Australian Computer Society and Activities

Question: Discuss about the Australian Computer Society and Activities. Answer: Introduction: Australian Computer Society (ACS) has defined ethical standards in terms of the code of conduct that was used during the internship to maintain the ethical correctness of all the ICT activities. The standard was used and applied as there is a lot of information that was present during the internship project along with various tasks and activities. There were also various human resources that were involved and it was necessary to define and communicate an ethical code of conduct for the team to follow and reflect in all of their activities. The standard provides six broad values that the project teams must adapt during their ICT activities. These values include keeping the interest of the public and the customers at the top priority at all times, working towards the betterment of the quality of life through the project activities, reflecting honesty in all the ICT tasks, working competently for all the stakeholders, aiming to enhance the professional development along with enhancing t he integrity of the society. The six values that are defined under the ACS Code of Professional Ethics enabled the maintenance of the clarity towards the ICT ethics. Also, there were situations during the internship in which it was required to choose from the options such as whether to exchange the information with a particular stakeholder or not, prioritization of the activities and likewise. The standard made it easy to select the ethically correct option in all such ethical dilemmas and ensured the success of the project as well (Acs, 2014). References Acs, (2014). ACS Code of Professional Conduct Professional Standards Board Australian Computer Society. [online] Available at: https://www.acs.org.au/content/dam/acs/acs-documents/ACS%20Code-of-Professional-Conduct_v2.1.pdf [Accessed 23 Nov. 2016].