This open access book aims to set an agenda for research and action in the field of Digital
Humanism through short essays written by selected thinkers from a variety of disciplines
including computer science philosophy education law economics history anthropology
political science and sociology. This initiative emerged from the Vienna Manifesto on Digital
Humanism and the associated lecture series. Digital Humanism deals with the complex
relationships between people and machines in digital times. It acknowledges the potential of
information technology. At the same time it points to societal threats such as privacy
violations and ethical concerns around artificial intelligence automation and loss of jobs
ongoing monopolization on the Web and sovereignty. Digital Humanism aims to address these
topics with a sense of urgency but with a constructive mindset. The book argues for a Digital
Humanism that analyses and most importantly influences the complex interplay of technology
and humankind toward a better society and life while fully respecting universal human rights.
It is a call to shaping technologies in accordance with human values and needs.
