Investigate Changes in Access
Intro: The ITU has created an index to measure and monitor access to digital technologies over time. Pick two countries from its list of countries and create a short presentation on how these countries access to digital technologies has changed over time.
Answer: Presentation created seperatly
Economic and Social Impacts of the Divide
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Friday, 24 October 2008
Discussion - Reducing the Divide
Intro:
What advantages are there for the developed world in bridging the global digital divide?
What advantages are there for the poorest nations?
Was President Clinton correct in saying that matching internet access levels with telephone levels will do as much as anything to reduce income equality?
Do charities such as Computer Aid do more good than harm?
Answer:
Advantages for the developed world in bridging the global digital divide is the fact that more people in the world will be more skilled in I.C.T. meaning easier ways of communication. Also, people who immigrate from poorer countries to countries in the developed world will be skilled in I.C.T meaning no extra costs for training. Also, it means that developed countries can set up buisnesses in poorer countries because they are more skilled.
Advantages for the poorest nations is the fact that they have a chance of improving their quality of living because they are more skilled in I.C.T. Also it will be easier to communicate ,through e-mail for example, with other countries. Also, it means that poorer countries will be able to keep up with the economic demands that they are facing which are I.C.T. based.
Matching internet access with telephone levels could reduce income equality because
Personally, i feel computer aid does do more harm than good because if they are suppling the best computers to poorer countries, though this will be good, it will take more time and money to train the people how to use the computers. What they should do is provide technology that is fairly modern, and is either easy to use or people know how to use it.
Intro:
What advantages are there for the developed world in bridging the global digital divide?
What advantages are there for the poorest nations?
Was President Clinton correct in saying that matching internet access levels with telephone levels will do as much as anything to reduce income equality?
Do charities such as Computer Aid do more good than harm?
Answer:
Advantages for the developed world in bridging the global digital divide is the fact that more people in the world will be more skilled in I.C.T. meaning easier ways of communication. Also, people who immigrate from poorer countries to countries in the developed world will be skilled in I.C.T meaning no extra costs for training. Also, it means that developed countries can set up buisnesses in poorer countries because they are more skilled.
Advantages for the poorest nations is the fact that they have a chance of improving their quality of living because they are more skilled in I.C.T. Also it will be easier to communicate ,through e-mail for example, with other countries. Also, it means that poorer countries will be able to keep up with the economic demands that they are facing which are I.C.T. based.
Matching internet access with telephone levels could reduce income equality because
Personally, i feel computer aid does do more harm than good because if they are suppling the best computers to poorer countries, though this will be good, it will take more time and money to train the people how to use the computers. What they should do is provide technology that is fairly modern, and is either easy to use or people know how to use it.
Sources on the Digital Divide
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Investigate the Impact of access to telecomes
Intro: Using the CIA world factbook as your main source, compare the telecoms sectors of the Central African Republic, Costa Rica, Singapore, the UK and one other under-served country of your choice. Create a table for your findings with the headings; Population, Telephone - Land Lines, Mobile/Cellular, Telephone system, Radio Broadcast stations, country code, internet hosts, internet users.
Central African Republic
Population :- 4,444,330
Telephone-Land Lines in use :- 12,000 (2006)
Mobile/Cellular in use :- 130,000 (2007)
Telephone system :- "limited telephone service; fixed-line connections for well less than 1 per 100 persons coupled with mobile-cellular usage of only about 3 per 100 persons; most fixed-line and cellular telephone services are concentrated in Bangui.
Radio Broadcast Stations :- AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2001)
Country Code :- .cf
Internet Hosts :- 15 (2007)
Internet Users :- 13,000 (2006)
Costa Rica
Population :- 4,195,914 (July 2008 est.)
Telephone-Land Lines in use :- 1.437 million (2007)
Mobile/Cellular in use :- 1.503 million (2007)
Telephone system :- good domestic telephone service in terms of breadth of coverage; restricted cellular telephone service; state-run monopoly provider is struggling with the demand for new lines, resulting in long waiting times
domestic: point-to-point and point-to-multi-point microwave, fiber-optic, and coaxial cable link rural areas; Internet service is available
Radio Broadcast Stations :- AM 65, FM 51, shortwave 19 (2002)
Country Code :- .cr
Internet Hosts :- 13,792 (2007)
Internet Users :- 1.5 million (2007)
Singapore
Population :- 4,608,167 (July 2008 est.)
