Information technology has changed the world we live in. The advent of computers and the internet in daily life has changed the way we communicate and do some of the basic tasks. While the younger generation has quickly embraced the technology in their everyday life, a large fraction of the older generation is struggling to understand and use the technology.
With the introduction of information technology, things have changed rapidly over the last two decades. E-mail and instant messaging have replaced snail mail and telegraph. Twitter and news websites have replaced television and radio as the preferred source to quickly disseminate news. Common tasks such as booking tickets for a movie or travel can be done in minutes using a smartphone. Money transfers can be made in seconds using online banking.
The younger generation has picked up the technology very quickly. Using a computer is now taught in the primary school itself so that the children can learn the skills that later will be helpful in every arena of life. A large fraction of the older generation, however, struggle using technology in daily life. This is because, unlike youngsters, older people could not learn computers. They had little time and motivation to learn and embrace technology in their daily life.
Today, the world is moving towards a polarised society, where one group of people uses and depends on technology for their daily tasks, while the other group prefers working the traditional way. This difference in the way we live our daily life is eventually creating a divide in the society, which must be addressed for sustaining social harmony.
Information
technology
has
changed
the world we
live
in. The advent of computers and the internet in
daily
life
has
changed
the way we communicate and do
some of the
basic tasks. While the younger generation has
quickly
embraced the
technology
in their everyday
life
, a large fraction of the older generation is struggling to understand and
use
the technology.
With the introduction of information
technology
, things have
changed
rapidly
over the last two decades. E-mail and instant messaging have replaced snail mail and telegraph. Twitter and news websites have replaced television and radio as the preferred source to
quickly
disseminate news. Common tasks such as booking tickets for a movie or travel can
be done
in minutes using a smartphone. Money transfers can
be made
in seconds using online banking.
The younger generation has picked up the
technology
very
quickly
. Using a computer is
now
taught in the primary school itself
so
that the children can learn the
skills
that later will be helpful in every arena of
life
. A large fraction of the older generation,
however
, struggle
using
technology
in
daily
life
. This is
because
, unlike youngsters, older
people
could not learn computers. They had
little
time and motivation to learn and embrace
technology
in their
daily
life.
Today
, the world is moving towards a
polarised
society, where one group of
people
uses
and depends on
technology
for their
daily
tasks, while the other group prefers working the traditional way. This difference in the way we
live
our
daily
life
is
eventually
creating a divide in the society, which
must
be addressed
for sustaining social harmony.