SYSTEMS DESIGN AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: THE POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF “COMPUTER‐SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK”: A Commentary

Abstract

The first‐ever conference on “computer‐supported cooperative work” (CSCW) defined a new perspective and perhaps even a new speciality in the field of computer science. The fundamental insight is that, with very few exceptions, our work does not take place in isolation but, rather, is embedded in a multiplicity of social contexts. And this, obviously, has enormous implications for how information technology is conceived and designed.

Citation

Howard, R. (1987), "SYSTEMS DESIGN AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: THE POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF “COMPUTER‐SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK”: A Commentary", Office Technology and People, Vol. 3 No. 2, pp. 175-187. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb022647