Telephone-Land Lines in use :- 1.859 million (2007)
Mobile/Cellular in use :- 5.619 million (2007)
Telephone system :- excellent domestic facilities; launched 3G wireless service in February 2005; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is about 150 telephones per 100 persons
Radio Broadcast Stations :- AM 0, FM 17, shortwave 2 (2003)
Country Code :- .sg
Internet Hosts :- 954,475 (2007)
Internet Users :- 3.105 million (2007)
United Kingdom
Population :- 60,943,912 (July 2008 est.)
Telephone-Land Lines in use :- 33.682 million (2007)
Mobile/Cellular in use :- 71.992 million (2007)
Telephone system :- technologically advanced domestic and international system, equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems.
Radio Broadcast Stations :- AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3 (1998)
Country Code :- .uk
Internet Hosts :- 5.118 million (2007)
Internet Users :- 40.2 million (2007)
San Marino
Population :- 29,973 (July 2008 est.)
Telephone-Land Lines in use :- 21,000 (2006)
Mobile/Cellular in use :- 17,390 (2006)
Telephone system :- adequate connections, automatic telephone system completely integrated into Italian system
Radio Broadcast Stations :- AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
Country Code :- .sm
Internet Hosts :- 3,344 (2007)
Internet Users :- 15,400 (2006)
All Facts and Figures taken from CIA - The World Factbook
URL: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Intro: Using the CIA world factbook as your main source, compare the telecoms sectors of the Central African Republic, Costa Rica, Singapore, the UK and one other under-served country of your choice. Create a table for your findings with the headings; Population, Telephone - Land Lines, Mobile/Cellular, Telephone system, Radio Broadcast stations, country code, internet hosts, internet users.
Central African Republic
Population :- 4,444,330
Telephone-Land Lines in use :- 12,000 (2006)
Mobile/Cellular in use :- 130,000 (2007)
Telephone system :- "limited telephone service; fixed-line connections for well less than 1 per 100 persons coupled with mobile-cellular usage of only about 3 per 100 persons; most fixed-line and cellular telephone services are concentrated in Bangui.
Radio Broadcast Stations :- AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2001)
Country Code :- .cf
Internet Hosts :- 15 (2007)
Internet Users :- 13,000 (2006)
Costa Rica
Population :- 4,195,914 (July 2008 est.)
Telephone-Land Lines in use :- 1.437 million (2007)
Mobile/Cellular in use :- 1.503 million (2007)
Telephone system :- good domestic telephone service in terms of breadth of coverage; restricted cellular telephone service; state-run monopoly provider is struggling with the demand for new lines, resulting in long waiting times
domestic: point-to-point and point-to-multi-point microwave, fiber-optic, and coaxial cable link rural areas; Internet service is available
Radio Broadcast Stations :- AM 65, FM 51, shortwave 19 (2002)
Country Code :- .cr
Internet Hosts :- 13,792 (2007)
Internet Users :- 1.5 million (2007)
Singapore
Population :- 4,608,167 (July 2008 est.)
Telephone-Land Lines in use :- 1.859 million (2007)
Mobile/Cellular in use :- 5.619 million (2007)
Telephone system :- excellent domestic facilities; launched 3G wireless service in February 2005; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is about 150 telephones per 100 persons
Radio Broadcast Stations :- AM 0, FM 17, shortwave 2 (2003)
Country Code :- .sg
Internet Hosts :- 954,475 (2007)
Internet Users :- 3.105 million (2007)
United Kingdom
Population :- 60,943,912 (July 2008 est.)
Telephone-Land Lines in use :- 33.682 million (2007)
Mobile/Cellular in use :- 71.992 million (2007)
Telephone system :- technologically advanced domestic and international system, equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems.
Radio Broadcast Stations :- AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3 (1998)
Country Code :- .uk
Internet Hosts :- 5.118 million (2007)
Internet Users :- 40.2 million (2007)
San Marino
Population :- 29,973 (July 2008 est.)
Telephone-Land Lines in use :- 21,000 (2006)
Mobile/Cellular in use :- 17,390 (2006)
Telephone system :- adequate connections, automatic telephone system completely integrated into Italian system
Radio Broadcast Stations :- AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
Country Code :- .sm
Internet Hosts :- 3,344 (2007)
Internet Users :- 15,400 (2006)
All Facts and Figures taken from CIA - The World Factbook
URL: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Introduction and Factors creating the Digital Divide
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008
What leads to being on the wrong side of the divide?
