Recent developments in computers and society research and education

Since the advent of computers, there has been concern about the impact of computers on various aspects of society. Thousands of articles and numerous books have been written in the general area of computers and society. Computer professionals have been instrumental, though perhaps not always significantly enough, in the development of policies and legislation affecting the use of computers in the public domain. Studies have been conducted; courses have been introduced, primarily at the college level; seminars directed to computer professionals have been held; and public information programs have been sponsored, mostly on a local level.