IES Research - Information Society

Information Society

The Information Society cluster at the IES carries out research on legal and policy aspects of the information society and knowledge economy. Its vision is to provide high-quality research, education and academic services in two central areas: the EU internal market and public service governance, for media digital services, ICT and electronic communications in a global context.

The Information Society cluster consists of six researchers. Harri Kalimo’s research is on horizontal legal and policy matters relevant to the Digital Single Market. Jamal Shahin contributes toward cluster activity in the field of policy analysis, democracy and political institutions in the Information Society. Ben Van Rompuy focuses on the non-efficiency considerations in competition law enforcement, with the audiovisual sector as a case study. Marie Lamensch deals with VAT related questions of e-commerce in her PhD. Trisha Meyer is preparing her PhD on online content & copyright infringement policies in the EU. Eva Kubrichtova, research assistant in the Information Society cluster, carries out research on participation and engagement with Jamal, and assists the IES team in the organisation of its biennial international conference on the European Union in International Affairs.

The cluster welcomes opportunities to network and collaborate with the academic, policy and business communities, working on projects related to the information society and knowledge economy. To this end, we have visiting researchers who actively participate in our activities: Avinash Dadhich and Rami Nissilä are currently spending research time with our cluster. Our associate researchers Renato Botti, Doris Hildebrandt and Julia Glidden also join us on occasion.
 

Events

• Rethinking European Media and Communications Policies - Lecture Series Spring 2008
• IES / Citadel Statement Lecture Series: eGovernment in the EU - Lecture Series Autumn 2011
• IPR in the age of the Internet - Policy Forum June 2011
• Data Protection in the days of the Internet - Policy Forum May 2011
• The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement - Policy Forum March 2012

