The Emerging Field of Technoethics

2009 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rocci Luppicini
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Development ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Vital Importance ◽  
Interdisciplinary Field ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Dimensions Of Technology

Over the last 30 years, an amassing body of work has focused on ethical dimensions of technology in a variety of contexts impacting society. This purpose of this paper is to trace the emergence of this new interdisciplinary field by exploring its conceptual development, important issues, and key areas of current technoethics’ scholarship. The first part of this paper introduces key concepts and provides a skeletal description of its historical background and rationale. The second part of this paper identifies key areas and issues in technoethics in an effort to help inform scholarship in technoethics. This paper is based on the premise that it is of vital importance to encourage dialogue aimed at determining the ethical use of technology, guarding against the misuse of technology, and formulating common principles to help guide new advances in technological development and application to benefit society.

scholarly journals Culture in Language and Cognition

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Sinha
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Linguistic Relativity ◽  
Semiotic Mediation ◽  
Colour Space ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Interdisciplinary Field ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Cognition And Culture ◽  
Cultural Linguistics

This Handbook chapter provides an overview of the interdisciplinary field of language, cognition and culture. The chapter explores the historical background of research from anthropological, psychological and linguistic perspectives. The key concepts of linguistic relativity, semiotic mediation and extended embodiment are explored and the field of cultural linguistics is outlined. Research methods are critically described. The state of the art in the key research topics of colour, space and time, and self and identities is outlined.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF THE READINESS OF INDONESIAN PEOPLE AND REGULATIONS IN HANDLING FRAUD ON TECHNOLOGY EXPLOITATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Mustika Prabaningrum Kusumawati ◽  
Ari Nur Rahman ◽  
Panzi Aulia Rahman ◽  
Henry Adrian Sumule ◽  
Endrojoyo Sigit Triyono
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Financial Service ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Positive Side ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Economic Growth Factors

The development of information technology has a big influence in supporting business continuity among producers, consumers, distributors, and financial service institutions. The development of Financial Technology (Fintech) has now become a trend in modern society that follows the current developments. The positive side of technological development, especially in supporting fast and smooth financial services, can actually create a large gap in the readiness of the use of technology in the industrial revolution 4.0. Without strong preparation, this will increasingly create a big gap in the formation of the Fintech technology-based fraud chain. This paper discusses how a qualitative research using the grounded research model can find out the use of recht vacuum loopholes to commit fraud in the exploitation of technology. In addition, it also encourages the establishment of a regulation that supports the creation of a healthy Fintech ecosystem which is the main key in increasing Indonesia's economic growth. Factors influencing the occurrence of fraud include the lack of public knowledge about how to transact using Fintech, the looseness of applicable regulations, the arrogance of Fintech consumer in utilizing bug software Fintech to get profit as much as possible without thinking about legal consequences, the arrogance of the Fintech company in minimizing the large risks that will occur, and not maximum formation of the Fintech ecosystem with other traditional financial service institutions. The situation is exacerbated by the unavailability of the Whistleblowing System (WBS) through a complaint channel specifically for Fintech. The establishment of the Fintech ecosystem, with the adoption of an anti-fraud system as one of the factors that drive Indonesia's economic growth, can be done by creating a technology-savvy community, especially Fintech; making an integrity pact to support anti-fraud and anti-money laundering among regulators, the Fintech association, and the Fintech companies at the time of making official registration with the regulator; Regulators need to get rid of egotism between institutions by synchronizing verbally or nonverbally through technology channels that are automatically integrated between state institutions and preparing special channels for whistleblower systems or consumer complaints channel specifically for Fintech.

