Ethics and ICT: Why all the fuss?

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to introduce a special section based on papers from Australasian Conference for Information Systems 2014.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper comments on key contextualisation moments in relevant history.

Findings

This paper describes the initiative in Australia to widen Information and Communication Technology ethics awareness.

Originality/value

This is a new attempt to bring Ethics and Information Systems academics closer together.

Citation

Warren, M. and Lucas, R. (2016), "Ethics and ICT: Why all the fuss?", Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society, Vol. 14 No. 2, pp. 167-169. https://doi.org/10.1108/JICES-12-2015-0043