From Legislation to Human Flourishing: Unveiling the Characteristics of Digital Well-Being by Taxonomy Development from an EU Perspective

Katharina-Maria Illgen, Oliver Thomas, Oliver Thomas

2025

Abstract

With pervasive digitalization, human well-being is intimately connected with the condition of the information environment and the digital technologies that shape human interaction with it. With the increased exposure to technologies like Artificial Intelligence, concerns about well-being grow. However, there is no thorough understanding of the conditions necessary to enhance digital well-being, particularly from a legislative perspective. The European Union (EU) addresses this through various guidelines and regulations for a more trustworthy and human-centered approach. This study translates EU directives into practical, holistic advice via taxonomy development, helping practitioners assess their adherence to digital well-being characteristics and as a dynamic resource encouraging innovation and creation in promoting digital well-being goals. By advancing awareness and supporting human flourishing in the digital age, this research contributes to the ongoing Information Systems research discourse on critical challenges like human-technology symbiosis and well-being, especially in Human-Computer Interaction and Human-Centered AI research.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Illgen K. and Thomas O. (2025). From Legislation to Human Flourishing: Unveiling the Characteristics of Digital Well-Being by Taxonomy Development from an EU Perspective. In Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS; ISBN 978-989-758-749-8, SciTePress, pages 393-404. DOI: 10.5220/0013195400003929

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iceis25,
author={Katharina-Maria Illgen and Oliver Thomas},
title={From Legislation to Human Flourishing: Unveiling the Characteristics of Digital Well-Being by Taxonomy Development from an EU Perspective},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS},
year={2025},
pages={393-404},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013195400003929},
isbn={978-989-758-749-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS
TI - From Legislation to Human Flourishing: Unveiling the Characteristics of Digital Well-Being by Taxonomy Development from an EU Perspective
SN - 978-989-758-749-8
AU - Illgen K.
AU - Thomas O.
PY - 2025
SP - 393
EP - 404
DO - 10.5220/0013195400003929
PB - SciTePress