Successfully Convened STS Graz 2022 Conference

The 20th Annual STS Conference Graz 2022 entitled Critical Issues in Science, Technology and Society Studies took place with much success in Graz, Austria, May 2-4, 2022. The event is a joint Annual Conference of the Science Technology and Society Unit of the Institute of Interactive Systems and Data Science of Graz University of Technology, the Inter-University Research Centre for Technology, Work and Culture (IFZ), and the Institute for Advanced Studies of Science, Technology and Society (IAS-STS). One of the panels was organized by the members of the Digital healthcare ethics laboratory (Digit-HeaL) from the Catholic University of Croatia. Ana Tomičić chaired panel...

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Kozmos i etos – Radio guest appearance by Luka Poslon

On Thursday 5th of May, Luka Poslon, a member of our research group, featured on the Croatian Radio and Television program “Kozmos i etos” with host and author Marito Mihovil Letica discussing the human dignity and the end of life. Based on an overview of the existing approach to the problem at the end of life, an approach to the end of human life is presented, which affirms human dignity and is found in palliative care with the aim of respecting the natural course of life and raising the quality of life, eliminating pain and symptoms of illness. Potential problems that occur during the legalization of euthanasia are analyzed. An audio recording of the...

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Glas Hrvatske – Radio guest appearance by Ana Tomičić

On Friday 29th of April, Ana Tomičić, a member of our research group, featured on the Croatian Radio and Television program Glas Hrvatske with host Ivana Perkovac discussing the digital pollution caused by the massive use of information and communication technologies. They tackled the political and societal attitude towards this issue, the negative consequences for the environment, the digital literacy in Croatia, and the digital footprint of ICT technologies. An audio recording of the conversation can be accessed at this link starting at the 31.10 minute mark.  

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Digitainable Spring School 2022

Digit-HeaL research member Ana Tomičić attended the Digitainable Spring School 2022, hosted by the University of Bonn, from March 4th to March 11th. Participants were introduced to the opportunities and risks of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence (D&AI) for sustainable development. The Digitainable Spring School 2022 (DSS 2022)  is based on a logic of interdisciplinary knowledge, oriented towards promoting productive, collaborative, critical, and creative discussions between different disciplines and schools of thought, between theory, research, and current practices on the mindful application of D&AI for sustainable development. The DSS 2022 was an...

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