About

The Digital Humanism Association seeks to promote progress in the development of digital technologies that are guided by a commitment to human beings, their fundamental rights and freedoms, as well as democracy and self-determination. This is pursued through interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basic and applied research, along with the promotion of innovation, education and appropriate communication.

The Association critically and constructively observes current developments in digitalisation and provides a platform for in-depth discourse on Digital Humanism. It is based in Vienna, which, through the Vienna Manifesto on Digital Humanism, has made a significant statement and laid the foundation for an international intellectual movement.

What we do

Platform & Network

We serve as a central hub, gathering and sharing information while fostering exchange between experts and the wider community.

Strategy & Research

Through publications, policy briefings and guidelines we provide impulses for politics, business and society.

Knowledge Transfer & Events

We organise national and international conferences, workshops and working groups, including the Digital Humanism Conference in Vienna.

Board

Stefan WoltranChairman
Anita EichingerDeputy Chairwoman
Doris VickersSecretary
Siegfried SteinlechnerDeputy Secretary
Bernhard Krüpl-SypienTreasurer
Fridolin WennyDeputy Treasurer

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Advisory Board

Hannes WerthnerEmeritus Professor and former Dean of the Faculty of Informatics, TU Wien
Matthias KettemannProfessor for Innovation, Theory and Philosophy of Law, University of Innsbruck
Ludger HagedornHead of the Patočka Archives and Permanent Fellow, Institute for Human Sciences
Katja MayerSenior Post Doc, Institute for Science and Technology Studies, University of Vienna
Marta SabouHead of Data, Process and Knowledge Management, Vienna University of Economics and Business
Christiane WendehorstDeputy Head, Institute for Digitalisation and Law, University of Vienna

Donation Deductibility

Our association has been officially recognised as a tax-deductible charitable organisation under § 4a of the Austrian Income Tax Act as of 18 November 2025. Donations to our organisation are eligible for tax deduction in Austria.

Registration number: FW33004