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Koen Frenken
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Professor of Innovation Studies at Utrecht University https://www.uu.nl/staff/KFrenken PI of NWO-project on Regulating Platform Work https://platworkr.sites.uu.nl/

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Koen Frenken @kfrenken.bsky.social · 3d
New SPECIAL ISSUE on "Geographies of Innovation and #Wellbeing" in RRR with papers on theoretical foundations, on regional inequalities (due to autonomation and energy transition), the Corona pandemic and #qualityoflife, and the social innovation of citizens' juries link.springer.com/journal/1003...
Review of Regional Research
Review of Regional Research is an interdisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing original research across all fields of regional science. The ...
link.springer.com

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Koen Frenken @kfrenken.bsky.social · Oct 7
New paper "Geographies of Innovation and Well-being" with Fulvio Castellacci + @emilevenhuis.bsky.social: rdcu.be/eJJpO. We outline the pathways through which innovation can contribute to #wellbeing and how political considerations regarding well-being provide #directionality in innovation (policy).
Geographies of innovation and well-being
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Victor Galaz @vgalaz.bsky.social · Sep 30
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring
Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.
www.bloomberg.com

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Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University @uugeo.bsky.social · Sep 26
Kom op zondag 5 oktober naar het Utrecht Science Park! Kan een rivier naar de rechter? Bouw met lego je eigen droomtuin! En hoe maak je olifantentandpasta? Ontdek dit en nog veel meer tijdens het Weekend van de Wetenschap, voor families met kinderen tussen de 8-12 jaar.
www.uu.nl/agenda/neem-...
Neem een kijkje achter de schermen van de Universiteit Utrecht en kom naar het Weekend van de Wetenschap!
Op zondag 5 oktober 2025 organiseert het Centrum voor Wetenschap en Cultuur (CWC) het Weekend van de Wetenschap: een publieksevenement met verschillende activiteiten gericht op families met kinderen t...
www.uu.nl

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Martijn Arets @martijnarets.bsky.social · Sep 25
Event: "Ghostwork, de onzichtbare arbeid achter AI
Hoe beschermen we de 150 miljoen datawerkers achter onze AI?" Kom op 15 oktober naar de Hogeschool van Amsterdam en neem deel aan een discussie over hoe we datawerk een plek kunnen geven in discussies over Responsible AI.

www.hva.nl/evenementen/...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 24
The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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Follow the Money @ftm.nl · Sep 20
Wat betekent het voor ons als tech-miljardairs en cryptobedrijven de heerschappij van de banken zullen doorbreken? In zijn nieuwe boek ‘Geld genoeg, maar niet voor jou’ neemt Thomas Bollen je mee naar goudkluizen, banktorens en cryptofeestjes. www.ftm.nl/artikelen/ho...
Hoe heroveren we de macht over ons geld?
Van woningnood en groeiende ongelijkheid tot de opkomst van autocratische leiders – in zijn nieuwe boek ‘Geld genoeg, maar niet voor jou’ legt FTM-journalist Thomas Bollen bloot waarom de grote proble...
www.ftm.nl

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Stefan ten Teije @stefantt.bsky.social · Sep 18
Onderzoeksjournalistiek is superbelangrijk. Gelukkig is het niveau in Nederland hoog. Maar het kost meer tijd en geld dan het formuleren van een mening... Word dus snel vriend van @investico.bsky.social en steun onderzoeksjournalistiek. Kan al vanaf 1 euro per maand. Je helpt ze er ontzettend mee.
Laat de feiten regeren. Word nu Vriend van Investico.
Antidemocratische krachten en cynische politici zijn in opkomst. Feitenvrije politiek bedreigt onze vrijheid. Steun onafhankelijke onderzoeksjournalistiek en laat de feiten regeren.
donaties.platform-investico.nl

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Patrick McCray @patrickmccray.bsky.social · Sep 5
If you think technology will solve your problems, you don't understand technology and you probably don't understand your problems either.

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Koen Frenken @kfrenken.bsky.social · Aug 19
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is launching a new global policy tracker to provide a comprehensive overview of legislative initiatives concerning digital labour ('#gigeconomy') platforms. Great resource for all stakeholders. See: www.ilo.org/resource/new...
ILO launches Global Policy Tracker on Digital Labour Platforms
A new ILO resource to support evidence-based policymaking and social dialogue on platform work.
www.ilo.org

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Science, Technology, & Human Values @sthv.bsky.social · Aug 11
New OnlineFirst (OA) article: "Do Artifacts Have Political Economy?" by Kean Birch @keanbirch.bsky.social #constructivist #politicaleconomy #assetization #LangdonWinner #RobertMoses #adtech #generativeAI #techbros journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Do Artifacts Have Political Economy? - Kean Birch, 2025
Harking back to Langdon Winner's now classic essay “Do artifacts have politics?,” my aim in this article is to ask a very similar question—namely, do artif...
journals.sagepub.com

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Dom White @domw.bsky.social · Aug 5
Wanna see a crazy chart? Of course you do.

Spending on constructing datacenters and manufacturing facilities for computers & electronic products in the US now exceeds the entire retail and wholesale industry and almost as much as the rest of the office and manufacturing sectors combined.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 2
Enough of the billionaires and their big tech. ‘Frugal tech’ will build us all a better world | Eleanor Drage
Enough of the billionaires and their big tech. ‘Frugal tech’ will build us all a better world | Eleanor Drage
Titans like Musk would love us to believe innovation means top-down solutions that only enrich the wealthy. In fact, we all have the power, says Eleanor Drage, research fellow at Cambridge University
www.theguardian.com

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Mirko Tobias Schäfer 🇪🇺 @mtschaefer.bsky.social · Aug 2
Just out our paper on realities, politics & economics of so-called digital twins, and how the imaginary of "digital twins" is stifling dissemination & implementation.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · Jul 26
Some journals are claiming that you need to pay big $$ for gold open access to comply with NIH's new public access policy. FYI that is total bs. You can comply by depositing the Accepted Manuscript into PubMed Central on the Date of Publication without embargo. Pass it on.