Development vectors and foreign experience of information technologies in the agro-industrial complex of Russia and Belarus

2021 ◽  
pp. 49-61
Author(s):  
I. L. Kovalyev ◽  
M. N. Kostomakhin
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Conceptual Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Automatic Regulation ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
Information Technology Development

The current stage of information technology development is characterized as digital called BCG (Boston Consulting Group) digitalization, while the analog period in agriculture is over, the industry has entered the digital era, which means that by 2050 the use of new generation technologies will be able to increase the productivity of world agriculture by 70 %. The main stages of information technology development in the world considers some of the most important areas of it technology development and global trends in the digital transformation of the agro-industrial complex based on the analysis of global scientific achievements, research reports, articles by well-known scientists, scientific and expert organizations have been investigated in the article. The main trends that determine the conceptual development of the so-called “Smart (digital) agriculture” are identified, the active use of elements of which contributes in every possible way to the highly rational social, economic, technical and technological development of the agricultural sector. A promising area is Precision Animal Husbandry (similar to Precision Farming). Among the elements of Precision Animal Husbandry the most widely used are identification and monitoring of individual animals using modern information technologies (feeding ration, milk yield, growth, body temperature, activity), meeting their individual needs; automatic regulation of the microclimate and control of harmful gases; monitoring the health of the herd, product quality; electronic database of the production process; robotization of the milking process.

The Evolution of Russian Government Priorities for Scientific and Technological Development: 1990s — 2010s

Istoriya ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (11 (109)) ◽  
pp. 0
Author(s):  
Denis Sekirinskiy
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Technology Policy ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Science And Technology Policy ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Russian Government ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Scientific Potential ◽  
Scientific And Technological Development

As the Soviet Union collapsed, science and technology policy in Russia turned out to be out of the decision-makers’ attention focus. The socio-economic transformations of the early 1990s negatively affected the scientific and research organizations, which led to a gradual stagnation in the development of scientific knowledge. By the mid-1990s it had posed a threat to the whole scientific potential of the country. Such a crisis triggered debates on what measures should be taken to reorganize state science and technology policy. The reorganization was marked by the practice of goal-setting, a process based on both historical background and socio-economic tasks of a specific time period with all the participants sharing common perspective of the future. This article is an overview of the key program and strategic documents adopted in the period from the mid-1990s till the late 2010s. These documents reflect the evolution of state priorities for scientific and technological development. The analysis of these documents allows us to trace how the scientific and technical policy of the Russian Federation has been transformed from the principle of preserving and supporting the already existing scientific potential to the principle of finding response to specific challenges.

E-Leadership in the New Century

2012 ◽  
pp. 12-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor X. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Facilitative Leadership ◽  
Leadership Theories ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Traditional Leadership

This article argues that e-leadership emerged out of technological development among all other major developments in our society. In the virtual environment, leaders are required to lead followers by using totally different approaches. This is not to say that traditional leadership has no place in the new virtual environment characterized by the constant use of technology. Rather, traditional leadership and leadership style studied and conceptualized by researchers and scholars enhance e-leadership supported by Rogers’ facilitative leadership (1951, 1961, 1969, 1980). Leadership theories are meant to be applied to practice. Further, leadership theories can be applied in part or in whole. They are not ideologies that must be followed to the letter.

Introduction

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Katz
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Older People ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Interdisciplinary Field ◽  
Local Contexts

This chapter introduces the book and the historical background of and current relationship between ageing and everyday studies. It reviews relevant literature leading up to the explanation of the book’s organization on materialities and embodiments and outlines how the book’s chapters address and innovate research in the authors’ respective areas. The introduction claims everyday ageing, with its roots in sociology, is today an expansive interdisciplinary field that includes cultural studies, the Humanities, media and cinema, spatial and consumer fields, and health and technology areas, which in their combination emphasize the extent to which experience and identity for older people are represented, mediated and activated in local contexts.

scholarly journals Challenges of Dissemination of Islam-related Information for Chinese Muslims in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ting Ma ◽  
Romlah Ramli ◽  
Nik Adzrieman Abdul Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
New Media ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Muslim Minority ◽  
Chinese Muslims

