Johan Albrecht

Fellow
Johan Albrecht

Johan Albrecht is a senior fellow and founding member at Itinera, and professor of environmental economics at the University of Ghent. His research at Itinera is focused on energy and health. Johan studied at the University Ghent and Oxford University and has served as an energy and technology policy advisor for several Belgian and international organisations. Johan Albrecht is the author of several books, including Coronashock (2020) and Investing in a Healthy Lifestyle (2020). In that book, he illustrates how prevention can have a positive impact on the health of a population and the cost of social security.

Written by Johan Albrecht

Opinion piece

The digital gap does not exist

Approximately 90% of the Flemish between 18 and 45 years old dispose of a computer and access to the internet. Whereas the digital gap in terms of ICT possession was only recently filled, a new form of digital inequality suddenly emerges.
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