Technologies Role In
Societal Poverty
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Is technology an additional cause or solution to poverty?
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“Modern technology is so woven into the fabric of our daily lives that we barely notice how dependent we are on it.”How Technological Justice Can Fight Global Poverty: Simon Trace Wikimedia Commons
As society becomes more integrated and reliant on technology aTECHNOLOGICAL INJUSTICEbegins to form
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Technological InjusticeEveryone not having the same access and opportunities with technology
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“Technology has created
more problems
than it has solved,
increasing poverty,
hunger and illiteracy…”
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Robin Cole
Technical Fixes Cause Poverty and Hunger
By, Andy Coghlan
The digital divide makes it difficult for those less fortunate to have an
opportunity to prosper in societyRebecca Hildreth: Flickr
Therefore adding to…
…poverty or unnecessary hardship
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Poverty is Real
About 3.2 million people now live in
low income, including 634,000 children.
Stats Cananda
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What links technology to
poverty?
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Technology is geared towards the rich Can Technology End Poverty?
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Technology is Expensive
Average 650 personal computerPRWeb
Internet 40 monthlyStudy in Canada
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People with less education and less income are the most at risk
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“Canadians at the highest income level reported performing nearly two more tasks than those at the lowest
income level over the previous 12 months.”
Digital divide persists in Canada, both in access and Internet fluency GoodNCrazy: Flickr
“In terms of education, people with some post-secondary education had Internet-use rates nearly 10 per cent higher than people with just a high school diploma” Digital divide persists in Canada, both in access and Internet fluency
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Without technological engagement the less fortunate watch opportunities speed them by…
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People need access to different forms of
technology
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Finding Jobs…
Many of the new jobs are in retailing, accounting,
consulting, health care, telecommunications and
defense-related industries…job postings on the Internet
rose to 4.7 million The Wall Street Journal
With no knowledge of these jobs…
People are unable to find work.
People need to be educated on how to use technology
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Technology is useless, unless the user is
taught how to leverage its value and potential
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“Technical innovation is essential for people to be able to make more effective use of the resources available to them and to respond to social, economic and environmental changes.”How Technological Justice Can Fight Global Poverty : Simon Trace
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Steps in Reducing Poverty and Digital Gap
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Provide Public Domains for Usage
Educate Others on Proper and Efficient Use
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Together We Can Create
Technological JusticeRick Munish: DeviantART