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The Precautionary Principle in the Information Society.
- Source :
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Human & Ecological Risk Assessment . Oct2004, Vol. 10 Issue 5, p787-799. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- The Precautionary Principle aims to anticipate and minimize potentially serious or irreversible risks under conditions of uncertainty. Thus it preserves the potential for future developments. It has been incorporated into many international treaties and pieces of national legislation for environmental protection and sustainable development. However the Precautionary Principle has not yet been applied systematically to novel Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and their potential environmental, social, and health effects. In this article we argue that pre- caution is necessary in this field and show how the general principle of precaution can be put in concrete terms in the context of the information society. We advocate precautionary measures directed towards pervasive applications of ICT (Pervasive Computing) because of their inestimable potential impacts on society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10807039
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Human & Ecological Risk Assessment
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 15258172
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10807030490513801