COMPACT is a Coordination and Support Action funded European Commission under framework Horizon 2020.
Core project activity: Oct 2017 – Dec 2020

The objective of the COMPACT project is to increase awareness (including scientific, political, cultural, legal, economic and technical areas) of the latest technological discoveries among key stakeholders in the context of social media and convergence.

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Analysis and development of research agendas and roadmaps within Convergence and Social Media
To identify and analyse EU, national and regional policies, regulatory frameworks and judicial approaches on social media and content convergence

PRE-STANDARDISATION INITIATIVES

To provide information, analysis and development of pre-standardisation initiatives and stakeholders´ coordination within social media and convergence

STAKEHOLDER SEMINARS

To increase awareness of the latest technological developments among policy stakeholders, making researchers aware of the current and future policy and regulatory framework and monitoring the state of the art of the European Media and Content sector in a digital single market.
Analysis of issues related to gender and technology
COMPACT Consortium of 15 partners

The Insight Centre for Data Analytics at NUI Galway was founded in 2003 as DERI (Digital Enterprise Research Institute) and incorporated into the nationwide Insight Centre for Data Analytics in July 2013. Its most recent peer review, conducted by the main funder Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), concluded that the science and technology application of the…

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The School of Communication and Media, n.o. (SCM /SKAMBA) is a research establishment founded in Slovakia in 2008. SKAMBA´s mission is to provide high quality in-depth research on issues related to communication and media, as well as courses, seminars and lectures mainly related to the dissemination of research results. SCM focuses particularly on the areas…

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Data Ltd. is a leading Slovenian company providing support services for SMEs on accounting, legal, business and marketing issues. Since 2006, we provide a comprehensive business support at a single location One-stop shop. In year 2015 we conducted more than 1.100 individual consulting to potential entrepreneurs and already established ones. At the moment we have…

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The European Digital SME Alliance, formerly known as PIN-SME the “the voice of ICT SMEs in Europe”, is the first European association of the ICT sector exclusively focused of representing the interests of SMEs. The members of the European Digital SME Alliance (“DIGITAL SME”) are national sectorial SME associations from different EU countries. DIGITAL SME…

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The Bulgarian Association of Software Companies – BASSCOM was established in 2001. BASSCOM is a nonprofit industry association representing more than 75 leading companies developing software products and systems and offering comprehensive IT solutions, and over 150 associated members, among which universities, foundations, venture capital funds, etc. The main objectives of the Association are to…

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Jozef Stefan Institute (JSI) is the biggest research institute in Slovenia for pure and applied research in the natural sciences and technology. At present the Institute, totalling about 950, has a research staff of about 700: about 200 of them are postgraduates temporarily employed while obtaining their degrees, almost 370 have doctorates and 100 have…

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Launched in 2000 as part of Sirma Group, Ontotext Corp is a leading software provider of semantic technologies. Headquartered in Sofia, Bulgaria, Ontotext Corp also operates offices in London, and New York with partners around the world, and has over 75 staff. Originally, ONTO technology was rooted in on-going research taking place across a broad…

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The main aim of non-profit, non-governmental organization Agency of European Innovations is increasing cooperation between Ukraine and EU in ICT, Renewable Energy, Agricultural, Food, Health R&D areas within HORIZON2020, ENI and others EU-programmes. The Agency supports Universities, R&D Institutions, SMEs, NGOs governmental and local authorities in preparation and implementation of common international projects for the…

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Media 21 Foundation was founded in 2011 to pursue the following goals: enhancement of freedom and independence of the media including every service and platform serving free communication and pluralism of opinions in the new Internet environment as a free space for exchange of views and ideas; development of media and digital literacy, dialogue, cooperation…

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The Research Centre for Communication and Culture (CECC) is a challenge-oriented interdisciplinary research centre aimed at enhancing the production of knowledge at the intersection of culture studies and communication sciences. The Centre is the host of several international projects, namely Culture@Work co-funded by the Culture Programme of the European Union, and is organized in several…

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Partnership for Social Development (PSD) is a nongovernmental, not-for-profit civil society organisation established in 1999 in Zagreb in the Republic of Croatia. Over the past 15 years PSD has been engaged in strategic fighting against corruption, building integrity in public administration and media sector in Croatia, SEE region and EU Member States. Using and developing…

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It-forum is a membership based network for more than 470 companies from private and public organizations, colleges and local, regional and state authorities in the Central and Southern Denmark regions. In total, It-forum represent close to 20.000 IT people in all positions from CEOs to programmers. Our members share an interest in adopting smart ICT…

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The University of Latvia, founded in 1919, is the largest university of Latvia offering more than 130 accredited study programmes in a variety of natural and social sciences as well as humanities. The University is comprised of 13 faculties and 32 research institutes and centres. The Faculty of Social Sciences houses the Department of Communication…

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The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) is a private, independent, non-profit research and training institute, based in Athens, Greece since 1988. ELIAMEP’s work is funded primarily through grants awarded to it in support of specific projects; donations; and fees for the provision of research services. It is governed by a 13-member Board…

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Founded in 2007 Mediaframe Ltd is a leading media consultancy specialised in content development, media production and publishing. Headquarter in Surrey, UK the company manages outsource facilities in Plovdiv and Sofia, Bulgaria for research, design and implementation of media projects. Mediaframe is dedicated to new frontiers in storytelling brought to the world by the new…

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