ETHICOMP 2021 - 19 International Conference on the Ethical and Social Impacts of ICT

General information
The ETHICOMP series of conferences fosters an international community of scholars and technologists, including computer professionals and business professionals from industry. Since 1995, conferences have been held across Europe and Asia, with our main events coming every 18 months. ETHICOMP considers computer ethics conceived broadly to include philosophical, professional, and practical aspects of the field.
Uncertainty is reaching new heights in our current Society. The digital transformation is accelerating even more due to the pandemic, penetrating into the “digital DNA” of individuals and organisations. For example, using AI to predict the pandemic, tracking systems to manage the spread of the virus, the use of eCommerce to avoid risky personal contacts, videoconferencing to keep family and friend relationships, eLearning to ensure safety when teaching and learning at all levels, teleworking from home, and the key role of digital technologies in the emerging Green New Deal. All of these digital technologies are operating at the core of societal challenges nowadays. A key question is whether ICT ethical concerns are at the forefront of the transformational agenda of the new normal? At ETHICOMP 2021, we especially invite scholarship and profesionals that addresses technological ethical concerns that should be included in the transformational agenda of Society, Organisations and Governments.
We invite submissions that explore this theme, interpreted broadly, as well as those appropriate for more specific tracks addressing particular issues relevant to the conference theme. Questions may also be directed to the relevant Track Chairs, listed below.
Submission Guidelines
As in previous ETHICOMP conferences, only papers written in English and not published nor submitted elsewhere are eligible for submission. They will be accepted on the basis of an extended abstract after a careful, double-blind review overseen by the Program Committee. Initial submissions should take the form of extended abstracts of 1000-1500 words and no more than 4 pages (references included ). All accepted extended abstracts will be published in proceedings with an ISBN. If their extended abstract has been accepted, authors can voluntarily submit full papers (max. 7000 words and no more than 10 pages; acknowledgement, references, etc. included) that will be published as a book chapter in the ETHICOMP series.
Authors can choose to submit either to the general ‘open’ track or to a specific track. All submissions should take the form of extended abstracts (1000-1500 words and no more than 4 pages).
We welcome perspectives from researchers in business, government, computer science, information systems, law, media, anthropology, pedagogy, psychology, sociology, ethics, and philosophy. Interdisciplinary papers and papers from new researchers and practitioners are encouraged. Papers can involve a variety of approaches, including those with a conceptual, applied, practical, or historical focus, as well as case studies and reports on lessons learned in practice.
Authors may submit more than one abstract but acceptance of multiple proposals by a single author or co-author will be weighed against available space to ensure we can include as many authors as is practical for ETHICOMP 2021. At least one of the authors should register and attend the conference, presenting their paper. Presentations of papers in the conference can be done in regular presentations (15 minutes of presentation + 15 minutes for questions & debate) and panels (90 minutes with up to 6 papers: 5-10 minutes for each presentation + the remainder for open questions & debate by the panel). All extended abstracts will be published in proceedings with an ISBN. Authors are also invited (but not required) to submit final full papers to be published as a book chapter in the ETHICOMP series (with an ISBN). Final papers should not exceed 7000 words and no more than 10 pages.