Digital Aliens
- Excluded in
a Connected World
Digitalisation is seen as the driving force behind progress, yet as our world becomes increasingly interconnected and our daily lives increasingly automated, a new form of inequality is emerging
Digital systems are reshaping our society, but more and more people are at risk of being left behind and becoming invisible. Millions of people struggle with digital interfaces, while automated processes shape public administrations, labour markets and social welfare systems. At the same time, these systems often lack transparency, without the possibility of appeal, and without human interaction. Algorithms evaluate, filter and decide. They reproduce existing forms of discrimination, exacerbate them, or create new ones. Who bears it and who can intervene?
