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The 5th Interdisciplinary Workshop on the Digital Society will be a half-day event held on Thursday, March 26th, 2026 at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, organized by the Network Institute. We invite researchers working in any area related to the Digital … Continue reading
On the 13th of May, the Network Institute, together with VU Amsterdam and the Gerrit Rietveld Academy hosted the closing events for the Nerdy Arts project in Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The event began with a keynote given by Kim Baraka, … Continue reading
The Network Institute is pleased to invite all of you to contribute to IC-ETSI 2025 – the International Conference on Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Innovation, an interdisciplinary event bringing together academia, industry professionals, and policymakers organized by the University of Greenwich. … Continue reading
Since 2017, the Network Institute has proudly been a member of the DBpedia Association, contributing to one of the most impactful projects in the Linked Open Data ecosystem. This partnership reflects our commitment to open knowledge, data sharing, and supporting … Continue reading
The Network Institute would like to invite you to the next Research Lunch, organised to facilitate exchange between researchers at the VU across faculties and disciplines. We will have the pleasure of listening to a talk from Pia Sommerauer, discussing interdisciplinary … Continue reading
Greetings everyone! This is Lara Baseggio and Radu Nicolae joining the Networking Institute as technology developers for the following year. We are excited to embark in this journey and be part of the multidisciplinary research hub, hosted here, at the … Continue reading
Earlier this year, the Network Institute published an open call for outreach initiatives with the aim of helping researchers connect with societal partners. As reported by the VU here, Organizational scientist Yvette Taminiau and Wende Wallert, art curator at VU ART SCIENCE … Continue reading
We had about 75 attendees joining our informative event about the European Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA) on 25th April. This also included many students who are interested in the implications of this landmark regulation: is it too relaxed or too … Continue reading
Would you like to go beyond publishing research and have a more significant impact on society by implementing your findings in the real world? The Network Institute wants to help with planning, executing, and piloting impactful outreach activities. The winning … Continue reading
Would you like to promote your research and have a more significant impact on society? The Network Institute wants to help with planning, executing, and piloting impactful outreach activities. The winning initiative will obtain funding (up to 10,000 euros) and … Continue reading
In June 2022 we organized a workshop on Digital Nomads – Living in a Society of Digital Employees for discussing how society, employers and employees can deal with the new way of working in the digital society, and how to … Continue reading