Intro: The least digitally developed countries according to the ITU are Guinea Biseau, Chad, Mali, Burkino Fasso and Niger. Using an atlas plus information from the ITU, write down some reasons why they might be on the wrong side of the divide.
Answer: These countries may be on the wrong side of the digital divide because of their geographical location. For example, places such as Chad, Mali and Niger have parts were they have parts of the country covered by the sahara desert meaning less population meaning less chance of digital equipment access. Also, Africa is the poorest continent on earth. This means they may not be able to afford the technology to provdide digital equipment thus meaning they are on the wrong side of the divide. Also, according to the ITU "ICT/Telecommunication development in least-developed countries (LDCs) is ramping up,a nd that the digital divide is being bridghed as a result." Taken from the ITU Website
URL: http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ldc/newslog/Bridging+The+Digital+Divide+.aspx
Data Response
Intro: In the section, Current Status of information technology in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Dr Odedra cites a number of infrastructual reasons for the lack of effective ICT.
What are these?
What is identified as the most pressing need for Africa (in terms of ICT)?
How successful have computer-aid projects been?
Why have they failed?
What computer skills are identified as lacking?
What lack of business skills are identified as a major problem?
Answer: The infrastructual reasons for the lact of effective ICT in less econmically developed countries is the fact that there is a lack of secondary euquipment, suitable electric power, and training. This therefore leads to people not being as experienced in the technology they are using. Also, they depend alot on Multinational Corporations meaning they have to wait for the money then just using the money straight off.
Off-the-shelf software packages has been identified as the most pressing need for ICT in africa because of the growing demand in applications. Also, it is much easier to purchase as you are buying a physcial package rather than downloading the package. Also, if you don't have internet access, this will be very useful. Also, microcomputers and personal computers have become very popular in terms of ICT because of the reduction in price.
Computer-aid projects havn't been so successful. Extensive under-ultilization of equipment and major computer based projects have failed. It hasn't been as successfull in the majority of countries when it should only be the minority.
These projects have failed because of the lack of secondary equipment, suitable electric power and training. Also, the governments of the countries involved havn't set up any strategic buying plans so everything comes in bluk or too little software comes meaning more or less people need training. Also, there is a lack of avaiable resources to maintain the ICT.
Identified computer skills that are lack are; systems analysis, programming, maintainace, consulting, operational levels from basic use to management.
The lack of buisness skills which are identified as a major problem is the fact that buisness' are buying software which no one is trained in. They need to plan which software to buy, and whether their staff are trained in this area of ICT. Also, the employee's have a lack of skills to begin with meaning they can't use the software.
URL: http://www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/uu37we/uu37we0s.htm
Intro: The least digitally developed countries according to the ITU are Guinea Biseau, Chad, Mali, Burkino Fasso and Niger. Using an atlas plus information from the ITU, write down some reasons why they might be on the wrong side of the divide.
Answer: These countries may be on the wrong side of the digital divide because of their geographical location. For example, places such as Chad, Mali and Niger have parts were they have parts of the country covered by the sahara desert meaning less population meaning less chance of digital equipment access. Also, Africa is the poorest continent on earth. This means they may not be able to afford the technology to provdide digital equipment thus meaning they are on the wrong side of the divide. Also, according to the ITU "ICT/Telecommunication development in least-developed countries (LDCs) is ramping up,a nd that the digital divide is being bridghed as a result." Taken from the ITU Website
URL: http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ldc/newslog/Bridging+The+Digital+Divide+.aspx
Data Response
Intro: In the section, Current Status of information technology in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Dr Odedra cites a number of infrastructual reasons for the lack of effective ICT.
What are these?
What is identified as the most pressing need for Africa (in terms of ICT)?
How successful have computer-aid projects been?
Why have they failed?
What computer skills are identified as lacking?
What lack of business skills are identified as a major problem?
Answer: The infrastructual reasons for the lact of effective ICT in less econmically developed countries is the fact that there is a lack of secondary euquipment, suitable electric power, and training. This therefore leads to people not being as experienced in the technology they are using. Also, they depend alot on Multinational Corporations meaning they have to wait for the money then just using the money straight off.
Off-the-shelf software packages has been identified as the most pressing need for ICT in africa because of the growing demand in applications. Also, it is much easier to purchase as you are buying a physcial package rather than downloading the package. Also, if you don't have internet access, this will be very useful. Also, microcomputers and personal computers have become very popular in terms of ICT because of the reduction in price.
