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New theme: Digital Sovereignty

Organisations and governments have become increasingly dependent on services from non-European tech companies. Partly due to geopolitical tensions and growing privacy discussions, digital sovereignty is high on the agenda. But what exactly is it, and how can organisations get started with it today?

• Digital sovereignty

(NL) Opinie: Het denken mag zich nooit onderwerpen, aan hallucinaties noch tijdsgebrek

The problem with AI hallucinations isn't the technology, but the fact that we don't take the time to check them. The question is: how do we ensure we interact with hallucinations less mindlessly?

• AI in Flanders
• Ethics in practice

Make AI literacy a priority this year

The Knowledge Centre Data & Society helps professionals to give AI literacy the necessary attention in the workplace. In the coming months, we'll be organising a series of inspiring sessions on this topic.

• AI literacy and maturity
• Workfloor

What you can expect from us in 2026?

In 2026, we'll focus on AI literacy and maturity, digital sovereignty and digital regulation, while keeping a close eye on the technological future. In this article, we take a quick look at our plans for this year.

(NL) Summer Blog: Do you need to get away from Big Tech?

Facebook, Instagram, X... For years, they were the place to reach your audience as a cultural organisation. But do the values of those platforms (still) align with the values of your organisation? And can you get away from these Big Tech players?

• Ethics in practice

Summer Blog - Who’s Afraid of AI? Bias Confirmation on New Technology’s Energy Use

In this blog, Professor Marlen Komorowski analyses AI's energy impact. She argues that the environmental footprint of AI matters, but that guilt is often placed on individual users instead of addressing the systemic changes we need.

• Ethics in practice

A new website highlighting key themes

With a fresh look and handy overview, visitors can now find information on the ethical, legal and social aspects of data and artificial intelligence even more easily.

Responsible AI begins here: getting started with ALLY

The online guide ALLY supports organisations to build a strategy around responsible AI. Find out what ALLY can offer you in this news item.

• Ethics in practice

(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 – 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) 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

(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