Technology and the Society
The famous Bill Gates, believe that “The advance technology is based on making it fit in do that you don’t really notice it so it’s part of everyday life.”
People around the world are affected by technology as they believe that Technology can lead to improvements in productivity and quality, if the right approach is taken.
Several study shows that as a result of the advances in technology, most countries are safer and more accessible for life, but this also has an adverse effect in everyones lives.
Technology is useful in the following areas: transport, communication, interaction, education, healthcare, and business (Harrington, 2011,p.35).
Technology has made it possible have a better communication, take advantage of easy access to information and experience virtual reality. Since then, other inventions such as the internet and the mobile phone have made communication faster and easier. For example, the internet has improved ways through which people exchange views, opinions, and ideas through online discussions (Harrington, 2011, p.38). Unlike in the past when people who were in different geographical regions could not easily communicate, technology has eradicated that communication barrier. People in different geographical regions can send and receive messages within seconds. Technology has also contributed significantly to the healthcare sectors it has made vital contributions in the fields of disease prevention and health promotion. Technology has enabled practitioners in the medical field to make discoveries that have changed the healthcare sector.
Despite it benefits, Technology has negative impacts in everyone it includes hackers, identity theft, cyber stalking, technology dependency, cyber bullying and privacy invasion.
Innovation is getting to be a vital portion of day by day lives. So much of day by day lives would have been definitely changed had innovation not made a contrast. As innovation proceeds to advance, it is attempting to meet society’s advancing needs.
As the society advances, innovation proceeds to advance. In any case, advance will be made at a cost. The cost is diverse for each individual, depending on how much they esteem innovation and logical advance in their lives.(