The relentless march of technology has given rise to a host of ethical dilemmas, challenging established notions of privacy, human rights, and societal obligations. The increasing ubiquity of artificial intelligence (AI) has heightened concerns regarding its ethical use, data protection, and the deepening digital divide. The enactment of the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act and the OECD's AI recommendations underscores the critical need to address these complex issues, highlighting the urgency of understanding the ethical implications of digital technologies.

Balancing Human Rights, Social Responsibility, and Digital Ethics offers a compelling solution to these issues by exploring the moral implications of AI, data privacy, and digital access. This book provides a holistic framework for addressing the ethical complexities of the digital era. Through practical insights on the alignment of technological advancements with human rights and social responsibility, it guides academics, policymakers, and technology professionals seeking to navigate the ethical implications of digital technologies.

This book is essential for anyone interested in understanding the ethical dimensions of digital technologies. By examining the impact of digital transformation on sectors like social media, e-commerce, and digital healthcare, it offers a comprehensive analysis of the challenges and opportunities presented by the digital age. With its focus on promoting ethical regulation of AI and safeguarding democratic principles, Balancing Human Rights, Social Responsibility, and Digital Ethics is a timely and indispensable resource for shaping a sustainable and equitable digital future.

Coverage:

The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

Artificial Intelligence
Corporate Governance
Data Privacy
Digital Access
Digital Era
Digital Healthcare
Digital Policy
E-Commerce
Ethical Implications
Ethical Leadership
Global Digital Divide
Human Rights
Legal Aspects
Privacy Rights
Social Media
Societal Obligations

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Editor/Author Biographies

Maja Pucelj (1982) graduated from the Faculty of Public Administration in Ljubljana and the Faculty of Management in Koper and received her master's degree from the New University Faculty of government and European Studies and the European Faculty of Law. She completed her first doctorate at Alma Mater Europaea - ISH in the field of humanities and finished her second doctorate by New University Faculty of government and European Studies in the field of international studies with an emphasis on human rights. She started her career as a policewoman, where she also participated in a special police unit, she continued her career as a risk manager, head of legal services in the field of leasing and banking, as a director of marketing and auditor in an audit company. Before joining Faculty of organisational studies (FOŠ), where she works as Assistant professor, she worked as an advisor to the Minister of Education, Science and Sport in the fields of pre-school education, primary education, secondary and higher education, adult education, and the quality of education and as an undersecretary in the Cohesion Policy department at the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports. She is an author of numerous works in the field of human rights.

Dr Rado Bohinc is a full professor of Economic, Labor and European law at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences (UL FDV) and scientific councillor at FDV and the Scientific Research Centre Koper; he researches corporate and institutional law as well as public and corporate governance and social responsibility. His earlier scientific works are the books Property and Management, 1988 (GV) and Delniška družba 1990, (GV). At the turn of the millennium, his books Corporate Governance between Europe and the USA, 2001 (FDV) and Legal Persons, 2003 (GV) were published. His most important scientific monographs published abroad are: Corporations and Partnerships, 4 editions, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2018, 2020 (Kluwer), Comparative Corporate law, 2010 (Verlag DM, Saarbrücken), Insurance Law (co-authored)), 2018 (Kluwer), Media Law, 2014, 2019 (Kluwer). The fundamental scientific works published in Slovenia are: Corporations, 2009 (Nebra), Comparative Corporate Management, 2011 (UP, FM) Social Responsibility 2017 (FDV), University and State, 2021. He is also the editor and co-author of several collections and joint monographs, e.g.: For social responsibility, 2018 (FDV), Corporate social responsibility, 2016 (FDV), Corporate governance as a tool for economic growth, 2016 (FDV). He lectured at many universities abroad (USA - Fullbright, Spain, Italy - Erasmus, Austria, Sweden - Tempus, Norway, Russia, India, Nepal, South Korea, New Zealand, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic) and appeared as a speaker at several than 30 domestic and international scientific conferences and symposiums.

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