The Precautionary Principle as a Framework for a Sustainable Information Society

The precautionary principle (PP) aims to anticipate and minimize potentially serious or irreversible risks under conditions of scientific uncertainty. Thus it preserves the potential for future developments. It has been incorporated into many international treaties and pieces of national legislation...

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Authors: Som, Claudia (Author) ; Hilty, Lorenz M. (Author) ; Köhler, Andreas R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2009
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2009, Volume: 85, Issue: 3, Pages: 493
Further subjects:B Ethics
B socio-economic irreversibility
B Information Society
B Sustainability
B Precautionary Principle
B decisions under uncertainty
B Technology Development
B pervasive computing
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