Ethics of Information Systems Design in Humanitarian Sector: Cultivating Humanitarian values among Technologists
Zusammenfassung
Ethical considerations have been an important part of the humanitarian discourse for decades. The short paper aims to present insights from the point of view of a technology practitioner with field experience in the humanitarian sector and emphasise on the need for continued dialogue about the importance of ethics in design of appropriate technology. The paper advocates for a value sensitive design approach to information systems design and proposes the need for increasing sensitivity towards the issues in technologist working in the area and draws an outline for possible future research.
Schlüsselwörter
Applied Ethics; Computer Ethics; Humanitarian Principles; Red Cross Code of; Conduct; Value Sensitive Design
Zitieren als
Kumar, A., & Søraker, J. (2015). Ethics of Information Systems Design in Humanitarian Sector: Cultivating Humanitarian values among Technologists. In Palen, L., Buscher, M., Comes, T., & Hughes, A. (Eds.), ISCRAM2015 Conference Proceedings — The 12th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (12, pp. 0–0). ISCRAM 2015. Kristiansand, Norway: ISCRAM Publications.Details
Publikationstyp
Forschungsartikel in Sammelband (Konferenz)
Begutachtet
Ja
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Jahr
2015
Konferenz
The 12th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
Konferenzort
Kristiansand
Band
2015
Buchtitel
ISCRAM2015 Conference Proceedings - The 12th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
Herausgeber
Palen L, Buscher M, Comes T, Hughes A
Auflage
12
Reihe
ISCRAM 2015
Verlag
ISCRAM Publications
Ort
Kristiansand, Norway
Sprache
Englisch
ISSN
2411-3387
ISBN
978-82-7117-788-1
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