<p><em><span lang="EN-US">This </span><span>a</span><span lang="EN-US">rticle provided a historical background of the challenges faced in the course of Islamic education of Chinese Muslims in the context of social change. The researcher historically evaluated how social change reshaped the Islamic education of Chinese Muslims, and highlighted the influence of technical development</span><span lang="EN-US">on</span><span lang="EN-US">Islamic education in contemporary China. The available research indicated that</span><span lang="EN-US">since the 1980s, the challenges faced in the course of Islamic education of Chinese Muslims have gradually shifted from political repercussions to technological development. Due to the limited literature, the researcher called for more research on new media development, especially social media</span><span lang="EN-US">and Muslim minority groups in China. The researcher also proposed a research agenda for future studies</span></em><span lang="EN-US">.</span></p>

Globalization through Feminist Lenses

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela B. McCracken
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Conceptual Development ◽  
International Political Economy ◽  
Global Markets ◽  
Feminist Scholarship ◽  
Feminist Literature ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Feminist Perspectives ◽  
Definition Of

Feminist scholarship has contributed to the conceptual development of globalization by including more than merely the expansion and integration of global markets. Feminist perspectives on globalization are necessarily interdisciplinary; their definitions and what they bring to discussions of globalization are naturally shaped by differing disciplinary commitments. In the fields of International Relations (IR) and International Political Economy (IPE), feminists offer four major contributions to globalization scholarship: they bring into relief the experiences and agency of women and other marginalized subjects within processes of globalization; they highlight the gendered aspects of the processes of globalization; they offer critical insights into non-gender-sensitive globalization discourses and scholarship; they propose new ways of conceiving of globalization and its effects that make visible women, women’s agency, and gendered power relations. The feminist literature on globalization, however, is extensively interdisciplinary in nature rather than monolithic or unified. The very definition of key concepts such as globalization, gender, and feminism are not static within the literature. On the contrary, the understanding of these terms and the evolution of their conceptual meanings are central to the development of the literature on globalization through feminist perspectives. There are at least four areas of feminist scholarship on globalization that are in the early stages of development and deserve further attention: the intersection between men/masculinities and globalization; the effects of globalization on women privileged by race, class, and/or nation; the gendered aspects of the globalization of media and signs; and the need for feminists to continue undertaking empirical research.

scholarly journals Model of Dynamic Routes for Intelligent Police Patrolling

Proceedings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (19) ◽  
pp. 1214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cesar Guevara ◽  
Janio Jadán ◽  
César Zapata ◽  
Luis Martínez ◽  
Jairo Pozo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Critical Points ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Google Maps ◽  
Vital Importance ◽  
Testing Phase ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The World ◽  
Criminal Groups

Patrolling and surveillance in cities around the world is a principal activity to guarantee the security of its citizens that is why nowadays the use of technology is of vital importance in order to identify offenses and criminal groups. The present article proposes the development of a model which generates dynamic routes applying artificial intelligence with the algorithm K-means, to identify critical points when patrolling a circuit within Ecuadorian territory. Also, the API tool from Google Maps is used to design the routes and the ways of transportation that are going to be utilized by the police agent. It showed good results in the testing phase and there has been developed a mobile application based on Android technology.

The Economics of Platforms

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Belleflamme ◽  
Martin Peitz
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Real World ◽  
Network Effects ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Vital Importance ◽  
Everyday Lives ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Real World Applications ◽  
Price Strategies

Digital platforms controlled by Alibaba, Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, Tencent and Uber have transformed not only the ways we do business, but also the very nature of people's everyday lives. It is of vital importance that we understand the economic principles governing how these platforms operate. This book explains the driving forces behind any platform business with a focus on network effects. The authors use short case studies and real-world applications to explain key concepts such as how platforms manage network effects and which price and non-price strategies they choose. This self-contained text is the first to offer a systematic and formalized account of what platforms are and how they operate, concisely incorporating path-breaking insights in economics over the last twenty years.

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