Ethical Aspects of Software Development and Usage
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چکیده
This paper describes and discusses how IT related decisions are intimately linked to ethical issues . Based on a Case Study undertaken at a large public sector organisation, software usage and organisational processes were examined in order to uncover underlying values and social control issues embedded in ́technical solutions ́.
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