Digital Society

Where exactly are you? Geocoding for Disaster Response in India – a new master thesis

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Evaluating AI-enhanced Geocoding for Informal Locations – a new master thesis by Adithya Vasisth on a research subject of the Digital Divide, the Digital Society and Global Citizenship. Abstract – Crisis mapping technologies assume every person has a formal address, a reliable internet connectivity, and communicates in English. Most disaster-affected communities have none of these. When disasters strike, affected populations report emergencies through platforms promising democratized response. Yet a persistent bottleneck emerges: translating informal location … Read more

Successful Digital Humanism Summer School

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Vienna, September, 12 2025. The Fourth ACM Digital Humanism PhD Summer School, in which five EURIDICE partners collaborate this year, was a big success, with 38 participants from many different countries. “Digital Humanism is the interdisciplinary field that examines the complex interplay between digital technologies and humankind, with the aim of creating a better society and improving our lives. “ “Digital Humanism foregrounds world-wide shared human values as the foundation for the direction in which … Read more

A Successful Story of Entrepreneurship

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Tom Siebring at StartHub

How successful , innovative, digitally skilled and entrepreneurial are alumni of EURIDICE’s educational programs? This is a question often posed to us in various surveys by the European Commission, which the EU wants to know, as part of the common vision and policy for the Digital Decade. The Digital Europe Programme is designed to make this happen. EURIDICE adds Digital Humanism and Global Citizenship. Is this a promising approach? The first results are very promising. … Read more