Published August 2026 | Version 1, 2026

More EU funding for Digital Humanism

  • 1. ROR icon TU Wien
  • 2. ROR icon University of Vienna
  • 3. ROR icon Fondazione Bruno Kessler
  • 4. ROR icon University of Turin
  • 5. Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
  • 6. ROR icon IEEE Standards Association
  • 7. Identity Valley
  • 8. Fundación Tecnalia Research & Innovation - Campus Derio

Description

Digital Humanism is not an aspiration for policymakers to endorse in principle; it is a proven, deliverable outcome of EU-funded research and innovation. Recent Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe projects have already produced governance frameworks, participatory methods and accountability tools that keep digital transformation aligned with democracy, human rights and the common good. The question facing policymakers is therefore no longer whether Digital Humanism can be funded successfully – it is why so little of the current Horizon Europe budget funds it deliberately.

Policy brief prepared for: European Commission (DG RTD; Horizon Europe Programme Committees), European Parliament, Member State R&I Authorities

Pepared by: The European Digital Humanism Initiative (EUDHIT)

Based on research by: Steven Umbrello, Irene Kitsara, Ferdinand Ferroli, Jorge García, and Raúl Tabarés.

 

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EUDHIT Policy brief _ More EU funding for Digital Humanism.pdf

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Additional titles

Subtitle
From scattered side-effects to a coherent funding line in Horizon Europe – and beyond

Funding

European Commission
EUDHIT - THE EUROPEAN DIGITAL HUMANISM INITIATIVE (EUDHIT) 101212890