Frameworks relevant for assessing hce applications

Abstract

As there are no specific frameworks proposed for addressing ethical issues at the decision-making level in HCE, we have been forced to search for relevant frameworks in neighbouring fields. It is then immediately relevant to look to biomedicine and biotechnology, as many applications that can be used for HCE purposes are from these fields: pharmaceuticals, surgery based applications and biosensors. Moreover, the field of bioethics provides a series of frameworks with a variety of merits. HCE applications may also be ICT based, indicating that the field of ICT ethics may provide relevant frameworks. In the following we will describe some frameworks from these fields.