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Rop Gonggrijp @rop.gonggri.jp · Jul 15
Do not ever use WeTransfer to transfer files.

Use something that's end-to-end encrypted, like Wormhole, instead.

wormhole.app

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Koen Frenken @kfrenken.bsky.social · Jul 15
David Autor and Gordon Hanson on US #innovationpolicy: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o...
Opinion | We Warned About the First China Shock. The Next One Will Be Worse.
www.nytimes.com

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · Jul 12
This is very worrying. Making offering a "bowl of soup" to someone without legal papers a criminal offense. In times of far-right political experimentation, Dutch politics can ill afford a parliamentary "slip-up". It’s up to the Senate now to demonstrate its purpose of chambre de reflexion.

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Eu-SPRI Forum @euspri-forum.bsky.social · Jul 11
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Koen Frenken @kfrenken.bsky.social · Jul 8
I wrote a blog for LSE-EUROPP on the mismatch between the 5% #NATO spending target and EU's innovation policy objectives (strategic autonomy, competitiveness, sustainability). See: blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
The new NATO spending target will hamper Europe’s innovation policy
NATO's new 5 percent defence spending pledge is unlikely to help create a more autonomous, competitive and sustainable Europe.
blogs.lse.ac.uk

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LSE EUROPP Blog @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · Jun 30
💥 New: The new NATO spending target will hamper Europe’s innovation policy

✍️ @kfrenken.bsky.social ‬ blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
The new NATO spending target will hamper Europe’s innovation policy
NATO's new 5 percent defence spending pledge is unlikely to help create a more autonomous, competitive and sustainable Europe.
blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Koen Frenken @kfrenken.bsky.social · Jun 29
Ik schreef een blog over de mismatch tussen de NAVO-norm van 5% BNP en de doelen van het innovatiebeleid (autonomie, concurrentievermogen, duurzaamheid). Zie: esb.nu/de-nieuwe-na...
De nieuwe NAVO-norm zit innovatiebeleid in de weg - ESB
Door de hogere NAVO-norm komt er in Nederland en in de Europese Unie 0,6 procent van bbp extra beschikbaar voor R&D-uitgaven. Door de aard van de investeringen en de fragmentatie in Europa zullen deze...
esb.nu

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · Jun 27
The bipartisan American Science Acceleration Project sounds promising, but "move fast and break things" isn't a strategy for trustworthy research. I write in @science.org about why we need acceleration that opens doors to participation and accountability.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Ten times faster is not 10 times better
As the Trump administration systematically defunds the American research ecosystem, while disingenuously promising a return to so-called “gold standard science,” hope can be drawn from the new biparti...
www.science.org

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Ingrid Robeyns @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social · Jun 27
I'm very honoured with the awarding of the 2025 Stevin prize for my research. And I'm particularly pleased that this prize goes to a philosopher, as it recognizes that we not only do blue sky research, but also analyses that can make a difference to the world.
www.nwo.nl/en/prof-dr-i...
Prof. Dr. Ingrid Robeyns | NWO
Is there a limit to how much wealth one person should be allowed to accumulate? Ingrid Robeyns believes there should be. She conducts research into inequality and is the founder of ‘limitarianism’. This is particularly relevant at a time when the wealth of the super-rich continues to increase. Limitarianism is a scientifically based worldview. It is an example of how the political philosopher Robeyns challenges thinking about justice, democracy and climate issues. She is receiving this year’s Stevin Prize in recognition of her achievements in knowledge utilisation.
www.nwo.nl

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floravelino.bsky.social @floravelino.bsky.social · Jun 13
Thinking about joining the demonstration but not sure if it’s suitable for kids? Good news—families are welcome!
@savethechildren.nl is hosting a special kids’ corner at the protest. It’s a safe, fun space where parents and children can gather, play, and then walk together in solidarity.

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floravelino.bsky.social @floravelino.bsky.social · Jun 13
Details #RodeLijn Protest:
🗓️ Sunday June 15th
⏰ 13:00 – Gather at Malieveld, The Hague
🚶‍♀️ We’ll walk together to the Peace Palace
🔴 Dress in red to form a human red line!
More info via @oxfamnovib.bsky.social
www.oxfamnovib.nl/rode-lijn-st...
Wij trekken de Rode Lijn
Demissionair kabinet of niet – wij eisen nú concrete actie. Juist nu moeten partijen kleur bekennen, dus eis dat ze die Rode Lijn trekken. Sluit aan op zondag 15 juni!
www.oxfamnovib.nl

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floravelino.bsky.social @floravelino.bsky.social · Jun 13
"It’s impossible to have your eyes open, and not have your heart broken". (Gabor Maté). Besides our eyes & heart, we have a voice. Your voice has power!

Join us this Sunday for #RedLine protest in The Hague to demand upholding of international law & ending complicity with destruction of Gaza.

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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · Jun 13
'The Elgar Companion to Regulating Platform Work: Insights from the Food Delivery Sector'

Order it here 🔗 www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · Jun 12
🎯 Does early success in science funding shape the rest of your career?

New RoRI study says yes.

The ‘Matthew effect’ — early winners keep winning — holds across funders & countries.

📄 Read more: researchonresearch.org/largest-stud...
Largest study of its kind shows that the ‘Matthew effect’ in science funding holds true - Research on Research
New RoRI paper shows that researchers who win funding early in their career are more likely to get funded in the future
researchonresearch.org