Where Technology Meets Humanity
At the Centre for Digital Ethics, we believe technology should deepen not diminish our shared humanity. We bring together thinkers, policymakers, and creators to explore how digital systems shape autonomy, empathy, and moral responsibility. Our work seeks to ensure that innovation serves human flourishing and in doing so protects the dignity, agency, and connection that define what it means to be human.
We are a mission-driven nonprofit dedicated to advancing human dignity and ethical innovation in the digital age.
By combining philosophical inquiry with practical action, we explore how emerging technologies shape autonomy, identity, and social trust.
From AI governance to digital well-being, our work bridges research, policy, and public dialogue to ensure that technology serves humanity not the other way around.
Every initiative is designed for real-world impact, fostering awareness, accountability, and a more humane digital future.
What We Do
The Centre for Digital Ethics was founded to bridge the gap between technology, law, and humanity. Born from a commitment to protect autonomy and human dignity in an age of rapid technological change, CDE unites thinkers and practitioners from across disciplines to explore how innovation can remain accountable, transparent, and human-centred. Our expertise spans digital rights, AI governance, data protection, and ethical design, translating complex regulation and moral philosophy into practical frameworks for policy, research, and responsible innovation. At its heart, CDE is driven by one question: how can technology advance human flourishing rather than diminish it?
Latest News
The Centre for Digital Ethics has officially launched.
Rooted in curiosity, compassion, and critical thought, CDE is dedicated to re-imagining how technology can serve human dignity and autonomy. Our mission is to bring people together, across disciplines and perspectives, to shape a digital future that reflects our deepest values and shared humanity.
CDE to Launch “Autonomy & AI” Research Initiative
Our new research program explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping human decision-making, emotional well-being, and democratic participation, asking what it truly means to remain free and human in a digital world.
CDE to Host Public Forum: “AI, Empathy, and the Future of Human Connection”
This open conversation will bring together technologists, ethicists, and artists to discuss how we can preserve empathy, authenticity, and trust in the age of intelligent machines.