The Charter of Digital Networking was signed on October 21, 2014 at the National IT Summit in Hamburg by the initiators and first signatories of the working group “Networked applications and platforms for the digital society” and handed over to the Federal Chancellor.
The Charter of Digital Networking is a code for the responsible shaping of the digital society. Its 10 principles were formulated across companies, sectors and associations in 2014 as part of the German government’s National IT Summit, now the Digital Summit, and signed by more than 80 institutions. These principles form the normative foundation of an initiative whose commitment to a common set of values and a sustainable sense of responsibility in the digital transformation is now more important than ever.
The non-profit sponsoring association of Charter of Digital Networking is the organizational face of this initiative. Its members include companies of all sizes, associations and initiatives, representatives and institutions of science, as well as private individuals. Together, they want to help make Germany fit for the future.
They therefore advocate political and social attention for the challenges on the path to consistent digitalization of social life in an ethical and socially acceptable manner. Above all, this means consciously shaping the social aspects of the digital transformation.
The supporting association offers its members orientation, exchange with like-minded people as well as impulses and support on current issues of digital responsibility.
The basis for this are:
The aim is to develop a common understanding in the development of the digital society. The association is therefore committed to policy, research and education coherence in relation to the digital transformation in Germany and the EU.
The principles of the charter are an expression of our shared understanding of the path to the digital society.