ANNO XIII N.50 Aprile 2014 /2014-2/Editorial.pdf THIS ISSUE Computer Ethics: social and ethical aspects of digital revolution I. De Lotto, Università degli Studi di Pavia The digital revolution poses complex questions to all of us and especially to teachers of schools of all levels, researchers, professionals, universities, ICT companies, policymakers and our society in general. Monday, November 18, 2013 it was organized by AICA and the Nexa Center a day of study at the Polytechnic of Turin on the theme: "Computer ethics: social and ethical aspects of the digital revolution" that wanted to explore the theme of computer ethics by addressing the questions: what role they can play the academic institutions? How to prepare the new generations of computer scientists to address these ethical dilemmas? What role can they play the professional associations of computer scientists? How the "computer ethics" evolves in the light of the current information revolution? This issue of Mondo Digitale reports what has been illustrated and discussed in the meeting in Turin, in the belief that it has an interest of its readers and hope that the goal of a greater attention of our universities and practitioners in the field of digital technologies for the field of Computer Ethics can be successfully pursued in the short term. It also added some reflections in the direction of a development of a "Code of Ethics" dedicated to those who work in the field of digital technologies on the track of what has been done in other European countries, as indicated by CEPIS, of which AICA is a member, with the aim of eliciting an in-depth discussion on the topic and quickly come to a shared proposal. /immagini/editoriale.jpg /2014-2/PAPERS/01_Ethics_IT_Professional_Pillar_Brady.pdf Ethics: IT Professional Pillar or Pillory? D. Brady, Council of European Professional Informatics Societies (CEPIS) This article proposes that, since the ubiquity of IT gives it a unique capacity for both benefit and harm, Ethics has a more visible role to play in IT as a maturing profession. The questions which are posed by failures of - and caused by - IT are increasingly of a nature that many IT professionals can find themselves ill-equipped to answer; this is the domain of Ethics. IT Professionals demonstrates their commitment to incorporating ethical considerations into projects through adhering to a Code of Ethics; it is important that such codes, and our commitments to ethical standards, have real practical value, lest they be seen as more of a pillory than a pillar of the profession. /2014-2/PAPERS/02_Shaping_Citizens_and_Subverting_Rogerson.pdf Preparing IT Professional of the Future S. Rogerson, De Montfort University The underlying aim that should be instilled in future IT professionals is to deliver fit-for-purpose systems which accommodate recipients' needs rather than recipients having to adapt to systems. Those entering the IT profession today are faced with a plethora of application areas using a vast array of technological armoury. The responsibilities of young IT professionals and their obligations to society are onerous. Yet it is uncertain how well they are prepared for such challenges and whether they have been educated to understand that they are the custodians of the most powerful and flexible technology mankind has invented. This paper discusses the type of challenge to be faced; the practical tools that might be used in addressing such challenges and the style of educational preparation that could be used. The aim is to provide the stimulus to rethink the manner in which we should prepare IT professionals of the future. /2014-2/PAPERS/03_Shaping_Citizen_and_Subverting_Nash.pdf Shaping Citizens and Subverting Virtuses: The Hidden Politics of Internet Technologies V. Nash, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford This short paper considers the ways in which Internet technologies, apps and platforms might be shaping the development and expression of citizens' political character. We begin by examining contemporary liberal political theory to see how it deals with the connection between individuals and the societal institutions, relationships or practices that shape them, then move on to develop an account of the liberal citizen's moral character. In so doing, we identify certain key characteristics which liberal citizens must be presumed to manifest before proceeding to give examples of the ways in which Internet technologies and platforms might play a role in these processes of socialization. /2014-2/ROUND_TABLE/01_The_Engagement_Of_Aica_lamborghini.pdf The Engagement of AICA for Computer Ethics B. Lamborghini AICA /2014-2/ROUND_TABLE/02_Digital_Revolution_de_martin.pdf Digital Revolution and Ethics: A Call for Action J. C. De Martin Politecnico di Torino /2014-2/ROUND_TABLE/03_Opportunities_and_Limits_Durante.pdf Opportunities and Limits of Codes of Ethics or Conduct in the Experience of Computer Ethics M. Durante Università degli Studi di Torino /2014-2/ROUND_TABLE/04_Hyperhistory_and_the_Philosophy_Floridi.pdf Hyperhistory and the Philosophy of Information Policies L. Floridi University of Oxford /2014-2/ROUND_TABLE/05_Computer_Ethics_2013_Patrignani.pdf Computer Ethics 2013: From Policy Vacuum to Slow Tech N. Patrignani Politecnico di Torino e Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milano /immagini/giovani-talenti/internet-e-i-giovani.jpg /2014-2/ROUND_TABLE/06_An_Important_Issue_Meo.pdf An Important Issue of Computer Ethics A. R. Meo Politecnico di Torino /2014-2/ROUND_TABLE/07_A_philosophical_revolution_DAgostini.pdf A Philosophical Revolution without Philosophy F. D'Agostini Politecnico di Torino /2014-2/AICA_ON_WORKING_GROUP/Step_towards_a_code_Patrignani.pdf Step Towards a Code of Ethics for Italian Computer Professionals N. Patrignani Politecnico di Torino e Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milano