The complex questions related to the topic arise on both the micro and macro level – for example about (mental) health, environment, democracy, privacy and law, business strategies, or innovation.
This question touches upon various dimensions, including the influence of traditional and new media on child and personal development, the opportunities and threats that they represent to (young) people, or the rise of social media and other new technologies, and how they can improve the problem-solving ability of individuals and society.
The age of connectedness that we live in brings us closer to, and at the same time further from each other, and it becomes quite difficult to find our way through the abundance of the information we have access to in our “global village”. Are we not overly stimulated by the constant presence of media? This myriad of data causes the emergence of new challenges such as selective exposure due to complex search algorithms, accountability and credibility on social media, influence of media on the decision-making of the individuals etc.
How can the bonding and bridging processes created by old and new media generate information capital alongside financial and social capital? And how do these new technologies relate to the arts and the way they encourage us to reflect on society?