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I’m Claudia Melo
Professor, University of Brasília (UnB)
Technologist since 1997
I have worked as [CTO, Agile Coach,
Programmer, Coordinator, Project
Manager, Consultant]
Advisory Board Member at Mulheres
na Tecnologia
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technology does not exist by chance,
therefore it must have a purpose,
a mission to humanity
[…]
the mission of technology is to give
freedom to the human being, ridding it of
internal or external forces restrictive of its
capabilities.
Setzer, W (2014)
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CYBERETHICS DEFINITION AND SOME INITIATIVES
https://on.acm.org/c/Code-2018
"Computers are essenZally a
malleable, universally applicable
tool, so the potenZal applicaZons
for human acEon and
consequent ethical issues are
novel and almost limitless”
“Study of moral, legal, and social
issues involving cybertechnology”
“[…] formulaEon and jusEficaEon
of policies for the ethical use of
such technology"](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/cmonuembrapa2017-170821153928/75/Ethics-and-Sustainability-for-Techies-and-Entrepreneurs-23-2048.jpg)
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Ethics and Sustainability for Techies and Entrepreneurs
The document discusses the intersections of ethics, technology, and sustainability, emphasizing the role of technologists in addressing complex global challenges. It highlights the necessity of understanding the ethical implications of technological solutions, particularly in the face of pressing issues like hunger and urbanization. Additionally, it critiques societal approaches to dilemmas and emphasizes collaboration in designing better solutions for the future.
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Ethics and Sustainability for Techies and Entrepreneurs
- 1. Camp de Ecoinovação Agrotech, Londrina 19/Ago/2017 ETHICSAND SUSTAINABILITY FOR TECHIES AND ENTREPRENEURS Prof. Dr. Claudia Melo, UnB @claudia_melo www.claudiamelo.org http://imgur.com/zXuVYA7
- 2. 2 I’m Claudia Melo Professor,University of Brasília (UnB) Technologist since 1997 I have worked as [CTO, Agile Coach, Programmer, Coordinator, Project Manager, Consultant] Advisory Board Member at Mulheres na Tecnologia WHO AM I?
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- 6. 6 Sustainable development is developmentthat meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs UN Bruntland commission
- 7. 7 Ethics covers thefollowing dilemmas: how to live a good life; our rights and responsibilities; the language of right and wrong; moral decisions - what is good and bad? http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/introduction/intro_1.shtml
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- 9. 9 PreparingforAction.The2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment 1 billion peoplehungry 2 billion people affected by hidden hunger but World produces enough food to feed everyone!
- 10. 10 PreparingforAction.The2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment >50% of theworld’s population lives in urban areas it concentrates 70-80% of economic activity Cities, particularly in HIGH INCOME countries, are high CONSUMERS of energy, water and high PRODUCERS of waste and GHG emissions.
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- 13. 13 TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONISM Silicon Valley helpingus to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges by offering us new apps for our smartphones.
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- 15. 15 Society shapes technology Technologyshapes society
- 16. 16 technology does notexist by chance, therefore it must have a purpose, a mission to humanity […] the mission of technology is to give freedom to the human being, ridding it of internal or external forces restrictive of its capabilities. Setzer, W (2014) https://www.ime.usp.br/~vwsetzer/technol-mission.html
- 17. 17 personal awareness, socialand global consciousness. assessing the impact of technology (benefits or harms) if it reduces the consciousness of other people. https://www.ime.usp.br/~vwsetzer/technol-mission.html
- 18. 18 Consciousness implies awareness: subjective,phenomenal experience of internal and external worlds. sense of self, feelings, choice, control of voluntary behaviour, memory, thought, language, and (e.g., when we close our eyes, or meditate) internally generated images and geometric patterns. Stuart Hameroff, Roger Penrose, Consciousness in the universe, Physics of Life Reviews, Volume 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-78, ISSN 1571-0645
- 19. 19 SOME DANGEROUS THINKING •GAMIFICATIONREGULATING INDIVIDUALS (THAT HOLD LESS POWER). •BIG DATA AND PATTERN MATCHING SOLVING OUR PROBLEMS THROUGH INTRUSIVE MEASUREMENT OF OUR BEHAVIOUR, RATHER THAN US UNDERSTANDING THE FORCES THAT SHAPE OUR BEHAVIOURS. •CROWDSOURCING MIGHT UNDERMINE OUR BELIEF IN THE VALUE OF EXPERTISE. Easterbrook, Steve (2014). From computational thinking to systems thinking: A conceptual toolkit for sustainability computing. The 2nd International Conference on ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S'14), Stockholm, Sweden, Aug 24-27, 2014
- 20. 20 Many societal issuesare better thought of as dilemmas: we should respond intelligently, rather than as problems that we can solve “Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning”, Rittel and Webber, 1973
- 21. 21 www.paragkhanna.com/home/2016/4/19/7-maps-that-will-make-you-optimistic-about-the-future Digital revolution Software isa key component of solutions for 21st Century “wicked”, complex, and unpredictable problems. Wicked problems: difficult to define; never entirely solved (improvements can always be made); solutions generate unintended consequences.
- 22. 22 www.paragkhanna.com/home/2016/4/19/7-maps-that-will-make-you-optimistic-about-the-future Digital revolution Software isa key component of solutions for 21st Century “wicked”, complex, and unpredictable problems. Wicked problems: difficult to define; never entirely solved (improvements can always be made); solutions generate unintended consequences. Challenge for technologists i) understand the ethical choices and related unintended consequences that the solutions for the 21st century might generate; ii) investigate and co-design solutions with other stakeholders to ensure better solutions for all.
- 23. 23 CYBERETHICS DEFINITION ANDSOME INITIATIVES https://on.acm.org/c/Code-2018 "Computers are essenZally a malleable, universally applicable tool, so the potenZal applicaZons for human acEon and consequent ethical issues are novel and almost limitless” “Study of moral, legal, and social issues involving cybertechnology” “[…] formulaEon and jusEficaEon of policies for the ethical use of such technology"
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