Code of Ethics of
the Institute of Electrical
and Electronic Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
We, the members of the IEEE, in recognition
of the importance of our technologies in affecting the quality of life throughout
the world, and in accepting a personal obligation to our profession, in its
members and the communities we serve, do hereby commit ourselves to the highest
ethical professional conduct and agree:
1. To accept responsibility in making engineering
decisions consistent with the safety, health and welfare of the public and
to disclose promptly factors that might endanger the public or the environment;
2. To avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest
whenever possible and to disclose them to affected parties when they do exist;
3. To be honest and realistic in stating claims or
estimates based on available data;
4. To reject bribery in all its forms;
5. To improve the understanding of technology, its
appropriate application and potential consequences;
6. To maintain
and improve our technical competence and to undertake technological tasks
for others only if qualified by training or experience or after full disclosure
of pertinent limitations;
7. To seek, accept and offer honest criticism of
technical work, to acknowledge and correct errors and to credit properly
the contributions of others;
8. To treat fairly all persons regardless of such
factors as race, religion, gender, disability, age or national origin;
9. To avoid injuring others, their property, reputation,
or employment by false or malicious action;
10. To assist colleagues and co-workers in their professional
development and to support them in following this code of ethics.
Approved by the IEEE Board of Directors,
August 1990