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On June 15, 2010 the European Commission published a communication on between the EC and the European Parliament. "body scanners"
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Dialogue; Volume 3, No. 9, June 2010
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HIDE – Homeland Security, Biometric Identification & Personal Detection Ethics
HIDE FP7 Projects Dynamic Database:
| HIDE Topics | Technology Convergence, Contextual Integrity, Body Issues, Privacy Enhancing Technology |
| Name | ICTethics. An interdisciplinary approach for addressing ethical, social and legal aspects of ICT |
| Acronym | ICTETHICS |
| Area | SiS-2008-1.1.2.1 Ethics and new and emerging fields of science and technology |
| Start Date | 2009-03-01 |
| Duration | 36 months |
| Status | Execution |
| Description | There is an urgent need for a systematic analysis of the ESLA aspects of Research in ICT, of the same type as developed by the ESLA (Ethical Social and Legal Aspects) working group on biotechnology, established by the European Commission in the early 1990s. Some ESLA-like reflection on ICT is ongoing, but is fragmented and ad hoc. It risks lagging behind technological developments that are already moving towards a "post PC era" and the internet of things. It is necessary to think through the ethical issues before developments proceed rather than afterwards when science and industry may be constrained by regulations that deter innovation and hamper just and balanced deployments. A systematic ESLA reflection will also assist industry in reflecting upon the impacts of new developments in science and technology and what reactions they may engender amongst publics in different cultures and polities. The project will perform an integrated ESLA of identified strategic ICT developments that have the potential to revolutionize private and social life over the next five years. It will analyse * the development of intelligent environments, * the convergence of the physical, the mental and the virtual, * the internet of things, * ICT for security. It will focus on flagship developments like the personal health system, the humanoid robot assistant, RFID and biometrics identification. The results of the study will be translated into a targeted feedback to all stakeholders involved, to the public at large and to general innovation and e-Inclusion policy. This multi-actor engagement and participation strategy is key to the proposed work of the project in promoting ESLA informed dialogue on the impacts of future ICT innovations. The work will be carried out by a consortium of 4 experienced teams that have been active as participants in the process of the EC in studies in the ESLA of biomedicine who are now ready to lay the groundwork for a high level ESLA of ICT. |
| Coordinator | INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR BIOPHILOSOPHY,CRAENENDONCK 15,BELGIUM |
| Contact | VAN STEENDAM, Guido (Professor) ( Contact ) |
| Tel / Fax | +32-16231174 / +32-16290748 |
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| partners | FONDAZIONE LELIO E LISLI BASSO-ISSOCO (ITALY),UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS (UNITED KINGDOM),LANCASTER UNIVERSITY (UNITED KINGDOM) |