IEEE Committee on Social Implications of Technology - Purposes

IEEE Committee on Social Implications of Technology purposes: 1. Develop means to encourage and support professional and social responsibility in the practice of engineering. 2. Promote sensitivity to and understanding of the interaction between technology and society. 3. Foster study, discussion and appropriate action involving IEEE members and others. 4. Promoteote the conception of means and Implernent programs for predicting and evaluating the impact of technology on society. 5. Take appropriate action to implement programs.