Abstract:
Today in many developing countries insufficient progress in science and
technology is considered to be the chief reason for general backwardness; on the
contrary, many in the industrially advanced societies hold unfettered technological
progress as the roots of all social ills. We are currently living in the so-called
information age, which can be described as an era where economic activities are mainly
information based.
One can deduce that ethical decisions concerning technology are becoming a
major concern for technologist, society, and the environment. The decisions that one
makes will always have consequences. Those consequences will have an impact; either
positive or negative.
Rapid change is occurring, inequitably, with difference of opinion on how best
to respond and what solutions to implement. But one thing that perhaps can be agreed to
by all is that education does need to adapt to the changes at least as they are occurring.
Current educational philosophies support processes which facilitate students
development of willingness to experiment, comprehension of abstract concepts,
advanced skills of problem solving, reasoning, awareness of social justice and
ecological-sustainability issues, all within a framework of integration of technology in
cross-curricular activities.
It is obvious that individuals or organizations that are not accepting the ethical
responsibility for their actions cause many of the detrimental effects of information
technology. Like other powerful technologies, information technology possesses the
potential for great harm or great good for all humankind. Hence, Ethics and Technology
are becoming different aspects of the same function.
