scholarly journals Towards an interdisciplinary ICT applied ethics: language matters

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 493-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Buzato
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Applied Ethics ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Alternative View ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Moral Environment ◽  
Interdisciplinary Theory ◽  
Modes Of Existence

Abstract: This study seeks to support an interdisciplinary, theory-practice integrated work on the applied ethics of information and communication technologies (ICT). Current work on applied ICT ethics is of a disciplinary nature and seeks to apply traditional philosophical norms to novel situations that are not easily identified by analogy to previous cases. I propose an alternative view in which ICTs are seen as a moral environment and ethical agents are seen as human-computer hybrids (cyborgs) whose experiences acquire ethical value ecologically. To implement such a view, I propose employing two different kinds of semiotics: a semiotics of meaning-making that is open to the environmental effects of cyborg acts across scales, and a material semiotics that allows for interdisciplinary practitioners to recognize the modes of existence involved in the ethical issues and work out better means-ends relationships among the modes pertinent to each discipline.

scholarly journals Using Technology in Pedagogically Responsive Ways to Support Literacy Learners

2009 ◽  
pp. 203-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Kervin ◽  
Jessica Mantei ◽  
Jan Herrington
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Authentic Learning ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Literate Practices ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Literacy Learners

In this chapter the authors discuss two central themes: the changing nature of literate activity brought about by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), and suggestions for how educators could respond to this guided by principles of authentic learning. The access many young people have to ICT has resulted in new forms of literacy as they manipulate technology, using this new knowledge to assist the process of meaning making. Each new technology brings with it navigational concepts, space to negotiate, new genres and a range of modalities, all of which need to be interpreted. ICTs have the potential to reshape literate practices in classrooms as students create, collect, store and use knowledge as they connect and collaborate with people and resources across the world. What is crucial though, is that the nexus between technology and literacy within classrooms is conceptualised through meaningful, relevant and authentic connections with curricula.

scholarly journals The Philosophy of Presence: From Epistemic Failure to Successful Observation

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 656-667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciano Floridi
Keyword(s):  
Standard Model ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
New Model ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Successful Observation

The paper introduces a new model of telepresence. First, it criticizes the standard model of presence as epistemic failure, showing it to be inadequate. It then replaces it with a new model of presence as successful observation. It further provides reasons to distinguish between two types of presence, backward and forward. The new model is then tested against two ethical issues whose nature has been modified by the development of digital information and communication technologies, namely pornography and privacy, and shown to be effective.

eHealth and Ethics

2011 ◽  
pp. 454-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Whitehouse ◽  
Penny Duquenoy
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Ethical Awareness ◽  
Ethical Thought ◽  
Stakeholder Groups ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification Devices

The use of information and communication technologies (ICT) is increasing rapidly in many spheres of contemporary life in Europe. The ethical use of ICT in all areas of its application is of growing importance. This is especially evident in the field of healthcare. The regional, national, and Europe-wide electronic aspects of health services and systems are related fundamentally to these two developments. This chapter explores the relevance of ethics to eHealth generally. It outlines two main contrasting ideas that have influenced ethical thought: Kantian ethics and consequentialism. It investigates the ways in which teaching and practice for ICT professionals and trainees can be enhanced and extended to increase the awareness of ethical issues in eHealth. It takes as examples two technological applications that are in increasing use in the eHealth field: electronic health records and radio frequency identification devices. The chapter ends with a brief discussion and conclusions about how this ethical awareness can be expanded beyond ICT professionals to other stakeholder groups, and to other eHealth technologies or applications.

Ethical Issues Arising from the Usage of Electronic Communications in the Workplace

2011 ◽  
pp. 1999-2018
Author(s):  
Fernando A.A. Lagraña
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Unethical Behavior ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Electronic Communications ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Mail

E-mail has become the most popular communication tool in the professional environment. Electronic communications, because of their specific nature, raise a number of ethical issues: e-mail communications are distance, asynchronous, text-based, and interactive computer-mediated communications and allow for storage, retrieval, broadcast and manipulation of messages. These specificities give rise to misunderstanding, misconduct in the absence of the interlocutors, information and mail overload, as well as privacy infringement and misuse of shared computing resources. Inexperience explains some users’ unethical behavior. Other forms of unethical behavior find their roots in corporate culture, internal competition and management styles. E-businesses, as early adopters of information and communication technologies, are being particularly exposed to such behaviors, since they rely heavily on electronic communications. They should therefore assess their internal situation and develop and enforce e-mail policies accordingly.

