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(NL) Does AI create digital inclusion opportunities or challenges?

In an increasingly digitised society, digital inclusion remains a key challenge. For instance, 1 in 2 citizens are currently said to be digitally vulnerable. Will artificial intelligence (AI) change this? And in what way?

• Digital inclusion

(NL) SolidMonitor: Fleming wants to use personal data safe mainly for health applications

For the second year in a row, imec researchers at UGent and VUB conducted an online survey of 2,500 Flemish people on privacy, personal data and data safes.

• AI in Flanders

(NL) Event: Slimme Stad, Tevreden Burger?

Find the report and presentations (in Dutch) of the event here.

• Smart cities

(NL) Looking for support to make the transition to Industry 4.0?

In the BOOT project, several products were developed that can get you started in choosing the right Industry 4.0 technologies and introducing them in a participatory way in your company.

• Workfloor

Join our learning community 'AI and ethics in practice'

Are you focussing on the ethical, legal and societal aspects of AI and data-driven technologies in your work? Would you like to discuss this with other professionals and learn from peers? Then the learning community ‘AI and ethics in practice’ might be something for you!

• Ethics in practice

(NL) What do Flemish people think about smart home technology?

In 2023, the knowledge centre conducted a large-scale survey to investigate the attitudes, perceptions and practices of Flemish people regarding data-driven applications in the home context and smart home technology.

• AI in Flanders

(NL) SOLIDMonitor – Privacy, personal data & data safes

The SOLIDMonitor probed the Flemish' current attitudes and behaviours regarding online privacy and data sharing from a broad perspective. Discover the main findings here.

• AI in Flanders

(NL) What happens to your data when you pass away?

Should your loved ones be allowed to access all your WhatsApp messages when you die? These days, our digital legacy is as important as the objects we physically bequeath. What is it and what should you consider? We looked into it.

(NL) The Datawalk as a conversation starter

What is the added value of a Datawalk, a walk around data sources in the city? We asked UNIZO and the Province of East Flanders.

• Smart cities

Overview Webinar Regulation of Deepfakes: an Overview of Policy Initiatives

This webinar provided an overview of recent policy initiatives in the field of deepfake technology.

• Policy monitor

(NL) How do you make conscious ethical choices in your AI project?

We are working with Dries De Roeck (Studio Dott) on a logbook that helps you take ethics into account throughout an innovation project.

• Workfloor
• Ethics in practice

(NL) How do you make the transition to Industry 4.0 in a participatory way?

The BOOT project has started! Read more about the why and what of participatory implementation processes for operator support technology within an industry 4.0 context.

• Workfloor