Positive Cultural Impacts
Computer Science: OCR A Level, topic 5.2.3
Positive Cultural Impacts
Technology has positively impacted several areas of society. For example:
Health
- Technology can improve health through:
- Computerised imaging.
- Modelling diseases.
- Artificial intelligence.
Social interaction
- Social networks allow people to connect with long lost friends or family anywhere in the world.
Education
- Online learning platforms provide access to courses at some of the world's best universities for free.
Welfare
- Applying for benefits and other government services online saves time.
- This also saves the government money that can be spent on improving other services.
Work-life-balance
- Mobile devices give employees the freedom to work from anywhere, at any time.
Test yourself on Positive Cultural Impacts
What kind of devices give employees the freedom to work from anywhere?