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We highlight the important lessons our contributors present in our collective project of fostering dialogues both between applied ethics and computer science and between cultures. These include: critical reflexivity; procedural (partly Habermasian) approaches to establishing such central norms as “emancipation”; the importance of local actors in using ICTs both for global management and in development projects – especially as these contribute the trust essential for the social context of use of new technologies; and pluralistic approaches that preserve local cultural differences alongside shared norms. May Thorseth then contextualizes our work vis-a-vis broader philosophical discussions of deliberation and democracy.
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Ess, C., Thorseth, M. Neither relativism nor imperialism: Theories and practices for a global information ethics. Ethics Inf Technol 8, 91–95 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-006-9117-z
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