ICT Code of Ethics: Professionalism and Responsibilities Report

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the code of ethics within the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) field. It explores the fundamental principles, including the roles of ethical codes in guiding professional conduct and establishing benchmarks for practices. The report examines different types of ethical statements and emphasizes the importance of promoting social responsibilities, such as considering stakeholder wellbeing and adapting to cultural differences. Furthermore, it addresses how to create an effective and dynamic code, including the need to modify existing processes and educate professionals and the public. The report also delves into the organizational ethics circles within ICT processes and the ethical considerations that arise from the bottom-up approaches, open-source philosophies, and community-based ownership. The report is well-supported by the references provided. This report is a valuable resource for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of ethical considerations in the ICT industry, and it is available on Desklib for students to learn from.

CODE OF
ETHICS
NAME OF THE STUDENT
NAME OF THE UNIVERSITY

CODE OF ETHICS:
 Ethics is known also the moral
philosophy, that is one of the
branches of the philosophy, where
some of the questions are addressed
about the morality which deals with
some concepts like evil and good,
wrong and right, vice and virtue.

THE ROLES OF CODES
An explicit standard is provided
by the general acceptance,
against the present practices
may be measured.
For the profession, function as
a character that is ethical.

NATURE OF A CODE
Tension may arise
Not an algorithm that is ethical
Not exhaustive in nature
A view that is Holistic

DIFFERENT STATEMENT
TYPES
Demand for using good practices
Expect for professionalism
Aspiring to be human being

PROMOTE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES OF ICT:
Support and consider all of the
stakeholders’ wellbeing.
To be more proactive than the reactive.
Ensuring that all of the business processes
have been considered from the social
responsibilities.
Account for the cultural differences that are
local and values that are globally common

AN USEFUL AND DYNAMIC
CODE
Modify the processes that are existing.
Educates both aspiring professionals as
well as the public about the obligations of
the professionals that are ethical.
It helps in defining the actions that are
improper ethically.
Relevant and adaptable for the situations
that are new.

PRODUCT AND PROCESS
OF ICT

PROCESS:

ORGANISATIONAL ETHICS
CIRCLES
Recognition of influence and existences.
The membership are drawn from equal
level of status.
New staffs that are nature.
Share the best practices.
Review the quandaries that are ethical.
Champion ICT that are ethical.

ETHICS BY THE CONCENT
Bottom up.
Involve someone who is good in ICT.
Adopt open source and common philosophy.
Community based ownership.

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