IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology Chapter
Kirit Dixit, Chair
This Chapter is a chapter of the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT). The society focuses on five major areas:
- Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Technology
- Humanitarian engineering
- Technology to support persons with disabilities
- Technology to support generational leapfrogging in greenfield environments
- Ethics, Human Values and Technology
- Engineering ethics and professional responsibility
- History of technology and society
- Engineering education, including K-12 and engineering education in technology and society
- Technology Benefits for All
- Public policy related to engineering, technology and science
- Health and healthcare technologies and impact
- Future Societal Impact of Technology Advances
- Privacy and security
- Economic, health, and safety implications of technology
- Social issues of information technology and telecommunications
- Protecting the Planet and Sustainable Technology
- Environmental issues, including climate change
- Green technologies, and sustainable design
- Reliable energy and social issues related to energy