At the ORF Center on Küniglberg, the “Digital Humanism in Practice Award” was presented on January 21, 2025. You can still watch the segment from Aktuell nach fünf on ORF ON until February 21, 2025.
Additionally, you can listen to a feature on the award ceremony in the ORF podcast Digital.Leben.
What is this award about?
The award is organized by msg Plaut and Austrian Digital Value (ADV), with scientific oversight by the “Association for the Promotion of Digital Humanism.” It was established to recognize projects, organizations, and individuals who put the values and ideas of Digital Humanism into practice. More details, including the jury composition, can be found on the official website: https://www.digitalerhumanismus.business/award/.
Winners 2025
Category: Projects, Products, and Services
- Supported Communication at Klinik Floridsdorf: Development of digital symbol boards to improve communication with patients with intellectual disabilities.
- Personal Certification P90: VbE-A: Introduction of a certification for “Value-based Engineering Ambassadors” to promote ethical IT/AI projects.
- Digital Patient Journey: Providing comprehensive digital support for patients to optimize processes and enhance quality of life.
Category: Organizations
- IEEE: Implementing Digital Humanism principles in standards and ethical frameworks, including the development of the Value-based Engineering concept.
- epicenter.works: Advocating for digital rights and freedoms while promoting a human-centered internet.
- VRVis: Integrating humanist values into research and development in visual computing solutions.
Category: Individuals
Reinhard Pichler: Leads the welcome.TU.code initiative at TU Wien, enabling disadvantaged groups to access computer science and digital skills, promoting educational equity and inclusion.
Carina Zehetmaier: Leading expert on legal and ethical aspects of trustworthy AI, president of Women in AI Austria, and founder of Paiper.One.
Martin Giesswein: Has supported companies and organizations like WWTF and Urban City Vienna for many years and is a key figure in DigitalCityWien.