TWC Week 5 Review - The Big Picture

Here is a suggested structure of how you can categorise what you have learnt under. This will aid your revision for the final examinations but more importantly help you to understand the bigger picture. Once again, it is important not to dwell too much on the specific details.

Present

v How are the following aspects of ICT being manifested in the world today?

v How have they impacted societies? Are there certain societies that are not as receptive to such changes? If so, why not?

v How will ICT benefit developing countries? To what extent has it impacted the various millineium development goals stated in Reading 3?

v How have they impacted the economies? How will they affect the disparities between developed and developing countries?

v Are there any legal or ethical implications that may arise from the usage of ICT? If so, what steps have been taken to mitigate the negative implications?

Future

v What role do governments have to play in promoting or regulating ICT?

v How will these various aspects of ICT affect the communications among people in the near future?

v To what extent will it impact the various millineium development goals?

v How do you think ICT will evolve in the next 10-20 years?

Aspects to explore

v Crowdsourcing

v Web 3.0 – personalized products and services

v Social media

v Data management and cloud computing