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Role of ICT
ICT is used in our both personal and professional life. Let us study about them in detail.
In Personal Life
If we see around us, technology is involved in our daily chores. Change in address required, applying for passport,
going for vacation—checking for weather conditions for packing, looking for best Indian platter for dinner— all
these can be achieved through technology.
Impacts of ICT in our personal life are:
• Shopping: Our shopping habits have changed because of the online medium. Instead of going to market, we
can receive everything at our doorstep with online shopping. It not only saves our effort of going out but also
provides us with options of reasonable prices.
• Communication: ICT helps us to communicate to our friends and relatives. There are more and more ways to
talk to people without meeting them. For example through emails, video conferencing, video calls, etc.
• Entertainment: Till now television was the only way of home entertainment. The trend has changed
tremendously. Nowadays there’s a parallel entertainment industry that is producing entertainment programs
for online mediums. There are series and movies that are launched online only.
• Education: Conventionally education was limited to one to one teaching methodology of students and teachers
in a classroom. Now with ICT, the classrooms have no geographical boundaries. You can enroll for a course from
New York University, while sitting in your study room in New Delhi. Most universities have started online degree
programs to reach a vast audience.
• Healthcare: ICT has played an important role in the field of healthcare. The Government creates awareness
and prevention methods of upcoming and ongoing diseases. Hospitals use electronic mediums to maintain
the medical records of their patients. Computer based machines are used for diagnosis purposes in the
radiology department. So much so AI is commonly used where we see robots performing operations on
patients.
• Socialising: There were times when we used to maintain birthday calendars for our friends and family. ICT
brings this new way in the form of reminders which help you to send your greetings. You can get connected to
your school/college friends through different websites which are primarily made for socialising.
• Source of Information: In older days, the only source of information was books or our elders. Nowadays,
even after the consultation with the medical expert, we always tend to verify and gain more information on the
medication as well as on the diagnosis. It’s a source of information in every field.
In Professional Life
With the inclusion of technology in our daily lives, our workplace is no longer our office. With the use of technology,
you will see there are many people who have started the concept of “Work from Home”. ICT in our professions can
be used in many ways:
• Maintenance of Records: There are software tools that are designed specifically to maintain employees’
records. These tools have the capacity to maintain intra office records like employee’s leaves, insurance, tax,
etc.
• E-Commerce: With the prevalence of e-commerce, businesses have a new channel for sales and services. It has
changed the way our society spends money. Buying and selling of products have become very convenient.
• Handling of Accounts: There are various tools available that facilitate the accounting jobs that are required
for business and personal purposes. You don’t need a professional to make a balance sheet or Profit and Loss
accounts. An individual can do it on his own with help of accounting tools easily available.
• E-Banking: Banking transactions do not always need going to bank for them. Banks are now available in an
online mode. So much so that new accounts can also be created in an online mode. Movement of money in an
online mode is always a catalyst to the developing economy of a country.
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