Hannes Werthner

We live in a “digital” world, the separation between physical and virtual makes (almost) no sense anymore. Here, the Covid-19 pandemic has also acted as an accelerator/magnifier, demonstrating that the future of our digital society is here with all its possibilities, and also shortcomings. Digital Humanism provides a much-needed interdisciplinary answer to this situation. It is an approach that looks at this interplay of technology and humankind: it analyzes, and, most importantly, tries to influence the complex interplay of technology and humankind, with the goal of creating a better society and life.

We live in a “digital” world, the separation between physical and virtual makes (almost) no sense anymore. Here, the Covid-19 pandemic has also acted as an accelerator/magnifier, demonstrating that the future of our digital society is here with all its possibilities, and also shortcomings. Digital Humanism provides a much-needed interdisciplinary answer to this situation. It is an approach that looks at this interplay of technology and humankind: it analyzes, and, most importantly, tries to influence the complex interplay of technology and humankind, with the goal of creating a better society and life.

We live in a “digital” world, the separation between physical and virtual makes (almost) no sense anymore. Here, the Covid-19 pandemic has also acted as an accelerator/magnifier, demonstrating that the future of our digital society is here with all its possibilities, and also shortcomings. Digital Humanism provides a much-needed interdisciplinary answer to this situation. It is an approach that looks at this interplay of technology and humankind: it analyzes, and, most importantly, tries to influence the complex interplay of technology and humankind, with the goal of creating a better society and life.

This fellowhsip program is run by the Institute in cooperation with Hannes Werthner, one of the leading experts in the field and initiator of the Vienna Manifesto on Digital Humanism.