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=__ICT Issues__=

Even though a very large number of beneficial effects arise from the use of information technology and communications technology (ICT), there are also many negative effects arising from its use. Today, five of the major and most popular uses of ICT are computer gaming, social networking, cloud computing, robotics and ecommerce. Legal, social, environmental and ethical issues have resulted from the impact of ICT in these areas.

Tensions can arise through unintended or deliberate actions or opinions of some of the stakeholders. When these occur, efforts must be made to find ways of influencing how ICT is used in order to manage these tensions and the ensuring negative effects. As a result, the stakeholders who design, develop, control, use or are effected by the use of ICT have responsibility both to investigate the real and potential negative effects and to eliminate or lessen them as much as possible.

Arise when the effects of the use of ICT or the actions of one of the stakeholders impacts on the daily life of another stakeholder. For example, inappropriate personal comments about someone on a social networking site can turn into a social issue
 * Social Issues**

Arise when the impact of the use of ICT by one of the stakeholders in the ICT context is responsible for 'harm' to another stakeholder. For example small commerce companies have an ethical obligation to ensure the privacy of data they store about customers.
 * Ethical Issues**

Arise when the design or implementation of ICT, or an action of one of the stakeholders in the ICT context, conflicts with a law enacted by the government. A legal issue may also have social and ethical implications. For example, making copies of music CD's for friends is against the law.
 * Legal Issues**

Arise when the implementation or use of ICT results in conflict between the environment people live in and the natural environment. For example, the impact of e-waste, and the increase energy generation required to run the many ICT appliances constitutes a potential environmental issue
 * Environmental Issues**