The European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE) issues an Opinion on the ethical implications of Information Communication Technology (ICT).

Abstract

The Commission adopted in May 2010, the Digital Agenda for Europe, aiming to promote innovative uses of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) while respecting citizens' rights and EU fundamental values. This was one of the seven flagship initiatives foreseen in the Europe 2020 Strategy for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth. In order to promote a responsible, socially inclusive and ethically sound implementation of this strategy, J. M. Barroso, the President of the European Commission has requested the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE), the independent advisory body to the Commission, on 22 March 2011, to issue an Opinion on the ethical implications of Information Communication Technology (ICT).