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    "title": "Brussels to showcase technology and innovation during FTI festival",
    "modified_at": "2026-06-17 18:07:44",
    "published_at": "2026-06-17 18:07:00",
    "url": "https://www.belganewsagency.eu/brussels-to-showcase-technology-and-innovation-during-fti-festival",
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    "body": "<p><strong>Brussels is preparing to welcome the Flanders Technology &amp; Innovation Festival (FTI Brussels), which will take place from 16 to 20 October at venues across the city. The event will position the capital as a meeting place for technology, science, art and social innovation.</strong></p><p>Organised by GLUON, the festival will bring together artists, researchers, businesses and members of the public to reflect on the future of urban life. Under the theme &quot;Shifting Worlds&quot;, around 100 Brussels-based artists and researchers will gather at WIELS to present projects examining the relationship between people, technology and the environment.</p><p>One of the featured works is &quot;Y.E.A.S.T.&quot;, an installation in which artists collect wild yeasts from across the city and allow them to ferment, revealing hidden aspects of Brussels&#039; natural ecosystem. The BXL Collective Hart van GLUON and developer Xander Steenbrugge are also using artificial intelligence to explore what residents consider most important for the future of their city.</p><h4 id=\"technology-and-society\" >Technology and society</h4><p>Alongside its artistic programme, FTI Brussels will place a strong emphasis on business and scientific innovation. During the Business Tracks on 19 and 20 October, professionals will discuss topics including technology, healthcare and sustainable urban development.</p><p>The Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) will open its laboratories to visitors, offering a glimpse into innovations in fields such as nanotechnology, medical imaging and self-healing materials.</p><p>The festival also aims to stimulate public debate about the role of technology in society. Visitors will, for example, be able to experience a &quot;healing nightclub&quot;, where music and technology are used to support recovery and wellbeing.</p><p>Through activities aimed at school pupils, businesses and the wider public, organisers hope to demonstrate how innovation can become part of everyday life.</p><p>&quot;Brussels is thus positioning itself as a place where experiments concerning the city of tomorrow are already taking place today,&quot; GLUON said.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><sup>#FlandersNewsService | &copy; BELGA PHOTO TOM GOYVAERTS</sup></p><hr /><p><strong>Related news</strong></p><div id=\"bookmark-b879f593-8896-45d0-8310-329ae0c28d55\"\n     class=\"release-content-bookmark release-content-bookmark--horizontal\">\n\n            <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__thumbnail\"\n           href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/new-flemish-fti-technology-festival-spread-across-eight-cities-this-autumn\"\n           rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n           target=\"_blank\"           style=\"background-image: url(https://prezly.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uc.assets.prezly.com%2Fe9f2b1b6-4559-4534-b017-ad13e8e4f1f0%2F-%2Fpreview%2F600x600%2F?ar=1%3A1&amp;fit=crop&amp;s=becfcfd1d6596a7b4d99aa1488c7d7a0)\"\n        ></a>\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__details\">\n\n                    <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__title\"\n               href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/new-flemish-fti-technology-festival-spread-across-eight-cities-this-autumn\"\n               rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\"               data-type=\"bookmark\"\n               data-track=\"Story WebBookmark Click\"\n               data-placement=\"content\"\n               data-id=\"b879f593-8896-45d0-8310-329ae0c28d55\"\n           >\n                New Flemish FTI technology festival spread across eight cities this autumn            </a>\n        \n                    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__description\">\n                This autumn, a new edition of the Flanders Technology and Innovation (FTI) festival will take place in Flanders. The new FTI festival will run...            </div>\n        \n        <a href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/\"\n           target=\"_blank\"\n           rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n           class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider\"\n        >\n            <img class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider-icon\" src=\"https://avatars.prezly.com/favicon?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.belganewsagency.eu%2Fnew-flemish-fti-technology-festival-spread-across-eight-cities-this-autumn&newsroom=6b71e247-a9ba-4732-aaa3-88be14c119db\" aria-hidden=\"true\" />\n            belganewsagency.eu        </a>\n    </div>\n</div>\n",
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