Computer-aid projects havn't been so successful. Extensive under-ultilization of equipment and major computer based projects have failed. It hasn't been as successfull in the majority of countries when it should only be the minority.
These projects have failed because of the lack of secondary equipment, suitable electric power and training. Also, the governments of the countries involved havn't set up any strategic buying plans so everything comes in bluk or too little software comes meaning more or less people need training. Also, there is a lack of avaiable resources to maintain the ICT.
Identified computer skills that are lack are; systems analysis, programming, maintainace, consulting, operational levels from basic use to management.
The lack of buisness skills which are identified as a major problem is the fact that buisness' are buying software which no one is trained in. They need to plan which software to buy, and whether their staff are trained in this area of ICT. Also, the employee's have a lack of skills to begin with meaning they can't use the software.
URL: http://www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/uu37we/uu37we0s.htm
Legislation and I.C.T.
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Monday, 20 October 2008
Investigate I.C.T. Legislation
-DONE ON A PRESENTATION-
-DONE ON A PRESENTATION-
Crime and Prevention
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Tuesday, 14 October 2008
Investigate the Pros and Cons of ID Cards
Intro: Using the internet, research exactly what is being proposed by the UK government and what the objections are.
Write a list of all of the ICT that is involved in the UK's proposed card scheme
State what the purpose of the ID card is meant to be
Evaluate whether it will meet this purpose
Enumerate the advantages of such a system and the drawbacks
Make you personal recommendation as to whether we should have ID cards.
Answer: ID cards are being proposed to be issued in 2009 to people over the age of 16. It will contain such information such as, name, address, gender, date and place of birth, fingerprints, iris pattern and a facial picture. Different forms of I.C.T. will be used to make the ID cards and to photograph iris patterns and also to take finger prints. The information will be stored in a database called the National Identity Register. In this database, only parliment can change aspects of people details. The data will only be used to determine your data accuratly. Also, biometric identifiers are being used to identify unique characteristics about a person, for example, finger prints and iris scans.
I took the purpose of the ID cards from the Home Office website. "ID cards will provide an easy and secure way for legal UK residents to prove who they are when they apply for services at private businesses, or for government benefits." Also, the website states that it will; help protect people against freud and theft, ensure that people say who they are, tackle illegal immagration and enable easier access to public services
Personally, i feel that ID cards may be able to lower the rates of freud as your finger print and iris are unique meaning that it is very unlikley that someone will be able to copy them. Also, the card will only hold basic information about a person meaning it isn't a threat to our personal privacy. These cards are being made to prove identity meaning sensitive medical records will not be held.
Advantages For ID cards are :- Easier identification at banks and national borders
:- False Identification will be reduced
:- Law enforements can identify people much more easily and effeciently
:- Age ID would be much easier to use (going into an 16 film)
:- Reduce immigration service bureaucracy
Disadvantages for ID cards are :- Driver's license, passport card serve a similar function on a more limited scale
:- Can lead to cases of discrimination if enthic background and religoin are shown.
:- Cost of manufactering ID cards could be huge.
:- ID cards may be able to be forged leading to more Freud.
:- Requirement to always carry the ID card may prove inconvient.
In my opinion i feel that ID cards shouldn't be used. First of all, we don't have them now and we are getting along fine without them. Also, i feel the ID card should be optional because some people don't need an ID card on a day to day basis. Also, people may feel it is an infringement of human rights if all their details are on 1 card. This may be stolen and then the person has your details.
URL: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/passports-and-immigration/id-cards/
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ID_cards#United_Kingdom
Discussion - US passports and RFID
Intro: The US department of homeland security has decided that 1 million US passports will contain radio frequency ID chips in 2005, moving to a Universal system from 2006. These RFID tags will allow customs officials to scan passports using special radio recievers. They will not have to approach the travelers directly but scan them from nearby. The passports will contain biometric and other information. (Source: 'We don't need to see your ID' New scientist 23rd October 2004.)
It will be faster and more convenient for customs but what are the dangers?
Answer:Using Radio Frequency Identifcation will be quicker and more convenient as when you are passing through an airport, you can get through customs quicker and more effiecntly than if you had to have someone check each passport. However, if someone has an old passport which the RFID tag, then they may be held up thus slowing down the system. However, 10 million passports with RFID were produced in 2005 and it is estimated that over 13 million were produced in 2006. The dangers to the system is main fraud. The fact that custom officers don't check the passports, people could get into countries more easier if they steal a passport with RFID on it. Also, it will increase the risk of non identification meaning a higher level of fraud involved in the RFID process.
