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Social Issues in High-Tech Safety

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Technology and Assessment of Safety-Critical Systems

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This paper discusses twelve social issues which, it is argued, already inhibit or will inhibit the development of reliable Safety-Critical systems. It is claimed that standards and regulatory systems have been prescribed with insufficient attention to some of these issues. Responsibility for remedial action is not always obvious, but it is hoped that exposure of the social issues will trigger further thought and some appropriate action.

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  1. Data Sciences UK Limited, UK

    Denis Jackson

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  1. Redmill Consultancy, 22 Onslow Gardens, N10 3JU, London, UK

    Felix Redmill

  2. Centre for Software Reliability, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 7RU, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

    Tom Anderson

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Jackson, D. (1994). Social Issues in High-Tech Safety. In: Redmill, F., Anderson, T. (eds) Technology and Assessment of Safety-Critical Systems. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2082-7_10

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