Social Assessment of Innovations and Professional Responsibility of Future Engineers

Abstract

Abstract This article focuses on the social aspects of technological development in the digital age. The assessment of feasibility and effectiveness of implementing new engineering developments implies an assessment of the sociological context of their future use. The position of the authors arises from the general concept of socially responsible innovations. It is emphasized that the global nature of implementing digital technology requires an ethical approach in analyzing the impact of implemented engineering developments on economic, political and social relations. The formation of professional culture of the future professional implies the availability of skills of social assessment of innovations and the readiness to be held responsible for innovative activities.