IMPACT ICT ON SOCIETY

¢ IMPACT ICT ON SOCIETY
INTRODUCTION
Information and communication technologies or ICT is about digital information between devives.ICT development has change every aspect to human society, It has affected our life in many ways.

¢ A) a faster communication speed

¢ In the past, it took a long time for any news or messages to be send. Now with the Internet, news or messages are sent via e-mail to friends, business partners or to anyone efficiently. With the capability of bandwidth, broadband and connection speed on the Internet, any information can travel fast and at an instant. It saves time and is inexpensive.

¢ LOWER COMMUNICATION COST

¢ Using the Internet is cost-effective than the other modes of communication such as telephone, mailing or courier service. It allows people to have access to large amounts of data at a very low cost. With the Internet we do not have to pay for any basic services provided by the Internet. Furthermore, the cost of connection to the Internet is relatively cheap.

¢ EFFECTIVE SHARING OF INFORMATION

¢ With the advancement of ICT, information can be shared by people all around the world. People can share and exchange opinions, news and information through discussion groups, mailing list and forums on the Internet. This enable knowledge sharing which will contribute to the development of knowledge based society.

¢ PAPERLESS ENVIRONMENT                                                                                       ICT technology has created the term paperless environment. This term means information can be stored and retrieved through the digital medium instead of paper. Online communication via emails, online chat and instant messaging also helps in creating the paperless

¢ SOCIAL PROBLEMS

¢ There are some negative effects of ICT. It has created social problems in the society. Nowadays, people tend to choose online communication rather than having real time conversations. People tend to become more individualistic and introvert.

¢ Another negative effect of ICT is :

¢ • fraud

¢ • identity theft

¢ • Pornography

¢ • Hacking

¢ This will result a moral decedent and generate threads to the society.

¢ HEALTH PROBLEMS

¢ A computer may harm users if they use it for long hours frequently. Computer users are also exposed to bad posture, eyestrain, physical and mental stress. In order to solve the health problems, an ergonomic environment can be introduced. For example, an ergonomic chair can reduces back strain and a screen filter is used to minimize eye strain.

¢ CONCLUSION
ICT is redefining the economic social and cultural

¢ The impact ICT is much more and further reaching than other technology invented so far

¢ ICT is empowering ICT in both the economic and  social contexts

¢ The government should recognise that communication and knowledge are two intertwined success factor