Everything is digital - whether it concerns the private sphere, work or the public life. The technological progress involves both enormous chances and great risks. What are the social challenges we face? Which role does ethics play? The digital revolution must serve the common good - what must be considered in order to achieve this? How to protect us from potential damage? The Austrian Council for Research and Technology Development invited experts from different fields to address the questions, which arise from this transformation. The present articles contribute to a necessary critical dialogue.

Everything is digital - whether it concerns the private sphere, work or public life. The technological progress involves both enormous chances and great risks. What are the social challenges we face? Which role does ethics play? Will the digital revolution necessarily serve the common good?

Experts from various fields, among them computer science, economy, sociology and philosophy, address these questions and contribute to a necessary critical dialogue.