Cyber: Prefix used to form many words relating to the use of the Internet. “Cyber ethics aims to provide orientation on what is right and wrong, good and bad, related to the cyber space” (Stückelberger, C. / Duggal, P. (Eds.), Cyber Ethics 4.0 : Serving Humanity with Values, Geneva: Globethics, 2018). The Globethics cyber ethics collection aims at gathering all most important sources on this matter. The content in the library is available in multiple languages and is mainly harvested from a wide variety of open access repositories. A limited set of manually submitted documents complete this collection, adding a plus value of carefully selected content.

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  • Handbook on artificial intelligence and quality higher education. Vol. 2, AI and curriculum development for the future

    Okebukola, Peter Akinsola (Sterling Publishers, Slough UK and Delhi, India, 2025)
  • Governing AI for humanity : final report

    United Nations. AI advisory body, 2024-09
    The United Nations Secretary-General’s High-level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence (HLAB-AI) released its final report “Governing AI for Humanity” today. It builds on months of extensive global consultations and the publication of an interim report in December 2023. The uniquely diverse Advisory Body is the world’s first and most representative expert group capable of reflecting humanity’s aspirations for AI. This groundbreaking report outlines a blueprint for addressing AI-related risks and sharing its transformative potential globally, including by: • Urging the UN to lay the foundations of the first globally inclusive and distributed architecture for AI governance based on international cooperation; • Proposing seven recommendations to address gaps in current AI governance arrangements; • Calling on all governments and stakeholders to work together in governing AI to foster development and protection of all human rights. (Press release UN Secretary-General’s High-level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence, New York, NY, September 19, 2024).
  • AI governance ethics : artificial intelligence with shared values and rules

    Stückelberger, Christoph; Rocamora, María Merchán; DUGGAL, PAVAN; Singh, Divya (Globethics Publications, 2024-10-08)
    Artificial Intelligence influences already almost all sectors of society, from production, consumption and recycling of products to education and media, from agriculture to military. The search for AI governance from voluntary standards to international convention and standards is fast and urgent. This book unites contributions of authors from all continents. It also offers a representative collection of official recommendations and guidelines on AI governance from national governments, continental entities like EU and AU to UN-organisations.
  • Digital ethics : a teaching handbook

    Frischherz, Bruno; Millar, Gordon (Globethics Publications, 2024-04-30)
    This "Digital Ethics" handbook emphasises ethics in the digital era, targeting educators in higher education. It comprises three main chapters: “Digital Ethics” covers technology-society dynamics, a range of ethical approaches and tools, and contemporary issues such as data ethics, AI ethics, and corporate digital responsibility ; “Teaching Digital Ethics” focuses on a range of teaching methods to foster ethical literacy, encouraging reflection on personal and societal values ; “Ethical Decision Making” explores professional ethics, offering a structured decision-making template and comparing human and AI decision-making. In conclusion, the text recognises the dynamic nature of digital ethics.
  • International Conference on Cyberlaw, Cybercrime & Cybersecurity : outcome document 2023

    International Conference on Cyberlaw, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity (ICCC) (International Conference on Cyberlaw, Cybercrime & Cybersecurity, 2023-12-01)
  • Inclusive AI for a better future : policy dialogue report

    Globethics (Globethics PublicationsThe Club of Rome, 2024-02-05)
    This Policy Dialogue Report is aimed at fostering multistakeholder, multidisciplinary, inclusive, and cross-regional dialogue on recent advancements in AI ethics policies and practices. It addresses the gap of independent space to bring together around this topic a) all sectors encompassing public, private and civil society organizations, b) diverse world regions and cultures, and c) multiple disciplines of not only technology and economics but also social sciences and humanities, in addition to warranting meaningful intergenerational participation and gender-sensitive leadership.
  • Data ethics : building trust : how digital technologies can serve humanity

    Stückelberger, Christoph; DUGGAL, PAVAN (Globethics Publications, 2023)
    Data is the magic word of the 21st century. As oil in the 20th century and electricity in the 19th century: For citizens, data means support in daily life in almost all activities, from watch to laptop, from kitchen to car, from mobile phone to politics. For business and politics, data means power, dominance, winning the race. Data can be used for good and bad, for services and hacking, for medicine and arms race. How can we build trust in this complex and ambiguous data world? How can digital technologies serve humanity? The 45 articles in this book represent a broad range of ethical reflections and recommendations in eight sections: a) Values, Trust and Law, b) AI, Robots and Humans, c) Health and Neuroscience, d) Religions for Digital Justice, e) Farming, Business, Finance, f) Security, War, Peace, g) Data Governance, Geopolitics, h) Media, Education, Communication. The authors and institutions come from all continents. The book serves as reading material for teachers, students, policy makers, politicians, business, hospitals, NGOs and religious organisations alike. It is an invitation for dialogue, debate and building trust! The book is a continuation of the volume “Cyber Ethics 4.0” published in 2018 by the same editors.
  • International conference on cyberlaw, cybercrime & cybersecurity : outcome document

