WSIS Forum 2021 | ICTs for Inclusive, Resilient and Sustainable Societies and Economies (WSIS Action Lines for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals) Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are tools through which gender equality and women’s empowerment can be advanced, and are integral to the creation of societies in which both women and men can substantively…
Microsoft and Convergent Media Approach – Ignite Day I – all-in-Immersive-VR event Today COMPACT joined the event organised by another tech giant who made an important step toward convergent media. Microsoft followed the example of the Facebook Connect VR conference and organised an event entirely all-in-Immersive-VR on March 2nd, using their AltspaceVR platform. Microsoft CEO…
On 18th February 2021 NUIG, Ireland, and Mediaframe, UK will be hosting an online event titled: “Social media convergence: The importance of influence on independent content creators”. Our guest will be Molly Babington, a graduate student from Escape Studios, London. Molly will be interviewed by Iliana Franklin, her lead tutor in MA Storyboarding and Previsualization…
The European Commission has released the awaited proposals of DSA & DMA. Digital Service Act, proposed by EC, aims at addressing major issues related to large social media platforms – hate speech, public discourse and democracy while DMA addresses the dominance of gatekeeper platforms in certain markets. The COMPACT International Symposium follows a set of…
On the 21st of Jan 2021 we invite all of you to join our grand aligning of cyberspace during The Broken Internet Symposium. The event will start at 4PM CET and conclude at 6:30 PM. TBIS will be structured as follows: 4:00 PM – Introduction and Agenda Setting 4:05 PM – Presentations by Speakers 4:15…
Online workshop on “European courts and digital media” The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), in collaboration with the University of Castilla-La Mancha, organized an online workshop on “European courts and digital media” under the framework of the COMPACT project. This invitation-only online workshop brought together researchers from across Europe to discuss new…
European Immersive Technologies Symposium Registration is Open! 19-20th of October – FREE ADMISSION We are organising the European Immersive Technologies Symposium 2020 – 2 days 2 modes – Monday in VR, Tuesday on ZOOM – speakers from EU and the US. COMPACT is an H2020 European Commission – funded project. We start 19th of October…
Immersive Technologies Symposium – VR & ZOOM The symposium will be hosted on the 19th and 20th of October from 16:30 IST – 18:30 IST. Additional session from 18:30 -19:30 will be conducted for those who wish to stay longer. Since there is no better way to talk about Immersive Technologies than simply using them…
An Exploratory Study of Global and Legal Discourses on Social Media Regulation Andrej Skolkay – School of Communication and Media (Slovakia)
EURODIG 2019 COMPACT partners took part in the organization of the Plenary 7 Session: “Tackling Online Harms” and Workshop 10 “Blockchain and privacy” for Eurodig 2019 Link to our Wiki Discussion page on organizing Plenary 7 Link to our Wiki Discussion page on Blockchain and Privacy Workshop 10
Council of Europe and hate speech Baku 2019 – Bissera Zankova “Hate speech for the purpose of the Recommendation entails the use of one or more particular forms of expression -namely, the advocacy, promotion or incitement of the denigration, hatred or vilification of a person or group of persons, as well any harassment, insult, negative…
The Rise of Media Power
Where are the limitations of freedom of expression in the online media sphere? Where should the states, private companies or communities regulate their and each other’s conduct? What is the role of the government? Is there any connection between a platform’s business interest and a state’s regulatory duty?
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11th-12th November 2019 Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria The European House 124, „Georgi S. Rakovski“ Str. Sofia, Bulgaria
Smart society – “Fake Analytica“ style?
EuroDIG2020 – Trieste – Day 1
Tackling information disorder – The Good, the Bad and the Urgent A contribution by Tanja Pavleska from Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia to Better Internet for Kids Newsletter on our findings from the work in WP2 in COMPACT H2020 Published on 29/06/2020 at Betterinternetforkids On Thursday, 11 June 2020, at the European Dialogue on Internet Governance…
Round table “Fake news and validation of information in social networks” On March 12th, the round table “Fake news and validation of information in social networks” was held in Kyiv, Ukraine to present findings of the COMPACT project on approaches and practices of counterfeiting and regulation of social media in EU countries in the…
The first COMPACT symposium on 5G that was hosted online on the 14th of May, showed to be a big success! We wish to extend our big thank you to all the speakers, moderators and participants who joined us in the online discussion. Till the final report is available you can find the materials available…
First comprehensive, international COMPACT symposium on 5G We would like to invite everybody to join the first comprehensive, international COMPACT symposium on 5G that will take place on the 14th of May 2020. The registration for this important event is free of charge and enables you to directly interact with the panelists and…
Invitation: To all members of the academic community and other interested parties that would like to discuss our dynamic digital presence and challenging future Dear colleagues and friends, Partners of EC Horizon 2020 COMPACT project are organizing two sessions during the upcoming Congress of the Polish Communication Association (PCA). It is our pleasure to…
Speaker presentations Stakeholder discussions
Sofia Symposium 2019 “Technology and regulation in a convergent environment. The role of social media and its implications” was held on 11th-12th November 2019 at Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria. Agenda of the event. Please find below the discussion materials: EuroDIG 2019: Highlights of messages IGF 2018 Key Messages: Media&Content IGF 2018 KEY MESSAGES: DIGITAL…
Five part videos below:
On behalf of the organizing team it is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the upcoming Regional symposium titled: “Technology and regulation in a convergent environment. The role of social media and its implications” The regional COMPACT symposium is taking place at the Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria…
On behalf of the organizing team it is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the upcoming Regional symposium titled: “Disinformation in EU elections: The role of social media & technology trends” The regional COMPACT symposium is taking place at the Permanent Representation of the Slovak Republic to the EU, in Brussels (Avenue…
The 5th Congress of the Polish Communication Association, entitled “Media Power: People – Organisations – Technologies” – Discussion on the notion of media power, from the internal (organizational) and external (media ecology) perspective 19 – 21 September 2019 at Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland COMPACT will hold two sessions. Program
Budapest Symposium “The intermediaries and their liability: If there is a quick, easy and permanent solution, please tell us as soon as possible.” The regional COMPACT symposium is taking place in Budapest, Hungary on 11 September 2019 at Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Law. The purpose of the event is to bring together policy-makers, academics,…
Dr. Bissera Zankova, Media 21 Foundation, Bulgaria Created in 2008 by several organisations, government representatives and experts, the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) has gained significant popularity on a European and global scale. EuroDEG aims to present, as open multi-stakeholder platform, an exchange of views about the Internet and its governance for fostering dialogue…
On behalf of the organizing team it is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the upcoming Regional symposium on social media regulation titled: “Do we need to regulate social media? Rationales for and viability of regulation of online platforms and social media“ The regional COMPACT seminar is taking place in Ljubljana on…