Discussion - Teen Arrive Alive GPS tracking system
Intro:The company claims that nearly 78% of teens in the US are ticketed or crash by the time they are 18. Among other services, the Teen Arrive Alive organisation offers GPS tracking of teenagers to parents who may be worried if their child is late, missing, lost, abducted or not driving very well. Using a cell phone and GPS technology, parents can track their child's driving in real time. The route shows up on a digital map showing the speed travelled
Research the website and discuss the benefits and drawbacks of this use of technology to "protect" teenagers
Answer:Advantages to this system is the fact that parents can monitor their child's driving and therefore provide guidence if they are doing it wrong or are speeding. Another advantage is the fact that the parent can track the child so if they are late they know were they are. This will therefore reduce panic because they know were their child is without distracting them from the road (like a mobile phone would do).
Disadvantages to this system is the fact that if the parent calls the child while they are driving telling them they are speeding may distract them from the road and they therefore may crash or be in an accident which would be ironic seeing as the system is meant to make the child more safe.
Case Study - Monitoring Internet and E-mail Use
Answer:Advantages to the content monitoring system is the fact that if there is a file which is inapropriate will be filtered out so they can't download it or view it. This therefore, discourages bad internet use, such as, view pornography at work. Also, filtering out key words in e-mails and web pages will also encourage users to not view these items on the internet rather than not working. After which, the sites the employees were viewing can then be blocked to stop more employees viewing that website.
Negative aspects that a content monitoring system may have on a company is the fact that it may dissuade people from applying to the job as they may see it as an infringement of privacy. Also, if they have something personal in one of thier e-mails, it may be an invasion of privacy to view that e-mail leading to lower numbers of employees. Also, some content have been named inappropriatly meaning purposefull content will be filtered out.
Advantages this system has for employees is the fact that all inappriate websites are filtered out so if they are searching for specific items, they will get the proper information only rather than other inapropriate information that is on the internet.
The problems this system has for an employee who is using this system for buisness purposes is the fact that some propriate information may be blocked because the file may be inapropriatly named.
This system should be in place, however, it should be limited as viewing other peoples e-mails is an infringement of privacy. So, the system should be limited to just key words from the internet web pages to stop employees viewing porography and other inapropriate websites.
Discussion - Society and the Individual
Intro: George Orwell wrote about how technology could be used to control us in his famous book of a totalitarian future, 1984, published in 1948.
Review some of the comments on the US's response to Homeland security.
To what extent should we allow society to 'look after' us and as a result, deprive us of individual freedom?
Answer: In a sense, we should allow society to "look after" us in the sense of using ambulance services and fire services is a way of society looking after us. However, when it becomes too much, such as, tracking and monitoring people, it becomes more spying rather than looking after us which then deprives us of individual freedom.
Review of US Response to Homeland security To be Done
Intro: Using the internet, research exactly what is being proposed by the UK government and what the objections are.
Write a list of all of the ICT that is involved in the UK's proposed card scheme
State what the purpose of the ID card is meant to be
Evaluate whether it will meet this purpose
Enumerate the advantages of such a system and the drawbacks
Make you personal recommendation as to whether we should have ID cards.
Answer: ID cards are being proposed to be issued in 2009 to people over the age of 16. It will contain such information such as, name, address, gender, date and place of birth, fingerprints, iris pattern and a facial picture. Different forms of I.C.T. will be used to make the ID cards and to photograph iris patterns and also to take finger prints. The information will be stored in a database called the National Identity Register. In this database, only parliment can change aspects of people details. The data will only be used to determine your data accuratly. Also, biometric identifiers are being used to identify unique characteristics about a person, for example, finger prints and iris scans.
I took the purpose of the ID cards from the Home Office website. "ID cards will provide an easy and secure way for legal UK residents to prove who they are when they apply for services at private businesses, or for government benefits." Also, the website states that it will; help protect people against freud and theft, ensure that people say who they are, tackle illegal immagration and enable easier access to public services
Personally, i feel that ID cards may be able to lower the rates of freud as your finger print and iris are unique meaning that it is very unlikley that someone will be able to copy them. Also, the card will only hold basic information about a person meaning it isn't a threat to our personal privacy. These cards are being made to prove identity meaning sensitive medical records will not be held.
