Big Data

4 March 2021

Understanding Political Polarisation in the New Media Age

The distribution of public opinion signals social preferences. People make many decisions in their daily lives based on their perception of the opinion climate. Similarly, policymakers formulate policy proposals based on their understanding of public opinion. With digital and social media becoming an integral part of people’s daily lives for information and communication, the proliferation of digital technologies is changing not only how public opinion can be represented, but also how it can be studied. By adopting a big data-based approach, Dr Chris SHEN Fei, Department of Media and Communication, specialising in the social and political impact of new media technologies, has proposed ways of understanding public opinion through online textual mining.
2 October 2025

香港城市大學大灣區研究中心深圳數據中心成立 助力灣區經濟融合協調發展 (Chinese Version Only)

香港城市大學大灣區研究中心深圳數據中心成立揭牌儀式於2024年7月20日在深圳市消費寶網絡科技有限公司舉行。該中心由香港城市大學大灣區研究中心與消費保聯合組建,旨在依託香港城大優秀的科研團隊和消費保的大數據,共同研究建立灣區消費服務指數,為政府制定政策、為企業提升品質、為消費者認牌購物提供數據支撐,有力推動灣區經濟融合。 按此及此閱讀詳細報導。