Open AccessThe ‘Faith’ factor in the Internet World
Author(s) -
Thania Gopal
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
international review of information ethics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2563-5638
DOI - 10.29173/irie254
Subject(s) - the internet , hacker , intellectual property , internet privacy , faith , digital divide , information and communications technology , public relations , phenomenon , information society , sociology , engineering ethics , political science , computer science , world wide web , engineering , computer security , law , philosophy , physics , theology , quantum mechanics
The author opines that the most creative use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) indevelopment may not entail computers, e-mail, or Internet access, but rather the use of other computer-based technologies, including embedded chips, satellite based information and so on to better meet localneeds. The solutions must be affordable.Some of the major challenges in developing local solutions based on ICT are Bridging the Digital Divide,Trustworthiness, Protecting Intellectual Property, Information Assurance, Privacy, Hacking , Viruses andWorms.The solutions for these challenges are ‘People-Centric’ and are thus influenced by the “personal” and“professional” ethics of individuals. All the challenges cited above lead to many ethical issues. Internet beinga global phenomenon the ethical issues need to be examined in Intercultural perspective. The authorsuggests that ‘faith’ of people is the key in meeting the challenges in developing local solutions.