DIGITAL

TECHNOLOGY AND
SOCIAL CHANGE

BACANTOS, JUNELYN
BARRIO, ROWENA
OVERVIEW

The internet and telecommunication industry in the 1990s changed the

way we connect and exchange information. Digital technology impacted
people in many ways. By the way people live. Work learn, and socialize.
Digital technology comprises of electronic tools, devices and systems that
generate, store and process data. It enables us to experience the benefits
of advanced information technology systems. Such as efficiency and
productivity, improved communication and collaboration and faster
acquisition of information.
OBJECTIVES
At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to

Explain the role of ICT in social change.

Identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and imminent threats of the
digital age.
• Articulate basic, but fundamental definitions of complex issues and
dynamics that humans encounter every day, such as technology, social
progress, development, and digitalization
LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE DIGITAL AGE

Digital age, also known as Information age, is a period when the

computer and internet were introduced. It is caused by rapid shift from
traditional industry to computerization all the way to artificial intelligence
which brought by Industrial Revolution. These technologies enabled
people to communicate information easily and rapidly. Digital Technology
became prevalent and widely used around the world. Information can be
accessed easily specially with the use of the internet. House chores and
jobs are getting automated with the help of machines and equipment.
Mobile phones became very useful in every areas of life in education,
entertainment, jobs, etc Digital technologies have radically changed the
way people work, consume, and communicate over a short period of
time
THE ICT AND ITS ROLE IN SOCIAL CHANGE

Information Communications Technology (ICT) has the power to

transform society.
is defined group of interrelated technologies (electronic
devices) for accessing, processing, and disseminating information. It is
a system of electronic network activated through a complex hardware
and software systems linked by a vast array of technical protocols ICTs
are indisputably important. Part of our social setting today. The term
ICTs has been used to embrace technological innovation and merging
in information and communication transforming our world into
information or knowledge societies.
 The emergence of Internet, World Wide Web, mobile cell phones, digital
television, and several other new electronic devices pertaining
information and communication technologies (ICTs) are opening a fresh
passageways for transforming the way we live, work, learn, communicate
and also provides a strategic opportunities of diverse and significant
social and economic benefits to people across the globe, it also enables
financial inclusion through m commerce and allows people to connect
with millions instantaneously.

Social change refers to a transformation of culture and social

organizations/structures over time.
1. ENTERTAINMENT
With the advent of new technologies, the world of entertainment is
constantly evolving. Digital broadcasting has completely changed the
way we experience television and radio Cinema can now be found at
the comfort of your home through application such as Netflix, iFlix etc.
We get entertained by the content that we see in Facebook, YouTube,
and Instagram. Computer gaming has also been important influence in
the development of graphical interfaces, Technology has been at the
forefront of changes in production and distribution of music, We can
now listen to music and podcast using Spotify.
2. BUSINESS
The impact of ICT on business is particularly significant. It empowers
people to share knowledge and advice instantaneously and set up an
online shop or website at a low cost. dramatically lowering the barriers to
starting a business. As such, ICT maturity is closely linked to economic
growth.

The impact of ICT infrastructure on social businesses cannot be

understated. It has made social impact affordable, social impact scalable,
and enables new ways to connect to and engage with local communities.
3. EDUCATION
ICT can play varied roles in developing an affective learning
environment. It assists teachers and helps explain core content
concepts and addresses misconceptions. It acts stimulant and fosters
analytical thinking and interdisciplinary studies. It networks a learner with
the peers and experts and developed collaborative atmosphere. It plays
the role of a guide and mentor by providing tailor made instructions meet
individual needs.
Online learning facilitates learning through digital mode. With the help of
multimedia, enhances effectiveness of teaching-learning and hence
proves crucial for early learners, slow learners and differently abled
learners.
DIGITAL RESOURCES IN CLASSROOMS CAN
HELP PREPARE STUDENTS FOR A DIGITAL
SOCIETY AND ECONOMY

Digital resources in classrooms can unlock new learning opportunities in the classroom by
giving students access to a wider range of resources, by complementing the teacher in
learning processes (computer-assisted learning) and by providing other advantages to
students, such access to motivational and informational resources associated with access
to tertiary education programs.. Access to technology is quite certainly beneficial to
students digital skills and provide a clear advantage to students in that area. But the
effects on other learning outcomes are generally considered limited or potentially
negative. Some studies find that computer-assisted learning has some positive effects
especially in science and mathematics, because it provides students with personalized
learning modules that are adapted to their level.
4. JOBS & EARNINGS

Beyond income security, employment fulfils a number of important

roles for human well-being, such as time structure, social contact, a
sense of purpose, a valued social position as well opportunity for
skill use. For this reason, the labor market effects of the digital
transformation among the most significant for people's well-being.
The digital transformation has the potential to generate substantial
changes in the composition of the labor market as jobs that require
certain skillsets are replaced by a combination of technology and
higher skilled labor, or even completely automated.
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY MAY DESTROY JOBS
AT RISK

The estimates of automation mainly rely experts predictions of the types of task that
are likely to be replaced by machine . Previews estimates by Autor, Levy and Munane
(2003) quickly proved to be too cautious tasks that Autor et al. Considered to be out of
reach for machines, such as truck driving. Already being threatened by rapid advances
in machine learning and Al. More recent estimates of the potential job-displacement
effects of automation have looked at job tasks rather than entire job categories. Food
preparation assistants, cleaners and helpers, laborers in mining, construction,
manufacturing and transport, and assemblers the most likely to see their job tasks
automated, while teaching professionals, health professionals and personal care
workers are among the least likely to lose their job to a machine.
 Schwab (2016) and Susskind and Susskind (2015) consider that
the work of lawyers, financial analysts, journalists, doctors or
librarians could be partially totally automated. Schwab (2016)
emphasizes that algorithms made available by Al are able to
successfully replace human actions, even creative ones. The
author presents the example of automated narrative generation,
in which algorithms can conceive written text for particular types
of audience.
Teleworking (Work from Home) allows people to save time and
combine their Work and personal lives.
5. HEALTH
Digitalization can affect people's health status through the emergence of new
physical and mental health risks and through its impact on the health-care
delivery system. Health risks associated with the digital transformations include
mental health problems associated with the extreme use of digital technologies,
especially among children and teenagers and the crowding out of other
activities such as physical exercise.
Extreme use of digital technologies may have negative mental health efforts
Extreme Internet use, defined as children who spend more than 6 hours on the
Internet outside of school is becoming common among children and teenagers,
with time spent online by 15-year-olds increasing by about 40 minutes between
2012 and 2015 on average.
THEORIES IN TECHNOLOGY

1. Technological Determinism – It is the theory which strongly believe that technology

shapes the culture, values, social structures of a society.

2. Social Constructivism is the opposite of the Technological Determinism

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

3. Technological change means the technical knowledge used in the production of

capital and machinery. The various changes in technology leads to an increase in the
productivity of labor, capital and other production factors. Technological progress
comprises of creation of skill, new means of production, new uses of raw materials
and the widespread use of machinery.
The technology is the most powerful means of wresting power from
nature in all possible. ways. It strengthens the facilities of man. Prof.
Frankel assumes that the "Technological change is not a mere
improvement in the technical know-how. It means much more than
this.

The process of growth of technical knowledge can be divided into

following stages:
(a) Formulation of scientific principles
(b) Application of these principles to give technical problems
(c) Development of technical inventions to the point of commercial
exploitation
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