(Mass Media, the Internet, Wireless, Interactive Telecommunications)
Past, Present and Future
Rating: 7/10
Lesson started off with Milo. I've actually watched this video quite a while ago, and yes, I was intrigued with what was shown in the video. However, I can't help to think that what if all these were staged? But prof. said that as much as some parts of the video may be staged, but it also means that it will be possible in the near future. After all, who would have thought that almost all household in the city would own at least one computer.
ICT includes mass media, the Internet, Gaming, Wireless Technologies, Information Systems, knowledge management, and Cloud Computing. What caught my interest was actually "Cloud Computing". What I originally thought as another-one-of-apple's-creation was actually not! Turns out that we have used Cloud Computing in a way or another (eg. E-Learn).
I used to work in a small company that was rather self-sufficient. They didn't have softwares catered specifically to the company needs, and I often thought of ways that things could improve because we still used hardcopy calendars instead of one on the internet. However, after this session, I learnt that cloud computing just may be the answer to it!
I believe that Cloud Computing has helped many small enterprise in their business because they do not have the extra capital to invest in a good software.
One interesting question "What will it take to capture the full potential of the ICT/Knowledge Revolution?"
I guess it really depends on how we fully utilize this powerful technology, be it for good or bad.
With everything technology that is invented, there is a purpose to it. Take dynamites for example. They were invented to make mining easier, which is for a good purpose. However, it was later used in warfare. Parallels can be drawn from dynamites and ICT. Created for good, but used for bad. (For some people)
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