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John McCain on his campaign trail, recently was
quoted in the following comment:
“We’re in an information technology revolution,
and it has changed the world. It has changed America. But we can’t
leave people behind,” he said in Columbus. “We have to help them
through this transition.”
No doubt one of the first considerations to
resolving the difficulties and issues evolving worldwide due to the
‘Technological Convergences” is to provide the correct education to
all inhabitant classes.
There is a crystal-clear need to provide adequate
curriculum in educational institutions that facilitate students with
the necessary hi-tech training for current technological
advances.
However, the large majority of those who design and
develop current technological advancements are in the workforce;
thereby leaving a shortfall of educators in the latest equipment and
device techniques.
While almost 100% of college and high school level
students may utilize the newest of all technological advancement,
there are far less faculty that can educate undergraduates in the
development process for this very same high-tech equipment.
Many of our institutional teaching staff may not
make use of the most recent devices and equipment as their school,
college or university will not have the funds to purchase the latest
advanced products.
The general population will have the least exposure
to the most advanced technological equipment and devices.
The senior population will have the smallest experience and
introduction to the most up-to-date technical gadgets and digital
mechanisms.
| For some questionable analysis examples: |
| 01. |
What age group purchased the higher number of
iPhones? |
| 02. |
What age group purchased the higher number of
Blackberries? |
| 03. |
What age group purchased the higher number of
Laptop Computers? |
| 04. |
What age group purchased the higher number of
Desktop Computers? |
The fact is a great number seniors are isolated from
our technological society. It is most important that our older
generation become ‘Hi-Tech’ aware as many government programs like
Medicare Benefits, Claims and more are best accessed online.
It is a critical issue that seniors be educated
utilizing technological advance equipment, devices and to have
computer skills.
We definitely have an aging generation that must be
well-informed, knowledgeable, educated, skilled and cultured with
technological convergence.
Additionally, educators must continue their learning
in technological divergence and put into action their expertise with
innovative courseware.
We no longer live in a simplistic technological
society and therefore require our general population to become up to
date and knowledgeable with our latest gadgets, devices, equipment
and products.
You can see why it is so important that older and
younger generations be provided with information that can benefit
their entire life.
The
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
reports the following:
Persisting “digital divide.”
Despite this significant growth in computer ownership and usage
overall, the growth has occurred to a greater extent within some
income levels, demographic groups, and geographic areas, than in
others. In fact, the “digital divide” between certain groups of
Americans has increased between 1994 and 1997 so that there
is now an even greater disparity in penetration levels among some
groups. There is a widening gap, for example, between those at upper
and lower income levels. Additionally,
even though all racial groups now own more computers than they did
in 1994, Blacks and Hispanics now lag even further behind
Whites in their levels of PC-ownership and on-line access. The
following represent some of the more significant findings.”
In any style and type revolution there are
always social consequences.
When a revolution occurs worldwide, such as the
technological innovation; under developed regions, minorities and
the disadvantaged in many locales and countries do not equally
experience the very same benefits that countless others in
privileged areas realize.
As the technological revolution advances, a gap
among ‘the haves and have-nots’ expands.
Therefore, in this type modernization where a world
of privileged becomes linked almost instantly at the click of
Hi-Tech buttons, the gap grows wider amongst those that are
fortunate and those that are underprivileged and deprived of such
circumstances and technology.
Another class that is significantly disadvantaged by
the technological revolution is for people with disabilities. This
means that many people in many different countries are deprived of
certain opportunities.
The swift expansion of information and communication
technologies, known as the Information Technology Revolution, and
new commerce speedily created by these transformations, should offer
new employment and economical opportunities for people with
disabilities.
However, opportunities are not plentiful for the
disabled in the technological arena just as for those
underprivileged.
Training is not readily available to those that are
in need of the instruction and education necessary to perform
processes and or operational tasks using the advanced technological
equipment and devices.
Therefore, we come full
circle in focusing on technology divergence.
The pitfalls to all classes, countries, regions,
ages, students, disabled, seniors including general population;
whether it is in the labor force, engineering, industries and
education are that rapidly changing information technology and job
requirements including the skills and knowledge needed in
performance are deprived and marginalized from participation.
Resolutions for the information technological
revolution are few. There does not appear to be any performing
programs to overcome the social consequences that endure..
To Be Continued:
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