Seeking Debate Topic Ideas for Our IT Team: What Engaging Subjects Would You Suggest?

Hi all,

Can you please suggest some topics for a debate to be organized in my IT company? Our employees have backgrounds in BE/BTech, BSc, and MSc. The topics should be general and not overly technical, suitable for discussion on both sides - for and against. Please suggest some ideas.

Thank you.

A lack of ethics is currently a significant problem for the information systems field.

Application development by end users is cost-effective.

Application service providers (ASPs) will cause the death of centralized IT in organizations.

Artificial intelligence will dramatically change the skills and education needed for success in the business world.

Censorship on the World Wide Web.

Computer crime is a major, largely undiscovered problem. Computer law is not adequate to handle computer crime.

Computer crime is not a major problem. Computer law is adequate to handle computer crime.

Computer viruses are a major threat to business information systems.

Computers should be used to monitor the performance of individual employees.

Human factors (ergonomics) have largely been ignored in the design of computer hardware and software.

Mobile computing will be the next major movement in the computing industry.

Multimedia will become an important business information tool.

The paperless office is a mirage; computers will not make paper and pencil obsolete.

Video conferencing will replace the majority of executive travel in business and industry.

Work-at-home is advantageous for the employer.

The Open Source Initiative is good for business.

Dear Arun M,

Here are a few more topics from my side:

- Is a Rs.10,000 laptop a dream or reality for rural India?
- Web 2.0 - Useful or a Publicity Stunt?
- Authentication of posted data on the Net - Genuine or Fake?
- Microsoft Windows 7 - Is it the end of the OS?

Thank you.

Dear friends,

Could you please suggest some more topics for the debate? I would be happy if the topics are about the relationship between an organization and its staff. Please suggest.