IT Module 5 - Digital Tech and Social Change

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Digital Age

• a period when the computer and internet were introduced

• caused by rapid shift from traditional industry to computerization to artificial intelligence

ICT

• a group of interrelated technologies (electronic devices) for accessing information

ICT and it’s Role on Social Change

• ICT greatly eases the flow of communication and knowledge by offering the socially marginalized community a chance to attain their own rights socially, educationally, and politically.

Social Change

• transformation of culture and social organizations and structures over time

ICT in E - Commerce

• enables financial inclusion through commerce and allows people to connect with millions instantly

Theories in Technology

• Technological Determinism

• Social Constructivism

• Technological Change

Technological Determinism

• the theory which strongly believes that technology shapes the culture, values, and social structures of a society

Social Constructivism

• believes that humans play a main role in shaping technology rather than technology shaping society

Technological Change

• the various changes in technology leads to an increase in the productivity of labor, capital, and other factors