The ethics of information management
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The question of the ethics of information management centers on the issue of privacy. In Canada, the Privacy Act and the Access to Information Act have established regulations governing the way that the federal government collects, protects, uses, and disseminates information on individuals. Privacy has become a major issue of the information age as the increasing powers of computers are giving people the means to collect information and track people in an unprecedented manner. An effective privacy code requires that only the minimum necessary information should be collected, and that information should only be collected for the purpose intended. The information should be collected directly from the subject if possible, and the subject should be informed about why the information is needed.
Publication Name: Canadian Public Administration
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0008-4840
Year: 1991
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Ethics and the environment: a business perspective
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Businesspeople have come to the conclusion that acting ethically in relation to the environment is a matter of necessity. However, the matter of environmental protection is inherently reactive rather than proactive, and business and industry need clearly defined standards from which they can develop their own rules and regulations concerning environmental protection. It is unfair for a government to impose restrictions that burden one industry more excessively than another industry or those firms located in another locality or country. In the area of sustainable development, government and industry must develop and implement new taxation and accounting regimes that consider the true cost of resources being consumed.
Publication Name: Canadian Public Administration
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0008-4840
Year: 1991
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Ethical issues in land-use planning and development
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The surge in building in the 1980s led to publicity about unethical behavior. Many questions were raised about the issues of development and politics in the planning and development process, including the issues of personal ethics, administrative ethics, and political ethics. At a Jun 1990 conference in Toronto, the issue of ethics in land-use planning and development was raised by Sydenham Township Reeve Bill Murdoch and former Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs Asst Deputy Minister of Planning Ken Whitwell. Murdoch stated that development and politics leads to abuses, while Whitwell stated that government cannot stop change, but can only influence its direction and rate.
Publication Name: Canadian Public Administration
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0008-4840
Year: 1991
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