Ethical Computing Continues From Problem to Solution

Introduction

Ethical Computing (Lee, 2015a) is instrumental in identifying and reaching a near-ideal solution to the problems arising from an environment that is technology-driven information-intensive. These problems raise techno-ethical issues, particularly information security concerns. Post-implementation and post-contract problems are cases in point. Many of these problems could have been avoided, occur; because we are either insensitive to or ignorant of their ethical implications. As a result, we could reach only a partial, compromised solution at best.

Ideally, the solution is not only technically efficient, financially viable and legal admissible, but also ethically acceptable, socially desirable, and in many situations environmental-friendly (the so-called hexa-dimension criteria) (Lee, 2015b & 2015d). In addition, the solutions sought must be capable of balancing the potential inter-conflicts among these demands or satisfying the five or six criteria. Given the conditions, a deep understanding of the basic ethical principles and the requisite technical know-how (the requisite competence) are necessary, and shifting our view on risk culminating in a new type of risk called techno-ethical risk or simply ethical risk and adopting a new tool of analysis to cater for the new risk (the additive) are also required (Lee, 2015c).