The Ethical Impacts of ICT: Global Implications

Introduction



Hi, I'm Luca and I am a student in year 10 at St. Francis Xavier's College in Woolton, Liverpool. One of the subjects I am currently studying at school is ICT, and I am going to share my knowledge and understanding of this subject with everyone in a series of blogs. In this particular blog, I will be discussing the ethical impacts of ICT: global implications. I hope that you enjoy this blog, and come away learning something new which you can hopefully pass on to someone else.


What is the Digital Device


Not everyone has the equal amount of access to the internet. This is called the 'Digital Divide'. 


People in less developed countries are affected by the digital divide for many reasons, such as:


Money - technology and access to it is not free


Language - the majority (or at least a large part) of the internet is written in English


Literacy - most of the internet includes text


Age - older people find it harder to use new technology


Physical - many people have physical disabilities which makes using the internet a lot harder for them than it should be, and is for most people.


How Does it Affect People in Developing Countries


People who live in developing countries are undoubtedly affected by the digital divide. 


One of the ways how these people are affected by the digital divide is their education. ICT is a huge part of education nowadays, as a lot of people who study various subjects at school, university or college use ICT to complete different pieces of homework, research, coursework and a lot more. Therefore, if people in less developed countries don't have access to the internet and ICT, then they will fall behind a lot in terms of their education.