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    HUM 4229

    Society, Ethics and Technology

    Md. Adib Rahman


    Lecturer, Department of MPE
    Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology
    1
    Societal Aspects

    • Family Life
    • Community Life
    • Work
    Dimensions of sociality: • Health
    • Communication
    • Educational Institution
    • Economy
    • Political System

    2
    Family Life:

    Keeping Family Members Connected Providing Quick Fixes to Problems

    3
    Family Life:

    Keeping Family Members Safer Bad Performance on School

    4
    Family Life:

    Lack of Quality Time


    for Children

    Less Empathetic Generation Creation Evolution of “Inside” Generation


    5
    Effects of Technology on Social Aspects

    • Keeping Family Members Connected


    • Providing Quick Fixes to Problems
    • Keeping Family Members Safer
    Family Life: • Bad Performance on School
    • Lack of Quality Time for Children
    • Less Empathetic Generation Creation
    • Evolution of “Inside” Generation
    6
    Community Life:

    Development of Infrastructure
    7
    Community Life:

    Changed Modes of Transport


    8
    Community Life:

    Better Goods and Services 9


    Effects of Technology on Social Aspects

    • Development of Infrastructure
    Community Life: • Changed Modes of Transport
    • Better Goods and Services

    10
    Work:

    Monitoring Employee Communications


    11
    Work:

    Working from Anywhere

    12
    Work:

    13
    Newer Possibilities
    Effects of Technology on Social Aspects

    • Monitoring Employee Communications


    Work: • Working from Anywhere
    • Newer Possibilities

    14
    Health:

    15
    Effects of Technology on Social Aspects

    • The Digitalization of Health Records


    • Enhanced Patient Care
    Health:
    • Better Treatment
    • Continual Process for Improvement

    16
    Communication:

    17
    Effects of Technology on Social Aspects

    • Development in Communication Medium


    • Speed and Efficiency
    Communication:
    • Communication Log
    • Lack of Relationship Building

    18
    Education:

    Use of Learning-Friendly Tools

    Distant Education

    Educational Games 19
    Effects of Technology on Social Aspects

    • Use of Learning-Friendly Tools


    • Educational Games
    Education:
    • Research Work
    • Distant Education

    20
    Economy:

    Contribution to GDP growth

    Direct job creation

    21
    Emergence of new services and industries
    Effects of Technology on Social Aspects

    • Direct job creation


    • Contribution to GDP growth
    Economy:
    • Emergence of new services and industries
    • Business innovation

    22
    Political System:

    Smarter Campaigns New Issues

    23
    Effects of Technology on Social Aspects

    • Smarter Campaigns
    • Threat of Virality
    Political System:
    • New Issues

    24
    Effects of Technology on Some Other Aspects

    • Easy Product Launch


    Business: • Product or service surveys
    • Social interaction with consumers

    25
    Growth of Technology

    [PAST]
    People used tech mostly to make day to
    day tasks easier

    [PRESENT]
    Tech is continuously changing our society
    in many ways

    [FUTURE]
    Tech will soon decide and determine the
    evolution of humanity

    26
    How many of you think that
    you can survive 24 hours
    without a cellphone

    27
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