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Perspectives on Global Information Ethics
Information ethics for and from Africa
Article first published online: 15 APR 2008
DOI: 10.1002/asi.20850
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Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Volume 59, Issue 7, pages 1162–1170, May 2008
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How to Cite
Capurro, R. (2008), Information ethics for and from Africa. J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci., 59: 1162–1170. doi: 10.1002/asi.20850
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- Issue published online: 18 APR 2008
- Article first published online: 15 APR 2008
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Abstract
The first part of this article deals with some initiatives concerning the role of information ethics for Africa, such as the New Partnership for Africa's Development, United Nations Information Communications Technology (ICT), and the African Information Society Initiative particularly since the World Summit on the Information Society. Information Ethics from Africa is a young academic field, and not much has been published so far on the impact of ICT on African societies and cultures from a philosophical perspective. The second part of the article analyzes some recent research on this matter particularly with regard to the concept of ubuntu. Finally, the article addresses some issues of the African Conference on Information Ethics held February 3–5, 2007, in Pretoria, South Africa.†