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SoftwareEU – towards a self-digitalized Europe

Posted on April 16th, 2025 by Radu Nicolae

We live in an increasingly digitalized society 🌐, with growing access to a wide range of digital products. Due to strong, sometimes aggressive marketing strategies 📢, we often gravitate towards products from tech giants like Google or Microsoft, sometimes at … Continue reading →

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DBpedia – Supporting the advancement of linked Open Data

Posted on April 10th, 2025 by Lara Baseggio

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 →

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Network Institute is leaving Twitter(…X)

Posted on April 10th, 2025 by Radu Nicolae

We are putting an `X` on X: the Network Institute is leaving X.  We keep in touch via LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/16162954/, our website (this!), and via the newsletter.  

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For over ten years, the Network Institute has been studying the digital society, in an interdisciplinary approach. The institute brings together a unique combination of scientists from informatics, social sciences and humanities.
Network Institute: The hub for interdisciplinary research on the digital society