The Socio-Technical Systems (STS) Technical Committee of the IEEE Society on the Social Implications of Technology is dedicated to nurturing an international and interdisciplinary community of practice focused on the operationalisation of socio-technical systems theory toward knowledge and value co-creation.
Areas of Interest
- Digital innovation and transformation including the responsible and ethical adoption and application of technology by organisations to transform business processes.
- Socio-technical design incorporating various approaches such as participatory, human centred and co-design with the purpose of translating values and principles into system design requirements.
- Information systems (IS) perspectives and approaches to addressing organisational and societal challenges.
- Social implications and impacts of new and emerging technologies, exploring opportunities and challenges from a multi-stakeholder perspective.
- Responsible Innovation Ecosystems encompassing a range of frameworks and approaches that support and advance responsible innovation.
- Ethics and regulation as relating to socio-technical interactions and systems at the individual, organisational, industry and societal levels.
Featured Initiatives & Outcomes
- ISTAS 2023 Public Interest Technology for Innovation in Global Development Workshop
- Special Issue on Publishing for Impact: Interdisciplinary Reflections
- Special Issue on Public Interest Technology for Innovation in Global Development: Recommendations for Launching PIT Projects
- Special Collection on Public Interest Technology
- ANZAM 2024 Industry Engagement and Impactful Innovation Workshop
Contact
For further information and/or to get involved, contact Committee Chair Roba Abbas.
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