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Towards a creativity research agenda in information ethics

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posted on 2023-06-07, 20:48 authored by Justine Johnstone
The value for human wellbeing and social development of information and its associated tools and technologies is no longer controversial. While still less well-endowed than other regions, Africa has growing numbers of print and electronic journals, funding programmes, and researcher and practitioner networks concerned with the generation and use of information in multiple domains. Most of this activity focuses on information as a knowledge resource, providing the factual basis for policy and intervention. By contrast more creative applications of information – as the basis for new ideas whether or not they turn out to be factual – has been almost entirely ignored. Being able to generate and develop new ideas is, however, an equally important and arguably a prior capability, but until recently one that has been little understood. Recent advances in cognitive science and creativity research are changing this, however, and it is now possible to see how a rich research agenda can be developed concerned with the role of information and information and communication technology (ICT) as creative resources.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

International Review of Information Ethics

ISSN

1614-1687

Publisher

International Center for Information Ethics

Volume

7

Page range

1-10

Pages

10.0

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  • SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications

Notes

This web-based paper draws on cognitive linguistics in adopting the approach of `conceptual blending¿. THis theory is used to appraise creativity in African development towards the information society. The applications of the approach indicate a role for information in generating ideas and framing problems as well as communication etc.

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Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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