Ebook: The Information Society: Innovation, Legitimacy, Ethics and Democracy In honor of Professor Jacques Berleur s.j.: Proceedings of the Conference “Information Society: Governance, Ethics and Social Consequences”, University of Namur, Belgium 22–23 May 2006
- Tags: Computers and Society
- Series: IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 233
- Year: 2007
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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International Federation for Information Processing
The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. The scope of the series includes: foundations of computer science; software theory and practice; education; computer applications in technology; communication systems; systems modeling and optimization; information systems; computers and society; computer systems technology; security and protection in information processing systems; artificial intelligence; and human-computer interaction. Proceedings and post-proceedings of referred international conferences in computer science and interdisciplinary fields are featured. These results often precede journal publication and represent the most current research. The principal aim of the IFIP series is to encourage education and the dissemination and exchange of information about all aspects of computing.
For more information about the 300 other books in the IFIP series, please visit www.springer.com.
For more information about IFIP, please visit www.ifip.org.
International Federation for Information Processing
The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. The scope of the series includes: foundations of computer science; software theory and practice; education; computer applications in technology; communication systems; systems modeling and optimization; information systems; computers and society; computer systems technology; security and protection in information processing systems; artificial intelligence; and human-computer interaction. Proceedings and post-proceedings of referred international conferences in computer science and interdisciplinary fields are featured. These results often precede journal publication and represent the most current research. The principal aim of the IFIP series is to encourage education and the dissemination and exchange of information about all aspects of computing.
For more information about the 300 other books in the IFIP series, please visit www.springer.com.
For more information about IFIP, please visit www.ifip.org.
International Federation for Information Processing
The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. The scope of the series includes: foundations of computer science; software theory and practice; education; computer applications in technology; communication systems; systems modeling and optimization; information systems; computers and society; computer systems technology; security and protection in information processing systems; artificial intelligence; and human-computer interaction. Proceedings and post-proceedings of referred international conferences in computer science and interdisciplinary fields are featured. These results often precede journal publication and represent the most current research. The principal aim of the IFIP series is to encourage education and the dissemination and exchange of information about all aspects of computing.
For more information about the 300 other books in the IFIP series, please visit www.springer.com.
For more information about IFIP, please visit www.ifip.org.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction to part I....Pages 3-4
Democracy, Technology, and Information Societies....Pages 5-16
Democracy, innovation, and the information society....Pages 17-25
The Information/Knowledge society as Risk Society : Assessing and Enforcing IT safety and security standards for IT systems : about responsibility of experts and governments....Pages 27-34
Front Matter....Pages 35-35
Introduction to part II....Pages 37-38
From the Ethics of Technology to the Ethics of Knowledge Assessment....Pages 39-55
Deliberative democracy : from Rational Discourse to Public Debate....Pages 57-66
ICT and Value Sensitive Design....Pages 67-72
Front Matter....Pages 73-73
Introduction to part III....Pages 75-76
Social Consequence of Information and Communication, Technologies and the European Union : Policy Links....Pages 77-88
Economy, Industry, Innovation and Technical Democracy....Pages 89-99
When Economics meets Ethics : the Governance of Economic Activities in the Information Society....Pages 101-120
The Institutional Dynamics of Sharing Biological Information : Towards Reflexive Governance of the Information Society....Pages 121-146
The Internet: New principles of political right, new social contract....Pages 147-152
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Introduction to part IV....Pages 155-158
Which Major Legal Concerns in future e-Health?....Pages 159-170
Embedding Professional Issues within University Degree Courses....Pages 171-179
IT, Ethics and Education : Teaching the Teachers (and their Pupils)....Pages 181-193
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Introduction to part V....Pages 197-199
Internet Governance : Some Thoughts after the two WSIS....Pages 201-224
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Governance Challenges: First Lessons from the WSIS — An Ethical and Social Perspective....Pages 225-259
Front Matter....Pages 261-261
The Information Society : What Next?....Pages 263-268
Back Matter....Pages 269-306
International Federation for Information Processing
The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. The scope of the series includes: foundations of computer science; software theory and practice; education; computer applications in technology; communication systems; systems modeling and optimization; information systems; computers and society; computer systems technology; security and protection in information processing systems; artificial intelligence; and human-computer interaction. Proceedings and post-proceedings of referred international conferences in computer science and interdisciplinary fields are featured. These results often precede journal publication and represent the most current research. The principal aim of the IFIP series is to encourage education and the dissemination and exchange of information about all aspects of computing.
For more information about the 300 other books in the IFIP series, please visit www.springer.com.
For more information about IFIP, please visit www.ifip.org.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction to part I....Pages 3-4
Democracy, Technology, and Information Societies....Pages 5-16
Democracy, innovation, and the information society....Pages 17-25
The Information/Knowledge society as Risk Society : Assessing and Enforcing IT safety and security standards for IT systems : about responsibility of experts and governments....Pages 27-34
Front Matter....Pages 35-35
Introduction to part II....Pages 37-38
From the Ethics of Technology to the Ethics of Knowledge Assessment....Pages 39-55
Deliberative democracy : from Rational Discourse to Public Debate....Pages 57-66
ICT and Value Sensitive Design....Pages 67-72
Front Matter....Pages 73-73
Introduction to part III....Pages 75-76
Social Consequence of Information and Communication, Technologies and the European Union : Policy Links....Pages 77-88
Economy, Industry, Innovation and Technical Democracy....Pages 89-99
When Economics meets Ethics : the Governance of Economic Activities in the Information Society....Pages 101-120
The Institutional Dynamics of Sharing Biological Information : Towards Reflexive Governance of the Information Society....Pages 121-146
The Internet: New principles of political right, new social contract....Pages 147-152
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Introduction to part IV....Pages 155-158
Which Major Legal Concerns in future e-Health?....Pages 159-170
Embedding Professional Issues within University Degree Courses....Pages 171-179
IT, Ethics and Education : Teaching the Teachers (and their Pupils)....Pages 181-193
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Introduction to part V....Pages 197-199
Internet Governance : Some Thoughts after the two WSIS....Pages 201-224
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Governance Challenges: First Lessons from the WSIS — An Ethical and Social Perspective....Pages 225-259
Front Matter....Pages 261-261
The Information Society : What Next?....Pages 263-268
Back Matter....Pages 269-306
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