Title :
Ethical Issues in Information Systems
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. & Software Eng., Shenzhen Polytech., Shenzhen, China
Abstract :
The ethical, social, and political issues are raised by information systems. Are there specific principles for conduct that can be used to guide decisions about ethical dilemmas? This paper discusses the ethical issues in the information systems, such as the privacy, security, system quality and relevant techniques. It references the research from the developed countries and related organizations. It also discusses the current ethical issues situation in China mainland. It can provide the reference or guidance for the IT/IS/IM engineers and managers to be aware of ethical issues in the information system and enhance the quality of information systems.
Keywords :
data privacy; ethical aspects; information systems; politics; China mainland; IM engineers; IS engineers; IT engineers; ethical issues; information system quality; political issues; social issues; Computers; Ethics; Information systems; Organizations; Privacy; Security; Standards; ethical issues; information privacy; information security; information system; information system quality;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology, Computer Engineering and Management Sciences (ICM), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nanjing, Jiangsu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1419-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICM.2011.24