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The Information Society: Innovation, Legitimacy, Ethics and Democracy in Honor of Professor Jacques Berleur S.J.: Proceedings of the Conference "Infor 2007 Edition
Contributor(s): Goujon, Philippe (Editor), Lavelle, Sylvain (Editor), Duquenoy, Penny (Editor)
ISBN: 0387723803     ISBN-13: 9780387723808
Publisher: Springer
OUR PRICE:   $104.49  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: June 2007
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Annotation: This volume honors the professional life of Jacques Berleur ? known for his extensive work within the IFIP community to expose the nature of the ethical dilemmas of a society increasingly reliant on complex ICT infrastructures, to raise awareness of the social challenges this poses, and to influence action compatible with the ethical values of western democracy.

This volume is composed of five sections, and covers the following topics in detail:

  • Technology and Democracy: Views on the IS
  • Ethics and Democracy into the ICT
  • Governance of IS: From Economic Regulation to a New Social Contract
  • Applied Issues: Health, Profession and Education
  • For an Ethical and Democratic Governance of the IS: Lessons from WSIS
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Computers | Social Aspects
Dewey: 303.483
Series: International Federation for Information Processing
Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.43" W x 9.21" (1.53 lbs) 306 pages
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Chrisanthi Avgerou TC9 chair Professor of Information Systems London School of Economics c.avgerou@lse.ac.uk A conference to honour the professional life of Jacques Berleur has inevitably been a platform for debate on the most fundamental issues that pre-occupy the working groups of the IFIP Technical Committee 9 (TC9) on the 'Relationship between Computers and Society'. Jacques Berleur has of course been one of those few ICT experts who, since the 1970s, has tirelessly worked within the IFIP community to expose the nature of the ethical dilemmas of a society increasingly relying on the complex ICT infrastructures, to raise awareness of the social challenges this poses, and to influence action compatible with the ethical values of western democracy. And while Jacques, in the wake of his retirement from his university post is accelerating the pace of building his oeuvre, we can take the opportunity of this event to reflect on the critical stance towards the Information Society he has contributed to form within the TC9, which he chaired for many years.