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Scope:
▪ Health and safety implications of technology
▪ Engineering ethics and professional responsibility
▪ Engineering education in social implications of technology
▪ History of electrotechnology
▪ Technical expertise and public policy
▪ Social issues related to energy
▪ Social issues related to information technology
▪ Social issues related to telecommunications
▪ Systems analysis in public policy decisions
▪ Economic issues related to technology
▪ Peace technology
▪ Environmental implications of technology
Overview:
The Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) currently has about 2000 members worldwide. The scope of the society includes such issues as environmental, health and safety implications of technology; engineering ethics and professional responsibility; history of electrotechnology; technical expertise and public policy; peace technology; and social issues related to energy, information technology and telecommunications.
SSIT publishes a quarterly journal, IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, and sponsors periodic conferences entitled The International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS). Membership in SSIT is open to all IEEE members and student members. Affiliate membership in SSIT is available to persons who are not members of IEEE.
History:
Notes for a History of the IEEE SSIT.
Membership:
More information on joining SSIT. |
