Researching Ethics of Information Technology in Tomorrow's Society Bernd Carsten Stahl

2 Action Plan on Science and Society “A greater diversity of scientific perspectives is needed with contributions from different actors.” “Diversity in science will also be encouraged through multidisciplinary research.” Action 29 Help set up information and documentation observatory for ethical issues Action 30 Establish public dialogue in Europe on ethics and science Action 31 Raise researchers’ awareness of ethical issues Action 33 Develop international dialogue on ethical issues (

3 Current Meeting Policy recommendations for the FP7 IST Considerations of how to raise the profile of ethics in FP7 Specific content of interest such as –Privacy –Intellectual property –Impact on power structures –etc. Particular and relevant methods / methodologies for exploring these issues Suggestions for further activity such as –Establishment of a network –Shared research opportunities –Publication projects –etc.

4 Format and Purpose of Today’s Meeting Brief presentations 5-10 minutes What do we aim to achieve with the meeting? –Start (informal) network, support research proposals –Consider shared FP7 bid, Network of Excellence How can we achieve it? Who will take responsibility for which deliverable? Further meetings, next steps? Anything we forgot so far?