunicatie en AI in Vlaanderen
In deze policy brief van Hanne Vandenbroucke, Annelien Smets en Jeroen Peeters worden op basis van een onderzoek bij 130 AI-wetenschappers in Vlaanderen enkele inzichten gedeeld over de kansen en uitdagingen van wetenschapscommunicatie rond AI.
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PhD Defences September
Congratulations to Cora van Leeuwen and Ine van Zeeland for successfully completing their PhD journey at SMIT. On the 6th of September Cora van Leeuwen succesfully defended her thesis titled: ''Digital Ageing: How ageism and technology influence the ageing experience of older adults''. &
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Policy brief #78 The European Media Freedom Act
Adelaida Afilipoaie, Heritiana Ranaivoson, and Aina Errando explore the European Commission's introduction of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), marking the first EU regulation to mention media pluralism.
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Policy Brief #77 - 9 key trends in Flemish news consumption of the Digital News Report
In this Policy Brief, the authors identify 9 key trends in Flemish news consumption following the release of the annual Digital News Report of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
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Policy Brief #76 - Digital inclusion and age: more than a number
In terms of digital technology ageism is present in all stages from design to use. To give some examples, UX designers do not imagine an older user as a possible end-user while creating their product. This means that age specific accommodations are not considered.
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