MICT

• Director
  • Prof. dr. Lieven De Marez
• Research Coordinator
  • Evelien De Waele-De Guchtenaere
• Professors & Senior Researchers
  • Prof. dr. Gino Verleye
  • Prof. dr. Steve Paulussen
  • Prof. dr. Jan Van Looy
  • Prof. dr. Pieter Verdegem
• Researchers
  • dr. Isabelle Stevens
  • dr. Laurence Hauttekeete
  • Elke Boudry
  • Cédric Courtois
  • Dimitri Schuurman
  • Jeroen Stragier
  • Katrien De Moor
  • Peter Mechant
  • Tom Evens
• Junior Researchers
  • Anissa All
  • Constantijn Seys
  • Evelien D'heer
  • Frederik De Grove
  • Hadewijch Vanwynsberghe
  • Jan Decock
  • Karel Verbrugge
  • Lotte Vermeulen
  • Malte Elson
  • Melanie De Vocht
• Research & Teaching Assistents
  • Lynn De Vlieger
• Practitioner Assistents
  • David Verbruggen
  • Laurence Claeys
• Affiliated Members
  • Prof. dr. Els De Bens
  • Prof. dr. Erik Dejonghe
  • Prof. Eric Van Heesvelde
  • Katrien Berte
  • Noel Klein-Reesink, M.A.

Prof. dr. Pieter Verdegem

Biography

Pieter Verdegem is a senior researcher at the Research Group for Media and ICT (MICT), Ghent University (UGent), Interdisciplinary Institute for Broadband Technology (IBBT). He holds a master’s degree in Communication Sciences (UGent, 2001) and in E-Communication Studies (KUL, 2002). He started his career at De Standaard Online (online newspaper), and within VUM Media (now Corelio) he also worked for De Standaard (newspaper) and VUM Regie (the commercial department of VUM-Corelio). Afterwards, Pieter was e-communications expert within the Flemish Government (Sciences & Innovation Department – Team Technology & Innovation). In 2004, he changed job to get involved in the start of the Interdisciplinary Institute for Broadband Technology (IBBT). Pieter became researcher at the newly started Research Group for Media & ICT (MICT), affiliated to the Communications Department, Ghent University (UGent).

Pieter is involved in several IBBT and other research projects. His research mainly focuses on ICT & Society: e-government, digital divide/e-inclusion, ICT policy & regulation, social aspects of the information society. He obtained a Ph.D. (2009) on government strategies in the information society, particularly e-government and e-inclusion.

In 2011 Pieter will be a year on leave at Ghent University as he is affiliated to the Department of Informatics and Media (Uppsala University, Sweden) as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Together with Prof. Christian Fuchs he will be working on the analysis of information society policies.

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Projects

Here you'll find an overview of projects that Prof. dr. Pieter Verdegem is involved with:

• EMSOC
• SVR-study
• E-inclusion for cities (MIDIS)

Publications

List of publications for Prof. dr. Pieter Verdegem:

Verdegem, P. & Verhoest, P. (2009). Profiling the non-user: rethinking policy initiatives stimulating ICT acceptance. Telecommunications Policy, Volume 33, Issues 10-11, pp. 642-652. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2009.08.009

Verdegem, P. & Verleye, G. (2009). User-centered e-government in practice: a comprehensive model for measuring user satisfaction. Government Information Quarterly, Volume 26, Issue 3, pp. 487-497. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2009.03.005

Verdegem, P. & Hauttekeete, L. (2008). The user at the centre of the development of one-stop government. International Journal of Electronic Governance, Volume 1, Issue 3, pp. 258-274. http://inderscience.metapress.com/link.asp?id=qn10824153223701

All publications on: http://lib.ugent.be/bibliografie/801001831034