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ethics issues

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Concept of ‘ethics’ is being used in a

broad context that the concept of 

‘living well’ is for the present and forfuture generations. The resolution of 

broader social issues is recognized as

coming from personal awareness and

devotion to ‘high value’.

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Four major factors that may have its

ethical influence in the growth of mobile-

commerce world:

Technology and communications

Globalization

 Merging of definably separate ‘entities’ 

Decline of government control

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Technology and communications:

ever-increasing variety of new devices

law and regulation are unable to respondto yesterday’s innovation, let alone

plan for future changes.

As international control systems areproblematic, if not unattainable, trust

becomes an important element.

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Globalisation

It sits alongside the communications

explosion Direction, speed and flow of  information

for social implications are unknown

Increasing volatility of world stock-markets on telecommunication

corporations 

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Decline of government control

Increasing number of national or local

government authorities sell powerand telecommunications sectors

that they previously managed, to

international corporations.

A pressure to transfer control of 

resources or social assets to private

sectors.

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Merging of Separate Entities

Integration and homogenization Supply chains integration

Products are internationalized

Multilateral organization

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Ethical Dimensions in Multinational

corporations

 should not do intentional harm

should do more good than bad in the host country

contribute to national development

respect human rights

pay a fair share of taxes respect and work with local cultures

co-operate and work with government

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Ethical Implications of International

Technology Transfer (ITT)

Balance between the need to ‘even out’

more effectively the availability of  the

world’s resources and capabilities, and the

local communities’ needs to sustain theirown sense of worth and achievement.

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Ethical Implications of InternationalTechnology Transfer (ITT) (cont’d) 

Importance of deeper, more human senses

to helping others, creating community

cohesion, looking after others’ interests

rather than one’s own.

High-tech ITT must be encouraged and

put in place as soon as possible to

respond to environmental needs

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Ethical Implications of International

Technology Transfer (cont’d) 

Maintenance and support of technical

back-up, trained staff and an interest

in maintaining new equipment of thereceiving agency

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Ultimate goals Let people all over the world be better

informed and served through the

wireless technology apart from thewired networks

To increase harmonization between

countries for the betterment of present and future generations

through mobile commerce activities

and international technology transfer