of Information , Communication and Ethics in Society Slow Tech : a quest for good , clean and fair ICT
of Information , Communication and Ethics in Society Slow Tech : a quest for good , clean and fair ICT
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社会中的信息、通信和道德慢技术：对良好、清洁和公平的ICT的追求
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2016
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Norberto Patrignani Diane Whitehouse
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作者：
Norberto Patrignani Diane Whitehouse
目的-本文件的目的是介绍“慢技术”一词，作为描述良好、清洁和公平的信息和通信技术的一种方式。这些技术是以人为本、环境上可持续和社会上可取的。设计/方法/方式-本文的方法是基于一个定性的话语，证明引进慢技术作为一种新的设计范式。结果-人体的限制，并需要考虑到人类的福祉，地球的限制和利益相关者的利益在决策中，都表明需要一个新的范式，慢技术，在ICT和ICT系统的设计。三个场景被描述为案例研究。实际影响-为了准备下一代的研究人员和计算机专业人员，需要采取许多不同的行动。大学和学院需要重新设计计算机科学家和工程师的教育计划，引入与计算的社会和伦理影响有关的科目（目前只有少数国家，如英国，已经这样做了），计算机专业人员协会需要在其成员的职业发展中引入道德准则或道德分析。因此，熟悉慢技术方法的未来计算机专业人员将能够更容易地在适合设计以人为本，可持续和可取的技术的跨学科团队中进行协作。社会影响-社会所有成员都应在设计未来的信通技术方案中发挥新的作用，而不是仅仅注重计算机专业人员的作用。非常需要启动一个涉及计算机专业人员、用户、研究人员、设计人员、信息和通信技术工业家和政策制定者的社会对话。独创性/价值-本文的价值是在其呼吁反思，然后采取行动。基于对新的信息和通信技术系统的设计的整体方法，该文件主张系统设计的一个新的起点：它应该基于对技术的可取性和社会重要性、其环境影响和可持续性以及参与计算制造过程的工人的条件的公平和公正的长期观点。
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the term Slow Tech as a way of describing information and communication technology (ICT) that is good, clean and fair. These are technologies that are human centred, environmentally sustainable and socially desirable. Design/methodology/approach – The paper’s approach is based on a qualitative discourse that justifies the introduction of Slow Tech as a new design paradigm. Findings – The limits of the human body, and the need to take into account human wellbeing, the limits of the planet and stakeholders’ interests in decision making, all suggest the need for a new paradigm, Slow Tech, in the design of ICT and ICT systems. Three scenarios are described as case studies. Practical implications – In order to prepare the next generation of researchers and computer professionals, many different actions need to be taken. Universities and colleges need to redesign education programmes for computer scientists and engineers by introducing subjects related to the social and ethical implications of computing (currently, only few countries, like the UK, have already done this), and computer professionals’ associations need to introduce a code of ethics or ethical analysis into their members’ career development. As a result, future computer professionals who are familiar with the Slow Tech approach will be able to collaborate much more easily across the kind of cross disciplinary teams suited to design human centred, sustainable and desirable technologies. Social implications – Rather than simply focusing on the role of computer professionals, all members of society are called to play a new role in the design of future ICT scenarios. Starting a societal dialogue that involves computer professionals, users, researchers, designers, ICT industrialists, and policy makers is very much needed. Originality/value – The value of this paper is in its call for reflection followed by action. Based on an holistic approach to the design of new ICT systems, the paper advocates a new starting point for systems design: it should be based on a long-term view of the desirability and social importance of technologies, their environmental impact and sustainability, and the fairness and equity of the conditions of workers involved in the computing manufacturing processes.