scholarly journals Being an Insider Researcher While Conducting Case Study Research

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sema Unluer
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Teaching Learning

It is crucial for social researchers to clarify their researchers’ roles, especially for those utilizing qualitative methodology to make their research credible. The purpose of this paper is to examine the advantages and disadvantages of the researcher’s insider role, an instructor, occupied within case study research on the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the teaching-learning process at the School for the Handicapped (SfH) in Turkey. In this respect the author will demonstrate and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of being an insider-researcher considering the researcher’s role, determining the case, the aim and research questions of the study, issues of the research design, the collection and analysis of data, ethical issues and reporting the data. Each theme is discussed concerning the advantages and disadvantages of being an insider researcher. The researcher concluded that in order to conduct valid research a researcher must overcome some of the disadvantages with the help of several preventions. The results have been discussed in the light of related literature and the whole data.

scholarly journals Ethical Issues and Pervasive Computing

2011 ◽  
pp. 263-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penny Duquenoy ◽  
Oliver K. Burmeister
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Pervasive Computing ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Ethical Perspective ◽  
Multiple Systems ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Ethics And Technology ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication

There is a growing concern both publicly and professionally surrounding the implementation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and their social and ethical impact. As these technologies become increasingly pervasive and less visible to the user, there is a greater need for professionals to address the concerns in order to regain public trust and maximise the benefits that these technologies can bring. This chapter explores the ethical aspects of the world of pervasive computing and shows the need for an ethical perspective when considering the design and implementation of complex, integrated, multiple systems. We present the background to ethics and technology to give the foundation for our discussion, and refer to current research and ethical principles to provide the argument for ethical consideration. Finally, codes of professional conduct provide the standards, and endorsement, for professional responsibility.

Ethical Issues of Emerging ICT Applications

2015 ◽  
pp. 1349-1360
Author(s):  
Bernd Carsten Stahl
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Early Identification ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Policy Intervention ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Funded Project ◽  
The Eu

This paper concentrate on a proactive engagement with emerging information and communication technologies (ICTs) with the goal of an early identification of the ethical issues these technologies are likely to raise. After an overview of the emerging ICTs for the next future (leveraging the results of the EU funded project ETICA), the paper identify the possible ethical consequences. Then the emerging ICTs are evaluated from different perspectives for prioritizing technical and policy intervention on them. The question of governance is then addressed with a final collection of recommendations for policy makers, industry, researchers and civil society.

Cost of burn care

2019 ◽  
pp. 299-302
Author(s):  
Ammar Allouni ◽  
Naiem Moiemen
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Smart Phones ◽  
Specialist Care ◽  
Burn Care ◽  
Exchange Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Uk

Modern information and communication technologies such as the Internet and Smart phones are revolutionizing how individuals communicate, seek and exchange information. Telemedicine is a subspecialty of medicine that utilizes some of these Information technologies to enable and deliver healthcare at a geographical distance. It is a constantly evolving science as it incorporates new advancements in technology and responds and adapts to changing health needs and variabilities in different societies. Burns are a relatively common injury requiring specialist care to enable the best outcome. In the UK there are relatively few specialized burns units and burns expertise is therefore often not easily attainable due to geographical difficulties. This chapter endeavours to describe current Burns care provision in the UK and how Telemedicine can be used in the assessment and management of burns patients. Telemedicine is explored in terms of modes, cost-effectiveness, and potential medicolegal and ethical issues.

The Hospitality Metaphor as a Theoretical Lens for Understanding the ICT Adoption Process

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 154-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amarolinda Zanela Saccol ◽  
Nicolau Reinhard
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Alternative View ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Methodological Basis ◽  
Ict Adoption ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Mobile Ict

The Hospitality Metaphor proposed by Ciborra represents an alternative view to the traditional models that describe the process of adopting information and communication technologies (ICT). This Metaphor helps us in considering social, behavioral and existential elements related to the adoption process, offering a critical and dialectical view of it. In this paper, we review the philosophical and methodological basis of this Metaphor and its main statements. We also apply it in analyzing a case of mobile ICT adoption. The application of the Hospitality Metaphor enables a clear understanding of this process as an incremental and open one in which social, existential and ‘mundane’ issues play a major role, and where technology reveals its dubious character, leading to unplanned results.

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