Interviewing Pilar Modamio about digital skills
We are following up on the results of the microcredential course offered by IL3 to enhance professional teachers’ digital skills. This interview was with Pilar Modamio Charles, who is a Full Professor at the University of Barcelona and Director of the Master and Postgraduate Degree in Comprehensive Pharmaceutical Care at IL3-UB. She was interviewed after following the Microcredential course on Creating Accessible Documents. We thank Prof. Pilar for her feedback. ... Read more
From Radio to AI – African Community-driven Development of Sustainable Information Systems
Amsterdam 7 April 2026 – Francis Saa-Dittoh, senior lecturer at the University for Development Studies in Tamale, Ghana, defended his thesis and received today the title of Doctor of Philosophy for his research on Information and Communication Technologies for Sustainable Development in Africa at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The overarching goal of his research was to explore and develop sustainable Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions for highly resource-constrained environments, particularly ... Read more
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5th ACM Europe Digital Humanism Summer School – registration is open
PhD Summer School at TU Wien 6-10 July 2026 in Vienna – registration is open visit the site Digitalization permeates all aspects of our lives. It offers the opportunity to implement participatory projects on a global scale, such as Wikipedia, but on the other hand, it causes radicalization and polarization and threatens political discourse. The rise of AI in its different forms presents further challenges and opportunities. Questions about regulation, ... Read more
Milestone: DigHum textbook reaches 1.000.000 downloads
This open-access volume is the most comprehensive textbook on Digital Humanism currently available. It introduces and defines the field through a wide range of disciplinary perspectives, bringing together insights from computer science, engineering, the humanities, and the social sciences. It can be used both as a stand-alone textbook and as a complementary resource in interdisciplinary courses. As the most complete educational resource on Digital Humanism to date, the book represents ... Read more
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Course: Social enterprise scaling strategies with generative AI development
Strategies for Social Enterprise Scaling and Replication: Leveraging Generative AI Tools to Create Market Disequilibria and Drive Sector-Wide Transformation From 8-13 March EURIDICE organized a life-long learning course hosted by CBS. In this course we are experimenting with a new teaching format that combines social enterprise scaling strategies with generative AI development. In this course, international MBA students work together with social entrepreneurship practitioners to design strategies for scaling social enterprises through both external replication and internal ... Read more
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ICT4D: Digital Transformation and Global Development
Digital transformation does not unfold equally across the world. This week in DIGISOC a course will start, that explores how ICT and AI can be designed responsibly and effectively for resource-constrained communities, with a strong focus on the Global South and the realities of the Digital Divide. Students will examine how digital technologies can contribute to social good in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — from ... Read more
New course: Nurturing ‘seizmic’ Change
This course at Copenhagen Business School, due 20-24 April, is designed for colleagues teaching or researching in social entrepreneurship, sustainability innovation, or business modelling. Beyond the pedagogical content, one of our central ambitions is to build a sustained Erasmus+ community of educators in this space. The Blended Intensive Program (BIP) is meant as a starting point for deeper collaboration and may well lead to future joint funding applications. Substantively, the ... Read more
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Blog: Steps towards Digital Autonomy
How do we move towards a more inclusive and sustainable city where the technology we adopt is under our own collective control? What is needed to make progress on that journey and what is the role of academia, governments, societal organisations and private companies? These were the guiding questions for an event that Waag Futurelab organised in collaboration with the VU in the iconic 1691 Waag building in the city centre ... Read more
Event: Polis Digitalis with MEP Brando Benifei
Last week at TU Wien, organized by the members of the Digital Humanism community, a Polis Digitalis Series has started, with an online interview with Brando Benefei. Brando Benifei is member of the European Parliament; after having served as a co-rapporteur of the AI Act, he is now the chair of the EP delegation for relations with the US. The interview was led by Janis Brühl, who is one of Germany’s ... Read more
Blog: from Greenland to Cloud: Geopolitics of Digital Infrastructure
And why the DIGISOC master is so important nowadays… What does a dispute over Greenland have to do with your hospital appointment, your unemployment benefits, or your ability to register a vehicle? More than you might think. Recent geopolitical tensions between the United States and Europe have exposed a vulnerability that runs deeper than trade tariffs: Europe’s critical digital infrastructure is overwhelmingly dependent on American cloud providers. The numbers behind ... Read more
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