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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SMIT in Cannes
CresCine, an EU Horizon Europe-backed project aimed at boosting the competitiveness of European small markets, shared its insights on the state of the European film industry during the Marché du Film Industry Insights Day at the Cannes Film Festival.
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The De Gruyter Handbook of Media Economics was published on 20 May
The De Gruyter Handbook of Media Economics was edited by SMIT researcher and Head of the Media Economics and Policy Unit, together with Ulrike Rohn (Tallinn University) and M. Bjørn von Rimscha (Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz).
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Policy Brief #75 - Innovation through collaboration in the Flemish news sector: ambitious start, mixed results
In this Policy Brief, the authors present results from a qualitative study based on a round of seventeen interviews with media managers, innovation managers at news organizations and directors of tech companies, involved as company leads in the 7 collaborative projects – out of the 18 that were gran...
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New projects at SMIT (January 2024 – March 2024)
Some new projects started between January 2024 and March 2024 at imec-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel. In this news item, we summarise these projects for you. DIMENTIA March marks the conclusion of the DIMENTIA project, a two-year multidisciplinary initiative funded by Innoviris.
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