Are codes of ethics relevant?

Date

2017-11

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Journal ISSN

ISSN

1477-996X

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Publisher

Type

Other

Peer reviewed

No

Abstract

This short piece introduces issue of the Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society which focuses on professionalism in the development and implementation of ICT. It questions the commonly held view that codes are paramount in developing ethically sound software. Thus the papers in the issue are situated in a broader context.

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Keywords

codes of ethics, computer science, professionalism

Citation

Rogerson, S. (2017) Are codes of ethics relevant? Editorial, Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society,15(4), pp.346-347.

Rights

Research Institute