This book is compiled of selected proceedings from the "Landscapes" Conference held at Turku University, Finland, in July 2005. The themes chosen for the conference - philosophy, ethics and sociological aspects, culture and education; social aspects; politics and regulation; economics and work; technology and emerging technologies - represent many of the perspectives from which to view this landscape. The papers illustrate the diverse impacts of the information society and the changing paradigms within education, law, health care, the workplace and on future societal infrastructures through research initiatives and the development of new technologies. In this book, IFIP WG9.2 has attempted to capture the new 'emerging landscape' of the Information Society.

A picture of profound technological and social change emerges from this holistic approach. It offers a key to understanding the ramifications of computer technologies within the information society, and of the social accountability of all those who work with and are affected by them.

Philosophy, Ethics and Sociological Aspects.- Information Cultures and Counter-Cultures.- When is it Good to Steal? A Moral Reflection on Current Trends in Intellectual Property.- Socially Responsible International Intellectual Property Rights in Software and other Digitally Distributable Material.- Accountability and Reflective Responsibility in Information Systems.- Culture and Education.- On the Seductive Lightness of Being: Insights into Cyberspace.- Evolving Landscapes for Education.- Abductive Reasoning and ICT Enhanced Learning: Towards the Epistemology of Digital Nomads.- Social Aspects.- E-Care Co-Ordination: An Inclusive Community-Wide Holistic Approach.- Online Healthcare: Internet Pharmacies May not Always be Good for Your Health.- Politics and Regulation.- The Impact of Security Concerns on Cyber Liberties.- What Governance and Regulations for the Internet? Ethical Issues.- What are Workers Doing about Electronic Surveillance in the Workplace?.- Copyright Management Systems.- Economics and Work.- Managing the Knowledge of the Organization.- Future Skills in the ICT Industry: Qualitative and Quantitative Examination.- ICT from the Bottom of the Pyramid: Design and/or De-Construction?.- Work Ethics and Effectiveness in Home Care: Rationalization through Technological Innovation.- Technology, Virtual Reality and Emerging Technologies.- A 21st Century Ethical Debate: Pursuing Perspectives on Ambient Intelligence.- Social and Ethical Aspects of IPv6.- Trusted Computing, or the Gatekeeper.