Web Centric View

Good

lots of information

easy access

cheap

communication

low startup costs

increase competition

Bad

privacy

security

reliability

misinformation

source

reliability

Productivity

Good

increased

cut costs

training in new processes

Bad

lost jobs

hard to measure impact

speculation

cost of new equipment

bad applications

Gender and Minority

Good

opportunities

increased sensitivity

female faculty in ICS

Bad

have not take advantage

of opportunity

deprived--digital divide

lack of role models

Employment (overall)

Good

maybe--unemployment low

costs down

high tech employment

handicapped--possibility

Bad

maybe

Quality of work

Good

tech people

telecommuting

Bad

low-tech jobs

specialization

stress

Education

Good

distance learning

handicapped, help

communication

Bad

face-to-face, lack of

reliability

addiction (hackers)

E-mail, social relations

Good

fast

cheap

other relations

keep current

access

Bad

no visual cues

frivolous

spamming

privacy

ethics & etiquette

reduce other relationships

access

Meetings & Discussions

Good

span geography

low status people can be connected

more ideas

more democractic

Bad

more flaming

longer to decision

Social control, privacy

Good

alimony

child support

EU-privacy rules

EU-gov't involved

Bad

if you want to start over

stealing identity

US-lack of gov't involvement

Health and Safety

Good

more awareness

monitoring vital signs

medication control

surgical ass't

Bad

computer health & safety

rsi

safety-critical issues

child safety

Ethics

Good

awareness

codes of conduct

Bad

potential dangers-Joy

enforcement

Future

Good

not sure about what will happen

increase productivity

increase computer literacy

embedded systems

Bad

embedded systems