    International Conference on Cyberlaw, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity (ICCC) (International Conference on Cyberlaw, Cybercrime & Cybersecurity, 2022)
  • Ethics and innovation : 10 years WIPO ethics office

    World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), 2020
  • Nurses’ attitudes towards euthanasia in conflict with professional ethical guidelines

    Monteverde, Settimio; Terkamo-Moisio, Anja; Kvist, Tarja; Kangasniemi, Mari; Laitila, Teuvo; Ryynänen, Olli-Pekka; Pietilä, Anna-Maija (SAGE Publications, 2017-02-01)
    Background:Despite the significant role of nurses in end-of-life care, their attitudes towards euthanasia are under-represented both in the current literature and the controversial debate that is ongoing in several countries.Research questions:What are the attitudes towards euthanasia among Finnish nurses? Which characteristics are associated with those attitudes?Research design:Cross-sectional web-based survey.Participants and research context:A total of 1003 nurses recruited via the members’ bulletin of the Finnish Nurses Association and social media.Ethical considerations:Ethical approval was obtained from the Committee on Research Ethics of the university to which the authors were affiliated.Findings:The majority (74.3%) of the participants would accept euthanasia as part of Finnish healthcare, and 61.8% considered that Finland would benefit from a law permitting euthanasia. Most of the nurses (89.9%) thought that a person must have the right to decide on his or her own death; 77.4% of them considered it likely that they would themselves make a request for euthanasia in certain situations.Discussion:The value of self-determination and the ability to choose the moment and manner of one’s death are emphasized in the nurses’ attitudes towards euthanasia.Conclusion:A continuous dialogue about euthanasia and nurses’ shared values is crucial due to the conflict between nurses’ attitudes and current ethical guidelines on nursing.
  • Student nurses’ unethical behavior, social media, and year of birth

    Smith, Gloria Copeland; Knudson, Troy Keith (SAGE Publications, 2016-12-01)
    Background:This study is the result of findings from a previous dissertation conducted by this author on Student Nurses’ Unethical Behavior, Boundaries, and Social Media. The use of social media can be detrimental to the nurse–patient relationship if used in an unethical manner.Method:A mixed method, using a quantitative approach based on research questions that explored differences in student nurses’ unethical behavior by age (millennial vs nonmillennial) and clinical cohort, the relationship of unethical behavior to the utilization of social media, and analysis on year of birth and unethical behavior. A qualitative approach was used based on a guided faculty interview and common themes of student nurses’ unethical behavior.Participants and Research Context:In total, 55 Associate Degree nursing students participated in the study; the research was conducted at Central Texas College. There were eight faculty-guided interviews.Ethical considerations:The main research instrument was an anonymous survey. All participants were assured of their right to an informed consent. All participants were informed of the right to withdraw from the study at any time.Findings:Findings indicate a significant correlation between student nurses’ unethical behavior and use of social media (p = 0.036) and a significant difference between student unethical conduct by generation (millennials vs nonmillennials (p = 0.033)) and by clinical cohort (p = 0.045). Further findings from the follow-up study on year of birth and student unethical behavior reveal a correlation coefficient of 0.384 with a significance level of 0.003.Discussion:Surprisingly, the study found that second-semester students had less unethical behavior than first-, third-, and fourth-semester students. The follow-up study found that this is because second-semester students were the oldest cohort.Conclusion:Implications for positive social change for nursing students include improved ethics education that may motivate ethical conduct throughout students’ careers nationally and globally for better understanding and promotion of ethics and behavior.
  • International conference on cyberlaw, cybercrime & cybersecurity : outcome document

    International Conference on Cyberlaw, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity (ICCC); (International Conference on Cyberlaw, Cybercrime & Cybersecurity, 2019)
  • Cyber ethics 4.0 : serving humanity with values

    Stückelberger, Christoph; DUGGAL, PAVAN (Globethics.net, 2018)
    Cyber space influences all sectors of life and society: Artificial Intelligence, Robots, Blockchain, Self-Driving Cars and Autonomous Weapons, Cyberbullying, telemedicine and cyber health, new methods in food production, destruction and conservation of the environment, Big Data as a new religion, the role of education and citizens’ rights, the need for legal regulations and international conventions. The 25 articles in this book cover the wide range of hot topics. Authors from many countries and positions of international (UN) organisations look for solutions from an ethical perspective. Cyber Ethics aims to provide orientation on what is right and wrong, good and bad, related to the cyber space. The authors apply and modify fundamental values and virtues to specific, new challenges arising from cyber technology and cyber society. The book serves as reading material for teachers, students, policy makers, politicians, businesses, hospitals, NGOs and religious organisations alike. It is an invitation for dialogue, debate and solutions