By now, ICT is everywhere and touches upon many aspects of our daily lives such as healthcare, culture & media, the environment, mobility and security. iMinds wants to create a lasting and positive impact on society through innovation in ICT. We strive for excellence in science and business and support young entrepreneurs in achieving their dream as it is our ambition to create a lasting & positive impact on society through information technology.
iMinds is an independent research institute founded by the Flemish government. The iMinds team offers companies and organizations active support in research and development. It joins various forces on research projects. Both technical and non-technical issues are addressed within each of these projects. Read more >
Written by Ike Picone on 12 June
This month, De Standaard reported on the government's growing list of sites that internet service providers are demanded to block. This 'black list' now contains more than 80 websites that are usually blocked because of a criminal investigation, like sites providing steroids or gambling websites without a license. Read more...
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Written by Wim De Waele on 07 June
The internet has been responsible for structural changes in many industries, as it is now the case for financial services. I followed this market closely, as an early investor in Sonic Angel, a Belgian crowdfunding company that was in the center of several negative news lately. Still, I have only one hope: that we do not throw away the baby with the bathwater in Flanders. Read more...
This article is about bart becks, crowdfunding, sonicangel, venturing, Wim De Waele.
Written by iMinds on 06 June
Event takes place on December 12th & 13th at the in the Flemish Ministry of Education and Training Headquarters in Brussels. The event will feature several pre-conference workshops, an expanded demonstration area and lots of discussion space. Confirmed workshops so far include a dedicated one day event on exploring innovation in lecture capture organized in collaboration with KU Leuven. Read more...
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Written by iMinds on 30 May
In the weekend of May 18th, Flemish newspaper De Tijd published a supplement called ‘Top Fifty young and successful Flemish entrepreneurs’. Within this list, no less than five companies took their first flight under the wings of iMinds. Read more...
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