The Social Effect of Information System

Information System Advantages

• Lot of jobs replaced by computers, where people are more free.

• Higher productivity less working hours with the same standard of living.

• Competitive environment with other countries using IT

• Air traffic control, credit card and space travel are example where computer is essential

• New jobs introduced for IT, programmers and network administrators.

IT disadvantages

• Life without IT is slower and less stressful.• Higher unemployment.• The new jobs generated by IT require highly

skilled people• The people who did the boring repetitive jobs

now unemployed.• Erode the people’s privacy.• Widen the gap between the countries using IT

and others does not use IT.

Changing employment pattern

• Assembly work and paint spraying now performed by robot.

• 24/7 where continual monitoring • Few paper based systems in offices.• More and more people work from home.• Computers are used to monitor performance

of their users.•

Computer Games addiction

• Kids play games more than 30 hours a week which affecting the social and educational development of such children.

• This will cause Attention Defection Disorder (ADD).

Big Brother is watching you

• New systems make use of cameras and computers to recognize criminal and alert the police.

• These cameras constantly used to scan railway stations, airports, shopping centers, … etc. These cameras pick up the images and compare them with database images of criminals, if they match then alert the police.

The shape of things to come

• The merge of three technologies: the silicon chips, the fiber optics and satellite communication has led to the concept of the information superhighway. This is the global network of computer capable of moving huge amount of information via satellite and cable.

Ethical, Moral and Social Issues

• Environmental Issues– Reduce energy consumption: computer control many

heating/cooling systems which will save energy.– Reduce wastage in industrial processing : Computers

are accurate and reduce wastage in our factories.– Saving trees: elimination of paper use because of the

electronic office.– Reducing car pollution: teleworking reduces pollution– EPA (Environmental Protection Agency): Responsible

for looking overall environmental issues in U.S.A.

Ethical, Moral and Social issues

• Software theft: Violation of copy right lay by people.

• Hacking: Gaining access to someone else’s computer system.

• Privacy: Information withheld by banks and other organization is accessed and used.

• Job losses: Development of new systems will eliminate jobs of people who are working in the organizations.

Social, Ethical Considerations for Internet

• Untrue Information: Rumors and wrong information is provided on the internet.

• Immoral and Illegal information: Displaying immoral pictures on the internet.

Social Considerations for Cashless

• Advantages– It is convenient to pay without cash– No longer need to take large amount of money.

The risk of being robbed is reduced.– You do not have to queue at the bank– You can buy goods with credit cards

Social Considerations for Cashless

• Disadvantages:– Certain people are not able to get credit cards– It is possible to spend more money than you have

on credit card.– It is hard to keep track of how much you have

spent on your credit card because statements come at the end of the month.

Crime Prevention and Detection

• Crime Prevention• Speed Cameras system stops drivers speeding • Computer controlled house security system

stops burglars enter the house• Cameras in shopping centers stop stealing

goods.

Crime Prevention and Detection

• Crime Detection;– Police National Computer (PNC) is used to hold

details of all crimes committed and criminals.– DNA Profiling and fingerprints systems enable

valuable conclusive evidence to collected.

Assignment

• Read Pages 154-160