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Programme of talks 2001-2002 |
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Speaker: |
Professor Simon
Rogerson, Director, |
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Date: |
Wednesday 8 May 2002 |
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Time: |
18:30 |
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Venue: |
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Admission: |
Free. |
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Ethical Issues in IT |
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The pace at which IT changes continues to accelerate. The applications of this universal tool seem limitless. Indeed the convergence of computing, media and communication technologies has meant that each day we become more and more dependant on technology at work, at home, in travel, in learning and in communicating. Ubiquitous computing has moved from the backroom to everyday applications. We need to think carefully about the ramifications of our actions regarding this powerful change agent. We need to consider not only the technological and economic issues but also the ethical and social issues when developing and implementing such systems. This talk will focus on the broad ethical and social issues that we all face with these advancing technologies. Illustrations will be drawn from, for example, electronic patient records, electronic voting and electronic business. There will be drinks
served from 18:15. |
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