Globalisation, along with the extensive use of digital technology, has facilitated information sharing among academics and business people, regardless of nationality and race. I agree that the easy access to valuable information can foster innovation and address some global problems, despite the risk that information can be misused.
We can find solutions to problems easily if we have unlimited access to different databases, such as those which contain information about how to cure diseases, prevent famines and mitigate pollution. This kind of knowledge is not available for people living in some poorest sections of the world, and this why they are still afflicted by some preventable diseases and problems that can otherwise be avoided.
Some people are reluctant to share their know-how because they are afraid that their knowledge and intellectual properties can be exploited. This is particularly understandable in the business world, where companies are not willing to provide information about their managerial skills, software and patented products on the Internet. Their competitiveness would be undermined if their global competitors could acquire such information.
I would, however, view this issue in a positive light. While it is up to business owners to decide what information is withheld, they should exchange their ideas with their peers in the same industry. It can create an atmosphere worldwide, in which designers, inventors and engineers can mine each other’s information with permissions and come up with creative solutions, without having to advance their research alone through trial and error.
In conclusion, it may not be practical to require all people to give up the ownership of their essential knowledge, but they should accept that sharing in a globalised world is better than concealing information.
Globalisation
, along with the extensive
use
of digital technology, has facilitated
information
sharing among academics and business
people
, regardless of nationality and race. I
agree
that the easy access to valuable
information
can foster innovation and address
some
global problems, despite the
risk
that
information
can
be misused
.
We can find solutions to problems
easily
if we have unlimited access to
different
databases, such as those which contain
information
about how to cure diseases,
prevent
famines and mitigate pollution. This kind of knowledge is not available for
people
living in
some
poorest sections of the world, and this why they are
still
afflicted by
some
preventable diseases and problems that can
otherwise
be avoided
.
Some
people
are reluctant to share their know-how
because
they are afraid that their knowledge and intellectual properties can
be exploited
. This is
particularly
understandable in the business world, where
companies
are not willing to provide
information
about their managerial
skills
, software and patented products on the Internet. Their competitiveness would
be undermined
if their global competitors could acquire such information.
I would,
however
, view this issue in a
positive
light. While it is up to business owners to decide what
information
is withheld
, they should exchange their
ideas
with their peers in the same industry. It can create an atmosphere worldwide, in which designers, inventors and engineers can mine each other’s
information
with permissions and
come
up with creative solutions, without having to advance their research alone through trial and error.
In conclusion
, it may not be practical to require all
people
to give up the ownership of their essential knowledge,
but
they should accept that sharing in a
globalised
world is better than concealing
information
.