Ethical Issues and Information Communication Technology (ICT) Use in the New Era
The new age is characterised by information communication technology, where computers, laptops, mobile gadgets such as palmtops, tablets, mobile phones and the internet have made their way to every sphere of life from our domestic environments such a homes, small retail shops, banks to large industr...
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description | The new age is characterised by information communication technology, where computers, laptops, mobile gadgets such as palmtops, tablets, mobile phones and the internet have made their way to every sphere of life from our domestic environments such a homes, small retail shops, banks to large industries and the world at large. Over time, so many questions about the ethical use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have emerged on who has access to what technology and the use of it and like every other technological invention. This paper will look at the morality involved in making use of ICT to promote ethical use of data or information in a virtual environment. ICT also possesses both positive and negative impacts; the questions that these impacts raise are what this piece attempts to answer, providing global scrutiny to these ethical issues, situations and questions; and providing recommendations in line with global best practices. |
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spelling | doaj.art-cb6031d29e114546bf1be77e93ad83d62023-01-02T09:23:25ZengResearch Institute for Knowledge Content Development & TechnologyInternational Journal of Knowledge Content Development and Technology2234-00682287-187X2022-09-01123192910.5865/IJKCT.2022.12.3.019Ethical Issues and Information Communication Technology (ICT) Use in the New EraDumebi Otulugbu0Marvellous-Mary Ogunobo1University of Ibadan, NigeriaUniversity of Ibadan, NigeriaThe new age is characterised by information communication technology, where computers, laptops, mobile gadgets such as palmtops, tablets, mobile phones and the internet have made their way to every sphere of life from our domestic environments such a homes, small retail shops, banks to large industries and the world at large. Over time, so many questions about the ethical use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have emerged on who has access to what technology and the use of it and like every other technological invention. This paper will look at the morality involved in making use of ICT to promote ethical use of data or information in a virtual environment. ICT also possesses both positive and negative impacts; the questions that these impacts raise are what this piece attempts to answer, providing global scrutiny to these ethical issues, situations and questions; and providing recommendations in line with global best practices.http://ijkcdt.net/_common/do.php?a=full&b=22&bidx=3062&aidx=34171communicationethicsplagiarismictnew ageright and wrong |
spellingShingle | Dumebi Otulugbu Marvellous-Mary Ogunobo Ethical Issues and Information Communication Technology (ICT) Use in the New Era International Journal of Knowledge Content Development and Technology communication ethics plagiarism ict new age right and wrong |
title | Ethical Issues and Information Communication Technology (ICT) Use in the New Era |
title_full | Ethical Issues and Information Communication Technology (ICT) Use in the New Era |
title_fullStr | Ethical Issues and Information Communication Technology (ICT) Use in the New Era |
title_full_unstemmed | Ethical Issues and Information Communication Technology (ICT) Use in the New Era |
title_short | Ethical Issues and Information Communication Technology (ICT) Use in the New Era |
title_sort | ethical issues and information communication technology ict use in the new era |
topic | communication ethics plagiarism ict new age right and wrong |
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