Current projects

Past projects

Recent publications from cluster members

• Ben Van Rompuy (forthcoming 2012) “Economic Efficiency: The Sole Concern of Modern Antitrust Policy? Non-efficiency considerations within Article 101 TFEU” Kluwer Law International
• Karen Donders (2011) “Superficial harmonization versus one-size-fits-all: The implementation of European State aid principles in Flanders and the Netherlands” Journal of Media Law 3.2: 237-261
• Karen Donders (2011) “De regulering van publieke omroepen in Vlaanderen en Nederland: analyse van de implementatie en impact van de Europese staatssteunregels” Auteurs en Media 2011 2: 150-161
• Karen Donders (2011) “Public service media and civic involvement in Flanders: a long way to heaven?” Journal of Electronic Governance 4.1/2: 27-42
• Karen Donders (2011) “The Public Value Test: A Reasoned Response or Panic Reaction” in Donders, K. and H. Moe (eds) Ex ante tests in Europe: from diverging perspectives to infinite conclusions. Göteborg, Nordicom
• Karen Donders & Hallvard Moe (2011) Ex ante tests in Europe: from diverging perspectives to infinite conclusions. Göteborg, Nordicom (edited collection)
• Hallvard Moe & Karen Donders (2011) “Ex ante tests in Europe: from diverging perspectives to infinite conclusions” in Donders, K. & H. Moe (Eds) Ex ante tests in Europe: from diverging perspectives to infinite conclusions. Göteborg, Nordicom
• Caroline Pauwels & Karen Donders (2011) “Let’s get digital. From Television without Frontiers to the digital Big Bang: the EU’s continuous efforts to create a future proof internal media market” in Mansell, R. & M. Raboy (eds). Media and communications policies in a globalised context. New York, Maxwell Publishing
• Marie Lamensch (2011) "Blueprint for the implementation of a multilateral and multi-jurisdictional tax on financial transactions, an enabling document for discussion", with Lieven Denys, Avinash Persaud, Bruno Jetin, Dr. Rodney Schmidt and Michel Tison, International Expert Report (Leading Group on Innovative Financing) to the G20, September
• Marie Lamensch (2011) "New Council Regulation on VAT cooperation and EUROFISC" in S. van Thiel (2011) Sharing information across borders in indirect and direct tax – 2010 The permanent establishment in international tax law – 2011. Confédération Fiscale Européenne
• Marie Lamensch (2011) “New implementing Regulation 282/2011 for the 2006 VAT Directive” EC Tax Review 2011 4: 162
• Marie Lamensch (2011) “The VAT exemption for insurance-related services of brokers and agents: The case of a “call center””, with Servaas van Thiel and Filipe Covas Carvalho, European Taxation 1.51: 19
• Trisha Meyer (2011) "Political economies of copyright, droit dʼauteur and the Internet: convergence or clash", paper presented at: Telecommunications Policy Research Conference (TPRC), The 39th research conference on communication, information, and Internet policy, Arlington, 23-25 September 2011
• Trisha Meyer & Leo Van Audenhove (2011) "The Internet: an open communication network? Studying online copyright enforcement policy from a communication science perspective", paper presented at: International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), Cities, creativity and connectivity, Istanbul, 13-17 July 2011
• Trisha Meyer & Leo Van Audenhove (2011) "Surveillance and regulating code: an analysis of graduated response in France", paper presented at: Cyber-surveillance in everyday life: an international workshop, Toronto, 12-15 May 2011J.
• Jamal Shahin (2011) Future trends in e-Governance: Linking Policy, Practice and Research. In A Balci, C Can Aktan & O Dalbay (Eds.) Explorations in eGovernment and eGovernance, Vol. 2, Selected Proceedings of the Second International Conference on eGovernment and eGovernance. Antalya: SOBIAD-SoSRes
• Jamal Shahin (2011) "Overview of state of the art in EU-­‐funded eGovernment projects: international cooperation and competition" in Weerakkoddy V. & Kamal M. (Eds.) t-Government workshop proceedings. Brunel, London: Brunel University
• Jamal Shahin (2011) “The European Union’s Performance in the International Telecommunication Union” Journal of European Integration 33.6: 683–698
• Knud Erik Jørgensen, Sebastian Oberthür & Jamal Shahin (2011) "Introduction: Assessing the EU's performance in international institutions: conceptual framework and core findings" Journal of European Integration 33.6: 599-620
• Ben Van Rompuy (2011) “The modernization of EU antitrust enforcement in 3D. The current and future role of non-efficiency considerations in the application of Article 101 TFEU”, paper presented at: XVIIIth Competition Law Scholars Forum: Current Competition Law Research, London, U.K., 22 September 2011
• Karen Donders & Caroline Pauwels (2010) “The introduction of an ex ante evaluation for new media services: ‘Europe’ asks it or public broadcasters need it?” International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics 4
• Marie Lamensch (2010) “OECD Draft Guidelines on VAT/GST on Cross-Border Services” International VAT Monitor 21.4: 271.
• Marie Lamensch & Servaas Van Thiel (2010) “Swiss court denies European frontier workers their "Schumacker" rights (comment on the 31 August 2009 decision of the Geneva based "Commission Cantonale" in the "Boitelle" Case)” 38.2: 93
• Trisha Meyer & Leo Van Audenhove (2010) "Graduated response and the emergence of a European surveillance society" info 12.6: 69-79
• Trisha Meyer & Leo Van Audenhove (2010) "Towards a European surveillance society? Combating copyright infringement through graduated response initiatives in France and the United Kingdom", paper presented at: European Communications Policy Research Conference (EuroCPR), Policies for a digital Europe: lessons learned and challenges ahead, Brussels, 28-30 March 2010
• Jamal Shahin (2010) “The Role of the International Telecommunication Union” Wereldbeeld 34.2: 11–16
• Jeremy Millard & Jamal Shahin (2010) The State of the Art in eGovernment in Global Cooperative Environments. Muscat, Oman ITA
• Ben Van Rompuy (2010) “How sporty is the joint sale of sports broadcasting rights? A critical reappraisal of the status of joint selling agreements under the EU antitrust rules”, paper presented at: Fifth Annual Sport & EU Conference, 2 July 2010, Ghent, Belgium
• Jamal Shahin & Matthias Finger (2009) “The History of a European Information Society: Shifts from Government to Governance” in J. Tubtimhin (ed.) Global e-Governance Through Innovation and Leadership. IOS Press, Amsterdam: 62-83
• Jamal Shahin, O. Soebech & Jeremy Millard (2009) Participation in the European Project: How to mobilise citizens at the local, regional, national, and European levels. Brussels: Committee of the Regions
• Noor Huijboom, Jeremy Millard, Tijs Van den Broek, Kristian Pedersen & Jamal Shahin (2009) i2010 eGovernment Action Plan Progress Study. Brussels: European Commission
• Ben Van Rompuy (2009) “Fair access to exclusive sports rights still a long shot in UK pay television market” Communications Law - The Journal of Computer, Media and Telecommunications Law 14: 118-122
• Ben Van Rompuy (2009) ‘The standard of proof in EC merger control: what conclusions can be drawn from the Sony BMG saga?’ in Pauwels C., Kalimo H., Donders K. & Van Rompuy B. (eds.) Rethinking Media and Communications Policies. VUB Press, Brussels
• Caroline Pauwels, Harri Kalimo, Karen Donders & Ben Van Rompuy (eds.) (2009) Rethinking Media and Communications Policies. VUB Press, Brussels
• Katrien Lefever & Ben Van Rompuy (2009) “Ensuring Access to Sports Content: 10 Years of EU Intervention. Time to Celebrate?” Journal of Media Law 2: 243-268
• Jamal Shahin (2008) “Dragging the net through choppy waters: Commission leadership and the Internet” in Hayward J. (ed.), Leadership and the European Commission. Oxford University Press: 227-245
• Jamal Shahin & Matthias Finger (2008) "ICANN's GAC and Global Governance of the Internet: The Role of the EU in Bringing Back ‘Government' to Internet Governance" in GIGANET 08 Hyderabad Workshop Proceedings. GIGANET
• Jamal Shahin, Matthias Finger, Christine Leitner, Jeremy Millard & Ivar Tallo (2008) "Executive eGovernment Education: experiences, challenges and opportunities for the future" in Ferro E., Scholl H. J. & Wimmer M.A. (Eds.), Electronic Government: Proceedings of ongoing research and projects of EGOV 08. 7th International Conference (pp. 321-323). Linz: Trauner Druck