Western Cape Chapter Presents Ethics in Technology

IITPSA Members attending this event will earn CPD / LLL points
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Abstract:
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Technology enables and disrupts. It can be used for society or against it. In the hands of responsible people, it advances long-term value creation; in the hands of the irresponsible, it has the potential to jeopardise the future. Technology changes how we share information, how we manage operations, how we teach and learn, how we preserve and multiply knowledge in and between organisations. It is no wonder, therefore, that corporate managers and board directors are becoming more and more wary about the connections between technology and risk, especially now that we are in the age of the internet of things and the fourth industrial revolution. Technology may appear to be simply neutral and instrumental, but forthcoming from the minds and purposes of human beings its applications become inevitably ethically sensitive. Someone once said, “somebody has moved the morality of my mouse”.
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The presentation will:
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Enlighten participants on recent developments regarding the links between technology and ethics.
Enable participants to straddle the worlds of professional and organisational ethics in the area of technology.
Facilitate the identification of topics for ongoing conversations on ethics and technology in the IT profession.
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About the Presenter(s)
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Prof Arnold Smit, Head of Social Impact and associate professor in Business in Society at the Stellenbosch University Business School: Arnold’s teaching, research and facilitation focus on the contextualisation and integration of ethics, responsibility and sustainability in management education and practice.  He facilitates executive development programmes in the areas of responsible leadership, corporate governance, corporate sustainability and responsibility and non-profit leadership. He also does process facilitation for boards and leadership teams.  Arnold is also the president of the Business Ethics Network of Africa.
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Mr Martin Butler, Senior Lecturer Information Systems Management, University of Stellenbosch Business School: Martin’s areas of expertise are in IT Project Management, Business and IT Alignment and Enterprise Information Systems.  He also managed IT and business projects and consulted for organisations such as JCI, Murray & Roberts, Canal Walk (Century City), GCC (University of Stellenbosch), CAE, Parceval, Citi of Cape Town, Engen, DENEL, JP Morgan, GoedeHoop Citrus and Kaap Agri.
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Delegate fee:
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IITPSA, ISACA, Women in IT & ISC2 Members: No charge
UCT staff and students:  No charge
Non-members: R60
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