Addressing ethical gaps in ‘Technology for Good’: Foregrounding care and capabilities

This paper identifies and addresses persistent gaps in the consideration of ethical practice ‘technology for good’ development contexts. Its main contribution is to model an integrative approach using multiple frameworks analyse understand everyday nature practice, including professional among start-ups. The inherent paradoxes sector as well related (1) sometimes-misplaced assignment virtuousness individual; (2) difficulties understanding social constraints on action; (3) often unaccounted mismatch between intentions outcomes work associated with ‘ethical turn’ technology. These persist even contexts where ethics are foregrounded matters concern. To address gaps, suggests systemic, rather than individualized, considerations care capability applied innovation settings, combination virtue consequence. advocates addressing these challenges holistically order generate renewed capacity change at a systemic level.