MOST READING GO’S DIGITAL
Over the years South Africa has been seen as not a reading nation. All that is to some extent changing since the introduction of mobile phones and technology. We are a growing nation that is influenced by the growing use of technology instant communication powered by social media and easier access to information through search engines, people are in constant communication reading and responding.
2017 Global Attitudes Survey reveals that over 59% of adults interviewed have access to the internet and that 51% owned a smartphone. This means we do consume a lot of information though in bite-size reads, over time its plenty. What is the last (night) and first (morning) thing people with phones do and when they can’t sleep, well a teddy-bear has been replaced by these gargets.
What is interesting, is the increase of creativity with the use of the internet and smartphones, yet it is evident that the writing skills have declined due to the creative use of social media-inspired, using limited characters for maximum impact by social media. I would say we are a reading people. Are we reading and writing right that is another ηoursories to explore?
The fourth the industrial revolution has been anticipated for some time, and now it is here, what does this mean is simple – there will be a shift, which is already happening from how we gather, disseminate and consume information. The way things have been done is changing and those who embrace this change will profit and benefit while the rest will cry foul.
The bulk of print is replaced by digital, which provides news and information with speed and little cost even though data and internet connectivity is a different beast we need to deal with. You don’t have to look very far.
How many papers and books have you read today and how much information have you consumed. Look at our township schools, are gradually converting and embracing technology, yes they are a little behind, but smart boards and tablets are becoming the mode and means and method of the day. We are here now, what will twenty years from now look like. Well look around you and what you see multiply that developmental progression by ten, KUZOBA LIT, WENA?