Evolution has become part of our civilization.we have always tried for something new. As the two famous quotes say"necessity is mother of invention. Laziness is father of innovation". Technology always played a very important role in evolution. It can dated back to invention of wheel to the morden day humanoid robot
" The only reason why man has evolved is he is good at pattern making."-Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Technology has made our lives better from where we are able to decode the complex problems of nature. we have reached from a stage where we used to point out the moon to the stage where we could land on the moon. Did it end there? Absolutely no! We are still striving hard for a better future through technology.
World is connected. For every action we make,we get a response. One thing which many of us miss in the field of technology is that it has even many negative impacts. We have been facing many distressing issues collectively. We polluted our earth, we artificially inseminate a cow and steal it's baby,we take it's milk that is necessary to feed it's calf and put it in our coffee. The examples can go on.
There are some other examples where some technologies are created for good purpose changed its course and used as a source of exploitation. The best example we can take here is the nuclear energy which started it's path as a clean energy but now used a bombs to threaten our fellow humans.
To analyse the overall picture of technology from a bird's eye view let's analyse the merits and issues arising of technology on a seperate platform.
Advantages: technology has become a way of life. we have accustomed ourselves to a much easier life with the use of technology. Some categories include the following Production: the rising population had increased demand of goods which we provided with the help of technology. With new farming techniques we are self sufficient in food. Other goods like clothing and other accesories are being produced on a large scale in very low time.
Better Governance:.good governance is possible with the help of technology. Government is able to provide better services with better technology. The recent policy of one nation one ration card is going to provide a better policy implementation. People are able to put on a check on government actions thus increasing transparency. They can access all the information on the policies and it's implementation. Any common man is able to put forward his opinion on social media platform exercising his freedom of speech. What could be a better democracy which has highest level of freedom to exchange ideas.
Accessibility and Connectivity: people are able to communicate through long distances. We no longer need to travel long distances. Information has turned into new oil where we access any information on internet. Globalisation has been possible due to technology where any goods and services can be supplied around the globe.
Financial inclusion: monetary value has to be there for any new invention. Technology has been deep-rooted in the field of banking where all transactions are happening through online. We book tickets for our journey without waiting in long queues. We are able to purchase things within our finger tips with wide range if choices.We have created a good system of credit and debit with a huge branched network.
Health sector: we have been observing a new disease every now and then and we are tackling it through many new vaccines, medicine, surgical procedure etc., The significant amount in increase of life expect can be seen through this.
Education: we cannot expect development without education. Education gives us the most efficient human capital to the nation. Today a student has to no longer rely on single book nor a single person nor a single institute to learn things.He need to follow a single curriculum, he can design his own curriculum according to his own interests and plan his future accordingly.
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence: Industry 4.0 has become the new norm where robots are in a mode to increase their activities ranging form domestic robots to industrial robots. Artificial intelligence is the next big thing where a robot can function on its own through computer coding. It can learn things on its own and take a decesion.
Space exploration: we are depleting our resources. The only way is to find new resources and space exploration is only place for infinite resources.
