Panel discussion: a collective questioning about quantum ethics

Click here to hear a recording (podcast) of the event! Event time: Thursday, September 26, 2024 – 4:00pm to 5:00pm Audience: Faculty, students, staff, researchers, community members, general public. Location: Southern Connecticut State University – Engleman Hall – Room A120 See map Panelists Colleen Bielitz Assoc. VP for Strategic Initiatives & Outreach, SCSU Florian Carle Managing Director, Yale Quantum Institute Matthew Enjalran Professor of Physics, SCSU Rye Howard-Stone Lecturer of Contemporary Issues in Computer Science and Engineering, UConn Sarah M. Roe (moderator) Director, Research Center on Values in Emerging Science and Technology, SCSU The panel will be followed by a reception to continue the conversation. As quantum technology advances rapidly, it is crucial to consider its ethical implications. While quantum applications hold the potential to transform industries, they also pose significant moral challenges. Quantum computers, for instance, could dismantle current encryption methods, jeopardizing data privacy and cybersecurity. Their ability to solve complex problems at unprecedented speeds might create unfair advantages in sectors like finance or defense, further deepening existing inequalities. By addressing these ethical concerns early, we can ensure that quantum technology develops in ways that uphold fairness, privacy, and security for all. Join us for a discussion hosted by the Research Center on Values in Emerging Science and Technology and the Yale Quantum Institute, with co-sponsorship Details
RC-VEST Discussion: Race & Medicine

April 10th 1:10-1:50pm EN C008 Free lunch bring your friends! Discuss and reflect about how race, medicine, and healthcare coverage are connected. A panel of students, staff and faculty will start the conversation! Please email Dr. Roe (roes1@southernct.edu) if you have any questions. Thank you to our panel and all who attended!
RC-VEST Documentary Screening “The Color of Care”

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Health informaticians’ deontology code (HIDEC)

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

PUBLISHED IN
ETHICOMP Journal – Vol 1 Issue 1

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this conference is to carry out a comparative analysis of the doctrinal aspects of existing codes of ethics or deontologies in the field of informatics, study in which I have been working for a number of years , and a brief outline of which has been published in the book “Deontologia Informatica”. This book has served me as a manual for this subject matter, as have the contents of a proposal for a Medical Data Protection Deontology Code in Greece. Undoubtedly, this code should also be of interest to other countries. The entire effort for the composition of this code is based on internationally-accepted norms,particularly those of the EC countries, on recent data acquired from Greek sources and on the experiences resulting from what is acceptable in Greece. Accordingly , policies and their influence on the protection of health data, as well as the major problems related to that protection, have been considered.

The composition of a Health Informaticians’ Deontology Code (HIDEC) in Greece is the main aim of the present paper. However, this HIDEC should also be of interest to other countries. The community for which the application of the HIDEC is designed is that of the informaticians, working in connection with the users of computers in the health sector. The HIDEC will refer to the practices and behaviour according to which health informaticians are expected to exercise their profession, offering their services, and also to the practice and behaviour expected from the users. The whole effort for the composition of the HIDEC will be based on:

Internationally-accepted norms, particularly those applied in the EC countries.
The data acquired very recently from Greek sources.
The experience resulting from what is socially and scientifically acceptable in Greece.

We will deal with the HIDEC article by article, comparing them with the results obtained in our research.