Panteia to carry out a study on 'Discoverability of diverse European content in the digital environment' for the European Commission
Panteia will carry out a study for the European Commission Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC) on ‘Discoverability of diverse European content in the digital environment’. The project consortium also includes KEA European Affairs, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Imec-SMIT (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), University of Warsaw (DELab) and IDEA Consult.
The specific objectives of this project are:
- To better understand needs and specificities of a number of cultural and creative sub sectors as regards discoverability of diverse cultural content online, including concerning enablers and obstacles.
- To gather information on existing policies at all levels and in all EU Member States, i.e., including regulatory measures, support measures and public and private initiatives, to foster discoverability online, in general and also specifically as regards access to culture online by socially and economically disadvantaged groups, such as people with disabilities and lower income.
- Identify curation patterns and trends in algorithm recommendations as regards exposure to cultural content and evaluate the impact of these practices on cultural and linguistic diversity.
- Investigate the state of play in algorithm design for discoverability and diversity of cultural content.
- Discuss possible policy or regulatory options and provide evidence-based recommendations to increase the exposure to diverse European cultural content online.
We will map various ‘discoverability pathways’ evident across the sectors, in regard to curation practices and algorithm recommendations. The project will also provide a comprehensive examination of policies, strategies, initiatives, and plans, implemented within the EU to foster the online discovery of their local cultural content through digitalization and cultural initiatives. There will be focus on the assessment of actual curation practices and algorithmic recommendation systems on discoverability and exposure in the music and book sectors. We will also arrange a final public conference to present the results of the project to a large number of interested stakeholders.
As a key part of this project, we will also work with a Stakeholder Community throughout the various project activities. The aim of the community is to be as representative as possible across the sectors under scope of the study, considering various interests and perspectives.
For more information, please contact Martin Clarke, m.clarke@panteia.nl or Paul Vroonhof, p.vroonhof@panteia.nl.
