The developments of Information and Communication Technologies
(ICT) are not always continuous but may be influenced and shaped by
unforeseen events and are therefore difficult to predict and
control. This applies especially to the impacts of September 11
(2001) events on how ICT is used in economic and public
applications. But even under pressures of terrorist actions, it is
essential that Human Choice dominate how Information and
Communication Technologies are shaped, applied and used.
Human Choice and Computers: Issues of Choice and Quality of Life in
the Information Society presents different views about how
terrorist actions are influencing political and social discussions
and decisions, and it covers questions related to legitimacy and
power in the Information Society. Ethical principles are important
guidelines for responsible behavior of IT professionals. But even
under strong external pressure, long ranging aspects such as
education and the roles of developing countries in the Information
Society are important to discuss, especially to enable all to
actively participate in information processes.
The topics covered in this book include:
-Quality of Life and Quality of Working Life;
-Ethics and Social Accountability in the Information Society;
-Responsibility of IT Professionals;
-Legitimacy, Legality and Power in the Information Society;
-Roles of Developing Countries in the Information Society;
-Education and Social Impact;
-History of Computing;
-New Horizons of the Information Society;
-UNESCO Panels: "Information for All" and "Multilingualism and
Universal Access to Cyberspace." This volume contains the edited
proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Human Choice and
Computers (HCC-6), which was sponsored by the International
Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and held in
conjunction with the 17th IFIP World Computer Congress in Montreal,
Quebec, Canada in August 2002. As with the five preceding
conferences, starting with HCC-1 in 1974, IFIP's Technical
Committee 9 has continued to set the agenda for human choices and
human actions vis-a-vis computers."
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