DIGITAL TEACHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL CHANGE

It has the power to transform society and defined as a group of interrelated technologies (electronic devices) for accessing, processing, and disseminating information.

• Information Communication Technology (ICT)

• Digital Marketing
• Information Systems
• Digital Age

It is the theory which strongly believe that technology shapes the culture, values, social
structures of a society.

• Technological Influence
• Digital Determinism
• Technological Determinism
• Techno-Culturalism

It believes that humans play a main role in shaping technology rather than technology shaping
society. It believes that technology does not determine human action, but rather, human action
shapes the technology.

• Societal Determinism
• Technological Determinism
• Humanistic Determinism
• Cultural Determinism

Technological Change

• Technological advancements decrease the productivity of labor and capital
• The various changes in technology do not impact productivity
• The various changes in technology lead to an increase in the productivity of labor, capital, and other production factors.
• Productivity remains constant regardless of technological changes

Technological Change means...

• Decrease in technology usage
• Rapid growth in agriculture
• Stagnation in technological advancements
• Advancements and developments in technology

It is a period when the computer and internet were introduced.

• Cybernetic Age
• Digital Age

• Information Era

• Tech Revolution

The process of growth of technical knowledge.

• Isolation and lack of communication
• Random guessing and luck
• Continuous learning, experimentation, collaboration, and application of new information and skills.
• Ignoring new information and skills

How technological evolution takes place?

• Incremental advancements, innovations, and discoveries
• Rapid regression, stagnation, and obsolescence
• Static status quo, lack of innovation, and outdated technology
• Sudden leaps, random changes, and unpredictable advancements

Digital Technology

• Digital technology refers to the use of mechanical devices to process and transmit data.
• Digital technology is limited to the use of paper-based systems to process and transmit data.
• Digital technology involves the use of electronic devices to process and transmit data.
• Digital technology only involves the use of analog devices to process and transmit data.

ICT has the power to transform society through...

• communication, information access, automation, and efficiency.

• sports, cooking, and gardening.

• education, entertainment, and fashion.

• agriculture, transportation, and healthcare.