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IMPACT OF IT IN SOCIETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE

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WHAT IS IT..?

• Various Definition with Time.

• Which one to believe.

• It changes with Time.

• Any technology which aids in convey of information can be termed as IT.

• Technology has been made obsolete by mankind.

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CONT..

• Previously technology was replaced in centuries

• From Oral flow to Books

• Then it became decades

• Libraries , Orkut & other technologies

•Now it is replaced in years

• WhatsApp , Android , Facebook , LinkedIn & many more

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CONT…

• Future of IT can be whatever we can imagine.

• In the modern era where everything is connected ,

• Does one can term any software or hardware as IT?

• Or can we say that People are connected through IT even socially , mentally and psychology.

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Social

Technological

Communication

Education

BusinessImpa

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SOCIAL

• World a small place

• Everybody knows about everything

• Changing social norms

• Cultures coming together

• Generation Gaps

• Social isolation

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TECHNOLOGICAL

• Smartphones

• Cloud computing

• Familiarity with technology : a must need

• Everything is automatic and software based

• Applications for everything

• Marriage , job , shopping…

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COMMUNICATION(INFORMATION FLOW)

• Social networks , messaging platforms

• Indian elections, Navratri Distress

• Arab spring – A violent revolution

• Jan lokpal bill – A non violent revolution

• People believe everything without confirming

• Overflow of information

• Terrorism

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EDUCATIONAL

• A boon to students

• Educational websites

• EBSCO

• YouTube

• How stuff works ?

• Ask Google

• Idea Internet Network : A commercial which proves the point

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BUSINESS

• E commerce

• Various IT startups

• Revenue through entertainment

• E Governance

• Website for business : A global platform

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IMPACT OF IT ON QUALITY OF LIFE

OBJECTIVES

• What impact has IT had on the standard of living and worker productivity?

• What is being done to reduce the negative influence of the digital divide?

• What impact has IT had on reducing the costs of healthcare?

THE IMPACT OF IT ON THE STANDARD OF LIVING AND PRODUCTIVITY

• Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita– Most widely used measurement of material standard of living

• Standard of living in the U.S. and Western countries– Has improved for a long time– Rate of change varies as a result of business cycles

• Productivity – Amount of output produced per unit of input– Measured in many different ways

• United States– Labor productivity growth has averaged roughly 2 percent per year for the

past century– Living standards doubled about every 36 years

• Innovation– Key factor in productivity improvement– IT has an important role

• Difficult to quantify how much use of IT has contributed to worker productivity

– IT is required to remain in business– Similar to

• Electricity• Telephones

THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

• Standards of living refers to a level of material comfort measured by – Goods– Services– Luxuries– Availability of technology

• Digital divide – Gulf between people who do and don’t have access to information

and communications technology

• 1 billion Internet users worldwide– Only 20 million live in less developed nations

• Divide exists between economic classes in the same country

• Must be bridged to– Improve emergency responses– Enhance learning – Improve access to educational and economic opportunities

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AGRICULTURE

• Farming easy.

• Various methods of irrigation.

• Tracking infected or diseased plants.

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HEALTH AND MEDICINE

• Laser treatment.

• Robots being used in operations.

• Fast and accurate approach (mobiles/applications).

• Surgical technologies and medical devices.

• Drug discovery.

• Analytics.

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TELEMEDICINE

Store

Forward

Live

•How it Works

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TELEMEDICINE

Treatment on the go

Transparency

Global reach

•How it Helps

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E- HEALTH RECORDS

Improve care quality, safety, efficiency

Clinical decision support

Improve care coordination

Engage patients and families in their care

Improve population and public health

Electronic laboratory reporting

Syndrome surveillance (health event awareness)

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COST REDUCTION FOR TREATEMENT

E-Health care

• Medicine cost• History records cost will reduce• Transportation cost• Online treatment• Improved resource utilization• Cost optimization

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USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY

• COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DOCTOR AND NURSE

• USING PDA TO GET DATA AND MESSAGE

• ACCURATE PATIENT DATA

• PHYSICIAN MEDICATION ORDER

• OVERALL COMMUNICATION AND STATUS

• AUTOMATION SYSTEMS

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CONCLUSION

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