Creating a Code Of Conduct For Socially-Responsible Engineering For Appropriate And Appropriable Technologies
In this paper, and believing in necessity-driven technological solutions, we present a few guidelines for the creation of a Code Of Conduct for people interested in socially-responsible engineering and science. The motivation for this Code Of Conduct is derived from work done with minorities and endangered communities in Mexico. Introduction of new technology must first consider the cultural and environmental surroundings, as well as the actual needs that drive its implementation. These guidelines are divided into three sections on how to interact with: Individuals, Communities and Technology.
Inappropriate technologies, understood as those that do not correctly address specific community-driven needs, are often implemented in detriment of community's benefit. Appropriate technologies, in the other hand, try to use a sustainable and wise use of local resources. Technologies have to be appropriable, which means that local community has people and resources to accept, adapt, understand and sustain the new technology in the long range. These guidelines have the aim to support the development of both, appropriate and appropriable technologies.
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