Ethical IT Innovation: A Value-Based System Design Approach

by Sarah Spiekermann

Overview

Explaining how ubiquitous computing is rapidly changing our private and professional lives, Ethical IT Innovation: A Value-Based System Design Approach stands at the intersection of computer science, philosophy, and management and integrates theories and frameworks from all three domains.The book explores the latest thinking on computer ethics, inc

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040053645
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	11/18/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	283
File size:	13 MB
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Table of Contents

Introduction. IT Innovation. Future IT Environments: Five Scenarios. Value Ethics and IT. Ethical Knowledge for Ethical IT Innovation. Preserving Freedom in Future IT Environments. Health and Strength in the Machine Age. Safety, Security, and Privacy in Future IT Environments. Trust in Future IT Environments. Friendship in Future IT Environments. Dignity and Respect in the Machine Age. Privacy and a Summary of the Value Fabric. Ethical Value-Based IT System Design: An Overview. Value Discovery for IT Project Selection. Wise Leadership in the IT Project Selection Phase. Ethical IT Planning. Ethical IT System Analysis. Ethical IT System Design. Machine Ethics and Value-Based IT Design.

Editorial Reviews

"... a breakthrough volume; it will stand as essential reading and a primary reference in the further development of ethics and IT design, most especially as informed by virtue ethics approaches."
—Professor Charles Ess, University of Oslo

"A fascinating, remarkable journey about the importance of ethics in the design and application of modern information technologies. Deeply researched and engrossing—a book all innovators should read."
—Professor Alessandro Acquisti, Carnegie Mellon University

"Full of clear and compelling examples, this book is an excellent guide for students, professional engineers, and for managers who want to ensure ethics and values are among the concerns teams account for during design."
— Professor Katie Shilton, University of Maryland

"I will take this book with me to technical conferences and meetings, and also keep a copy on my desk, both to refer to and to find relevant works in the literature list. Ethical IT Innovation is an important book that will hopefully have an impact in academic discourse, and, possibly more importantly, in shaping our information systems in the future."
—Bendert Zevenbergen, PhD student, Oxford University

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