Raymond Morel
2894 days ago
Sooner or later in our professional lives, we face ethical dilemma - a situation where the appropriate response is not clear, because the answer does not exist in a Rule or Policy.
When faced with such a situation, what would you do? The Engineering and ICTs professions propose to discuss this sensitive topic at the next WSIS summit, and invites all stakeholders to provide practical advice on handling a broad range of situations that can arise, in a form of a CODE of CONDUCT.
The Code could integrate three parts to meet different needs:
-> Code of Conduct articulating the application of our Core Values in our Relationships with stakeholders
-> A summary of the Code : the key messages in the Code, which all of us could spread around the world
-> A base/guidelines for Questions and Answers - where specific situations could be illustrated, and of course, regularly updated.
Yvette Ramos, MSc. Eng.-MBA
One concrete example could be the integration in the Code of Conduct of a commitment towards environment (C1. C7.C10.), where we, engineers in ICTs, and more generally engineers and architects woldwide, need to support the protection of the global environment and promotes environmentally
sound and sustainable economic development as a fundamental element of its poverty reduction strategies and actions.
We may need to work on mainstreaming Greening Programmes whenever possible and manage (measure, monitor and act) the impacts on the local and global environment and communities as a result of our activities, including :
1- Carefully consider and monitor the impact of projects on local environmental conservation and protection
2- Ensure that work is conducted in an environmentally responsible manner
3- Respect and comply with sound environmental principles and rules
4- Raise questions and concerns regarding conditions that might be harmful to human health, safety, and the environment
5- Being receptive to environmental concerns raised by partners, governments, and other stakeholders
As women engineers and architects are included in the process, on equal basis, we believe our major strength is to propose clearly to contribute to GOAL 5.
Of course, we also are contributing to major development goals listed above.