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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc)

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Towards an inclusive digital society based on responsible, ethical and sustainable technologies

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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
⚖️What does it mean to have access to law in a digital era? In a new post, Alma Bešić argues that it is not enough to simply make legal texts digitally available. Rather, the law must be made accessible in a meaningful and inclusive manner. 🔗Read all about it here: www.kuleuven.be/digisoc/blog...
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
❓Did you know personalisation and bias are two sides of the same coin? 🪙 Sofie Goethals and Manon Reusens explain this in our first blog post after the summer break. Read it here: www.kuleuven.be/digisoc/blog...
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
📢 Call for Contributions! We are launching a new Blog Symposium on Digital Inequality, aiming at perspectives from various disciplines and professional backgrounds. Abstract deadline is 23 October. Looking forward to reading your perspectives! 👉 More information here: www.kuleuven.be/digisoc/blog...
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
🤖 Interested in #AI and the latest legal, ethical and policy discussions regarding age verification, medical real-world data evidence, accountability and AI-driven searchability? 🔗Check out our recent posts: www.kuleuven.be/digisoc/blog Thanks to all authors! Stay tuned, we’re back in September 👀
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
#Embedding models facilitate new monitoring and analysis possibilities for governments and companies. In our final pre-summer break blogpost, Jorrit Van Assen (@oii.ox.ac.uk) explains the capabilities of embedding models and their implications for #surveillance. 🔗 www.kuleuven.be/digisoc/blog...
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
📢 New blogpost! When #AI systems cause harm, responsibility is rarely straightforward. In a new blogpost, Chee Hae Chung unpacks how the #AI #accountability gap reflects not only legal shortcomings but deeper epistemic, institutional and geopolitical failures. 🔗 www.kuleuven.be/digisoc/blog...
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
📢 New blog post! Real world data is increasingly used in the process of market authorization of medical products. In this blog post, Kaat Van Delm assesses whether EU regulation accurately addresses the risks that come with this evolution. 👉 Read it here: www.kuleuven.be/digisoc/blog...
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
📢Our newest blog post is now live! Under which conditions could hashtag#age hashtag#restrictions become a suitable instrument to govern hashtag#generative hashtag#AI? This blog post answers this question, beyond the numbers game. 🔗 Read it here: lnkd.in/dvMJ6gjm
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Big news 🎉 We’re excited to officially host The Law, Ethics & Policy of AI Blog at @digisoc.bsky.social! Huge thanks to @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social for her work as founding editor-in-chief. We warmly welcome @biekezaman.bsky.social to the team. Stay tuned!✨ 🔗https://www.kuleuven.be/digisoc/blog
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
📢 Join KU Leuven AI Summer School Public Session – 4 July 2025! You're invited to the panel "AI Governance in Europe and Globally" at the Faculty of Law or online, moderated by DigiSoc member Nathalie Smuha. 🗓️ Register by 1 July: shorturl.at/XnNsh ℹ️ Info: shorturl.at/76lnh 📸 Steve Johnson
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
👟 Our hybrid Digital Ethics course starts May 15! 📅 9 sessions on ethical tech, policy, design, decision making & more 📍 Online or in Leuven 🕕 18:00–21:30 CET 💸 €1600 (20% off for NGOs/individuals) 🔗 Info & register: lnkd.in/e34zzsKk #DigiSoc #DigitalEthics #KULeuven 📸Pexels Rostislav
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
📢 Call for posters & art! The Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts (KVAB) & Academic Cultural Forum (ACF) are organizing Spring Cycle 2025 on visual perception. 📅 Poster & Art Fair: June 4 Topics: vision, AI, aesthetics & more 🔗 Info & forms: shorturl.at/e5TNa
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
🎨 Join us for the Dynamic Visual Identities workshop by Catarina Lélis on May 8 (11:00–13:00) at KU Leuven! Explore how logos can act as smart tools for user interaction & service design 📍 Agora (M00.E67) 🎟️ Free registration: shorturl.at/2g3vS #HCI #DigiSoc #KULeuven #DesignThinking 📸 mos design
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
🎉 KU Leuven Digital Humanities: 10 Years Strong! The KU Leuven Master’s in Digital Humanities, co-organized by DigiSoc, celebrates a decade of interdisciplinary research & innovation. 📅 26 May | 📍 Leuven Join us for talks, panels & more! 🔗 Program & registration: bit.ly/4iZTC87 #DigiSoc #KULeuven
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Our director, Prof. @biekezaman.bsky.social will speak at the IX Colóquio Internacional de Bioética, Neuroética e Ética da IA on April 29 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Prof. Zaman will join experts to discuss responsible tech and AI ethics. 📩 Info: bit.ly/3EnmnwM #DigiSoc #AIethics 📸 Özgü Özden
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
DigiSoc Director Prof. @biekezaman.bsky.social will give a talk on responsible & participatory research in a digital society at PPGCIN, Brazil. 📅 25 April, 14:00 BRT 📍 Porto Alegre 🎙️ Talk in English, with PT interpretation Info: www.ufrgs.br/ppgcin/ #DigiSoc #KULeuven #PPGCIN #UFRGS #EthicalTech
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
🎮 Join us on April 22 (14:00–15:00 CET) for a talk by @lectio-institute.bsky.social -DigiSoc Fellow Julien Régibeau: History as Aesthetic: Exploring Key Themes in Historical Game Studies. 📍 MSI1 02.08, KU Leuven 💻 For Registration: bit.ly/4cGpDQn #GameStudies 📸: Age of Empires III (Microsoft)
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
📢 Apply now for the 2025–2026 LECTIO & DigiSoc Visiting Fellowship at KU Leuven! Research the reception of the past in today’s digital society. 🗓️ Deadline: May 20, 2025 🔗 Info: bit.ly/4idcZJT #DigitalHistory #KULeuven #DigiSoc
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
🚀 Join AI Dialogues at KU Leuven (May 26-27) as part of the university’s 600th anniversary! 🎉 Explore AI’s impact on employment, climate & smart cities with experts like @frankpasquale.bsky.social & Benedetta Brevini 💡 Contribute to key policy recommendations! 🔗 Register: forms.gle/FHVHpdAgg8tF...
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Want to make your digital services more inclusive? LOOK-IT by DigiSoc is here to help—for free 🚀 LOOK-IT will support Belgium-based organizations in developing inclusive digital apps—at no cost! 🏛 Funded by the Federal Public Service Economy. 📩 Apply now: bit.ly/4bS79fh 📸 by Marvin Meyer
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
🎮 DigiSoc Director @biekezaman.bsky.social will give a talk on "Le design éthique de jeux vidéo pour enfants" (Ethical Design of Video Games for Children) at UQAM, Canada, on March 12, 2025. For more information: bit.ly/4btvrfu #KULeuven #VideoGames #GameStudies #ChildOnlineSafety
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
🚀Registrations for the KU Leuven AI Summer School 2025 close on 17 March! Join us 30 June – 9 July to explore the legal, ethical & policy challenges of AI. @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social @victoriahendrickx.bsky.social @jannepetroons.bsky.social Register: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc... #KULeuven
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KU Leuven Digital Society Institute (DigiSoc) @digisoc.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
🚀 Call for Submissions! The 1st International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society (IDS2025) is happening on Sept 15-16, 2025, in Leuven! 📢 Submit by March 3, 2025 🔗 More info: inclusivedigitalsociety.eu Join the conversation on digital inclusion! #KULeuven Photo by Robs on Unsplash
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