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Policy Brief #88 - Citizen Voices in Research: Towards Genuine Inclusion
This policy brief summarizes findings from the study Participation that Matters: Expert Insights on Designing Inclusive Living Labs.Policy Brief #87 - Small film markets’ policy toolkits and supporting competitiveness
The CresCine project will soon publish the report, titled ‘Small Film Markets’ Policy Toolkits.' The forthcoming report offers a comparative analysis of national policy frameworks that support the film industry, focusing on how these frameworks enhance or impede the competitiveness of small markets...Policy Brief #86 Digital News Report 2025: Flemish news use remains stable but challenged by information overload, AI and concerns about disinformation
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 #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.Policy Brief #84 Maatschappelijke uitdagingen en concurrentie met platformen definiëren het draagvlak voor de publieke omroep... met torenhoge verwachtingen van VRT als gevolg
Wat zijn de rol en taken van de VRT in een sterk veranderende samenleving en mediamarkt, in tijden van platformisering, AI en polarisering?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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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...Policy Brief #74 - Film export: Small European markets seeking global audiences
What are the export dynamics of films from small European markets?Archive Policy Briefs
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