Description
Book SynopsisThis is an important book. Ethics is not an easy topic, and arguably the ethics of IT is less sonot leastdue to its potential for developing and evolving in ways that are either unforeseen or unimaginable . . . . Use this book as a practical resource, an informative and educational source of material in developing expertise, but also as an invaluable toolkit to support practical application of ethical thinking.
Declan Brady, President of the Irish Computer Society and a member of the Board of Directors of the Council of European Professional Informatics Societies
Digital technology is about people. It is about those who plan, develop and implement applications which other people use and are affected by. It is about the impact on all these people as well as on the world at large. Ethical Digital Technology in Practice takes a real-world perspective to explore these impacts over time and discover ways in which
Table of Contents
1. Setting the Scene. 2. Data and Information. 3. Systems and Applications. 4. Practice and Method. 5. Regulation and Policy . 6. Practical Considerations. 7. Synthesis.