ICT & Society
The information society organises life, work and leisure time differently. Consequently, in our research we also look at the impact of ICT on our society. For example, we work on research topics such as:
- the extension of the information society to include everyone (digital divide versus e-inclusion);
- the social effects of increasing ICT usage (radiation from all sorts of networks, green IT);
- the exploration of how ICT can offer new opportunities for public service provision (e-government) or public health (e-health);
- convergence and digitisation (in line with European regulations).
In the course of our projects, we have accrued a great deal of expertise around such subjects as media policy, telecommunication policy and regulation, e-governance, information-society policy and e-health policy. We advise various government partners (federal, Flemish and local) and other social stakeholders in the area of policy preparation and implementation. In order to do so, we have developed new working procedures and methods.
Researchers involved
- Prof. dr. Pieter Verdegem
- Prof. dr. Lieven De Marez
- Prof. dr. Steve Paulussen
- Prof. dr. Jan Van Looy
- dr. Laurence Hauttekeete
- Cédric Courtois
- dr. Peter Mechant
- Tom Evens
- Jeroen Stragier
- Melanie De Vocht
- Lynn De Vlieger
- Hadewijch Vanwynsberghe
- Lotte Vermeulen
- dr. Isabelle Stevens
- Karel Verbrugge
- Elke Boudry