Courtesy: Mahedy Hasan, Department Of Political
Science, Adamjee Cantonment College.
ADVANTAGES
AND DISADVANTAGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Introduction: Modern technology has played a big role in
changing our daily life - it has both advantages and disadvantages "as we
shall see in this detailed article. The term modem relates to the present times
as opposed to the past. So when we talk about modern technology we look at the
present technologies and how they have affected our daily lives.
v ADVANTAGES
In Society:
-Improved access to information.
-Improved communication.
-Great Discoveries.
-Cost Efficiency.
-Improved entertainment and amusement industry.
-Convenience.
-Improved housing and lifestyle. -Increased
job opportunities.
In Business:
-Increased automation of manufacturing.
-Convenience of traveling.
-Unlocked geographical boundaries.
-High Return on Investment.
-Efficiency and productivity.
-Encourages innovation and creativity.
-Easy flow of information.
-Improved customer & business relationship.
-Improves on Human Resource Management.
-Creates Mobility.
-Improved supply chain and logistics management.
In Education:
-Convenience in education.
-Easy access to information.
-Makes education cheap & accessible.
-Improves communication
between Teachers & Students.
-Makes education fan and enjoyable.
-Invention of new teaching methods.
-Supplements Teachers & Students Income.
In Class room
-Prepares students for their future careers.
-Easy interaction between students in the classroom.
-Increases Students Interest in learning.
-Easy access to digital textbooks.
-Improves skills.
-Reduces weight on students.
In Health Care:
-Reduces on Human error.
-Improved engagement between doctors and patients.
-Increased medical research.
-Easy access to medical care & services.
-Electronic medical records.
-Easy access to medical information.
-Improving quality of life.
v DISADVANTAGE
In Society:
-Increased dependence and vulnerability.
-Increased loneliness.
-Diminishes our quality of life.
-Increases hyper-consumption.
-Increased Immorality and loss of culture.
-Erodes Privacy.
-Increases Inequality.
-Radicalization.
-Threatens human Identity.
-Loss of social skills.
-Health Risks.
-Environmental ruin.
-World destruction weapons.
In Business:
-Distraction while at work.
-High maintenance costs. Insecurity.
-Reduces "One-on-One" interaction at work.
-Increase in business competition. -Displaces personal touch.
-Errors during the production sensation.
-Violation of business ethics.
-Commonness.
-Displaces talented employees.
In Education:
-Promotes laziness.
-Eliminates the basic way of learning.
-Access To Inappropriate Content. -Cyber bullying.
-Inevitable Cheating.
-Distraction.
In Class room:
-Poor Spelling and Handwriting.
-Skills Inequality.
In Health Care:
-Dependence on online medical information.
-Medical technology has to be upgraded frequently.
-Technical failures in a
technological system can delay treatment.
-No recognition of lab / tech professionals.
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