DIGIN 2025: Digital Inclusion in the Information Society 2025 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Maribor, Slovenia, September 18, 2025

The DIGIN 2025 Conference, in its third consecutive year, is dedicated to raising awareness, exploring, and presenting new ways to use assistive technologies for the inclusion of all individuals with various forms of disabilities.

The conference is organized by the University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, under the umbrella of the international multiconference Information Society 2025. It will serve as a platform for awareness-raising, information sharing, networking, and consultation. In organising the DIGIN 2025 conference, the European Accessibility Resource Center – AccessibleEU is providing guidance.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. We welcome scientific papers, professional contributions, and practical case studies.

The papers must follow the template (Word/LaTeX).

 Conference topics (including but not limited to)

• Digital inclusion
• Assistive technologies
• Web accessibility
• Mobile application accessibility
• Accessibility of products and services
• Accessible audio and audiovisual media services
• Use of digital media by people with different types of disabilities
• Use of artificial intelligence in digital inclusion
• Accessibility in extended reality (XR)
• Use of assistive technologies in the Metaverse
• Current social challenges and aspects of modern assistive technologies
• The role of digital and other forms of literacy in digital inclusion
• Use of brain-computer interfaces in digital inclusion
• Digital inclusion for seniors
• Use of artificial intelligence to ensure accessibility

Important dates

• August 1, 2025 – Abstract submission deadline
• August 15, 2025 – Notification of review results
• September 1, 2025 – Final paper submission
• September 18, 2025 – DIGIN 2025 Conference

Committees

Program Committee

• Boštjan Šumak, University of Maribor (program chair)
• Maja Pušnik, University of Maribor
• Saša Grašič, University of Maribor
• Matjaž Debevc, University of Maribor
• Jozsef Györkos, University of Maribor
• Tuncer Can, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa
• İrfan Şimşek, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa
• Sérgio Duarte Correia, Portalegre Polytechnic University
• Darja Ivanuša Kline, INUK Institute for Advanced Communication Management
• Olga Dziabenko, University of Deusto
• Diego López-de-Ipiña González-de-Artaza, University of Deusto

Organizing committee

• Boštjan Šumak, University of Maribor
• Maja Pušnik, University of Maribor
• Saša Grašič, University of Maribor

Publication

DIGIN 2025 proceedings will be published in Proceedings of the 28th International Multiconference INFORMATION SOCIETY – IS 2025.

Venue

The event will take place in Maribor, at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor (venue).

The conference will be held in a hybrid format – both in-person and online.

Contact

For more information, please contact: maja.pusnik@um.si.