Data News

Data News (also styled DataNews) was a Belgian bimonthly ICT trade magazine aimed at IT professionals, end users, and ICT producers and service providers. It was founded in 1979 and published by VNU Business Publications. In 2007 it was acquired by Roularta, and a French-language edition was also launched. Its editorial office was based in Evere, and its editor-in-chief was Kristof Van der Stadt. The magazine's coverage focused on news, interviews, analyses, international IT events, surveys, user stories, and comparative product tests. Its news website published daily ICT news from Belgium and abroad. Data News also organized events such as CIO of the Year, the ICT/Digital Project of the Year Contest, and She Goes ICT, which included the election of the ICT Woman of the Year and Young ICT Lady of the Year, as well as the Data News Awards of Excellence gala. The final print magazine appeared in December 2025, after which the publisher announced that Data News would continue under the Trends DataNews brand as a specialized ICT and technology section within Trends magazine. The events are also organized under the Trends DataNews brand going forward.

Data News was founded in 1979 as a Belgian bimonthly ICT trade magazine and was published by VNU Business Publications. It targeted IT professionals, end users, and ICT producers and service providers. In 2007 the title was acquired by Roularta, and a French-language edition was also introduced. The editorial office was located in Evere, with Kristof Van der Stadt serving as editor-in-chief. Over the years the magazine built a broad editorial remit covering news, interviews, analyses, international IT events, surveys, user stories, and comparative product tests, while its news website provided daily ICT news from Belgium and abroad. Data News also became known for industry events, including CIO of the Year, the ICT/Digital Project of the Year Contest, She Goes ICT (with the ICT Woman of the Year and Young ICT Lady of the Year elections), and the Data News Awards of Excellence gala. The final print magazine was published in December 2025. The publisher then announced that Data News would be continued under the Trends DataNews name as a specialized ICT and technology section within Trends magazine, with the associated events also moving under the Trends DataNews brand.

• 2025

  Final magazine published in December; brand continued as Trends DataNews, a specialized ICT and technology section in Trends magazine.

• 2007

  Acquired by Roularta; a French-language edition also appeared.

• 1979

  Data News founded as a Belgian bimonthly ICT trade magazine, published by VNU Business Publications.

Specialist Belgian ICT and technology media brand for IT professionals and the ICT industry.

• Data News magazine

  Bimonthly ICT trade magazine for IT professionals, end users, and ICT producers and service providers.

• datanews.be

  News website publishing daily ICT news from Belgium and abroad.

1. 1DataNews – Wikipedia (Dutch)nl.wikipedia.org
2. 2Data News – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Data News official websitedatanews.be