We welcome new ideas, approaches, frameworks, methodologies and theories to help develop a field that will be critical to our future. Topics of interest for ISTAS2021 include, but are not limited to:

Emerging Technologies & Responsible Innovation: 

Privacy and security solutions;
Data and artificial intelligence technologies; 
International and cross-cultural innovation; 
New approaches to responsible innovation; 
Ethical approaches to development of technology; 
New human factors research; 
Human-computer interaction;

Social Implications of Technology: 

(Un)intended consequences of technology; 
Social justice;
Environmental justice; 
Citizen science;
Humanitarian technology; 
Risk assessment;
People aspects; 
Health and Death;
Accountability; 
Cost of technology; 
Human rights;

Universal Service and Technology Obligation: 

Equity; Access; Accessibility; Affordability;
Transparency; Openness; Open solutions;
Women; Indigenous communities; Minorities;
Global development; Environmental impact; 
Sustainability; Animals; 
Education; Stewardship; 
Human rights; Fairness; Equity;

Technology-Focused Law, Policy, Regulation, and Guidelines: 

Principles; Governance;
Policy; Standards; Ethics;
Privacy and security;
Data ownership; Case law;
Privacy by design; Human rights;

Public Interest, Food and Health Technology: 

Food systems; Digital agriculture; Farmers;
Social science; Humanities;
Public-private partnership;
Ethical design; Privacy and security;
Healthcare platforms; Patients;
Sustainability; Food security; Pandemic;

Other topics: 

Health and safety technology systems;
Engineering ethics and professional responsibility;
Engineering education and the social implications of technology;
Public education in the social implications of technology;
History of electrotechnology technical expertise and public policy;
Social issues related to information and communication technology;
Systems analysis in public policy decisions;
Economic issues related to technology;
Social issue related to energy;
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on all of the above