Topics of Interest
The theme of ISTAS 2019 is: Technology, Sustainable Development and Ethics
IEEE’s Society on Social Implications of Technology covers all aspects associated with this Symposium. We have identified five “pillars” as primary focal points:
We welcome submissions on related topics including but not limited to:
- Sustainable Development (including ICT4D) and Humanitarian Technology
- Technological and Social Innovation supporting the UN SDGs, including Agriculture and Food Security, Education, Energy and Health
- Collaborative Open Innovation and Multi-Stakeholder Co-Design
- Ethics/Human Values (including Socio-Cultural Differences)
- Ethical Standards, Autonomous Vehicles and Artificial Intelligence
- Ethical Use of Big Data, Blockchain, Human Genome Editing, IoT, Neurotechnology & Open Data
- Balancing Personalisation with Personal Privacy
- Balancing National Security with Personal Privacy
- Universal Access (including Digital Literacy and 21st Century Skills)
- Current Challenges in Technology Policy
- Societal Impacts (including traditionally disadvantaged communities, e.g. indigenous peoples, women, youth, elderly and differently abled)
- Protecting the Planet (Green Technology)
- GEOValue, Climate, Environment & Sustainable Technologies