the success of wireless

the invention of wireless technology is a breakthough in the technological world as it allows anyone with a close wireless hub, and access to a connection to go online on a laptop or computer from anywhere within a radius to this hub, this is good because, as the daknet system shows, this can be utilised to supply whole villages with access to the internret, even if only for a short amount of time, this is helping to bridge the gap of the digital divide. this has benifits to everyone as it brings poorer countries into the 21st century, and provides them with a system that is ever growing in importance to the global economy, and to the world its self.

daknet

this is a good way of providing a wireless service, but is only usefull for a short period of time, and the villages should look for alternatives to this way of using computers in order to gain the long term benifits. this is also a good idea as it is cheaper than putting up towers to give people in the villages perminant access to the internet, however this is only realy usefull for a short term period.

reducing the divide

the world will benifit from the bridging of the gap, or the divide, as then there will be easier and quicker, and also a lot cheaper communication across countries, and this will make it a lot easier to pass information across countries via email. this is also better for the poorer nations of the world, as they then will be able to give people new usefull skills, and also will be able to give them a better means of communicating with the rest of the world. there are organisations such as computer aid which allow people to help get computers in these less developed countries, and they do lots of good in these poorer countries.

data response

A reliable power supply to operate the computers, a well-functioning telephone network to transmit data, foreign currency to import the technology, and computer-literate personnel are all prerequisites for the successful use of IT. Such infrastructural elements remain inadequate in many African countries. the main problem for africa is the lack of ICT skills in the country, and then lack of facilities that are there to solve thjis problem. there has been sucess with the computer aid missions, as many more people in these countries now have computers, and can use them, however there is still a large lack of skills in this country in the area of ICT, and this has a negative affect on the developement of the countries ICT.

the wrong side of the divide

these are all less economically developed countries (LEDC's) this means that they have less money and technology than more economically developed countries (MEDC's) like Britain and America. this fact means that the countries are in a state of poverty, which in turn means that many of the people in these countries cannot afford any sort of technology, or even the power to run an electrical peice, like a computer. these countries geographical position could be the feason for there economic toil, as they have little natural resource, and for this reason they needed to borrow money from the rest of the world, and they are now in huge debt, and cannot pay it off, this makes them more poor, and less able to become developed, and less likely to be able to buy and use technology.

internet and email use

there are advantages to content monitoring, as you can monitor if people are doing what they are supposed to be doing in the work place, and this stops people from deriving from there work, and doing something else. there are also some dissadvantages of doing this, such as the fact that this canmake work feel to repressed and uncomfortuble, which could also have a negative affect on the work rate of employees. this system should be used, but not in every day curcumstances, just for an anual inspection of the amount of non work related activity that goes on within the company, this can be carried out seceratively.

ID cards

there are some pros of having ID cards imployed in every day life, like the fact that it will minimise the risk of people having there identity stolen, and people cannot lie about certain thing such as age. there are also some cons with having the U.K use ID cards, such as the fact that if they are lost they can be used by another person, and the fact that this could make people feel like they are under servalence all of the time, and could cause discomfort in the population. the cards however do fulfill there purpose, as they do show whos who in the population and does provide proof of identity to the public, and also can help to secretise information, so that only authorised people can access it.