Advantages For ID cards are :- Easier identification at banks and national borders
:- False Identification will be reduced
:- Law enforements can identify people much more easily and effeciently
:- Age ID would be much easier to use (going into an 16 film)
:- Reduce immigration service bureaucracy
Disadvantages for ID cards are :- Driver's license, passport card serve a similar function on a more limited scale
:- Can lead to cases of discrimination if enthic background and religoin are shown.
:- Cost of manufactering ID cards could be huge.
:- ID cards may be able to be forged leading to more Freud.
:- Requirement to always carry the ID card may prove inconvient.
In my opinion i feel that ID cards shouldn't be used. First of all, we don't have them now and we are getting along fine without them. Also, i feel the ID card should be optional because some people don't need an ID card on a day to day basis. Also, people may feel it is an infringement of human rights if all their details are on 1 card. This may be stolen and then the person has your details.
URL: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/passports-and-immigration/id-cards/
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ID_cards#United_Kingdom
Discussion - US passports and RFID
Intro: The US department of homeland security has decided that 1 million US passports will contain radio frequency ID chips in 2005, moving to a Universal system from 2006. These RFID tags will allow customs officials to scan passports using special radio recievers. They will not have to approach the travelers directly but scan them from nearby. The passports will contain biometric and other information. (Source: 'We don't need to see your ID' New scientist 23rd October 2004.)
It will be faster and more convenient for customs but what are the dangers?
Answer:Using Radio Frequency Identifcation will be quicker and more convenient as when you are passing through an airport, you can get through customs quicker and more effiecntly than if you had to have someone check each passport. However, if someone has an old passport which the RFID tag, then they may be held up thus slowing down the system. However, 10 million passports with RFID were produced in 2005 and it is estimated that over 13 million were produced in 2006. The dangers to the system is main fraud. The fact that custom officers don't check the passports, people could get into countries more easier if they steal a passport with RFID on it. Also, it will increase the risk of non identification meaning a higher level of fraud involved in the RFID process.
Discussion - Teen Arrive Alive GPS tracking system
Intro:The company claims that nearly 78% of teens in the US are ticketed or crash by the time they are 18. Among other services, the Teen Arrive Alive organisation offers GPS tracking of teenagers to parents who may be worried if their child is late, missing, lost, abducted or not driving very well. Using a cell phone and GPS technology, parents can track their child's driving in real time. The route shows up on a digital map showing the speed travelled
Research the website and discuss the benefits and drawbacks of this use of technology to "protect" teenagers
Answer:Advantages to this system is the fact that parents can monitor their child's driving and therefore provide guidence if they are doing it wrong or are speeding. Another advantage is the fact that the parent can track the child so if they are late they know were they are. This will therefore reduce panic because they know were their child is without distracting them from the road (like a mobile phone would do).
Disadvantages to this system is the fact that if the parent calls the child while they are driving telling them they are speeding may distract them from the road and they therefore may crash or be in an accident which would be ironic seeing as the system is meant to make the child more safe.
Case Study - Monitoring Internet and E-mail Use
Answer:Advantages to the content monitoring system is the fact that if there is a file which is inapropriate will be filtered out so they can't download it or view it. This therefore, discourages bad internet use, such as, view pornography at work. Also, filtering out key words in e-mails and web pages will also encourage users to not view these items on the internet rather than not working. After which, the sites the employees were viewing can then be blocked to stop more employees viewing that website.
Negative aspects that a content monitoring system may have on a company is the fact that it may dissuade people from applying to the job as they may see it as an infringement of privacy. Also, if they have something personal in one of thier e-mails, it may be an invasion of privacy to view that e-mail leading to lower numbers of employees. Also, some content have been named inappropriatly meaning purposefull content will be filtered out.
Advantages this system has for employees is the fact that all inappriate websites are filtered out so if they are searching for specific items, they will get the proper information only rather than other inapropriate information that is on the internet.
The problems this system has for an employee who is using this system for buisness purposes is the fact that some propriate information may be blocked because the file may be inapropriatly named.
This system should be in place, however, it should be limited as viewing other peoples e-mails is an infringement of privacy. So, the system should be limited to just key words from the internet web pages to stop employees viewing porography and other inapropriate websites.
Discussion - Society and the Individual
Intro: George Orwell wrote about how technology could be used to control us in his famous book of a totalitarian future, 1984, published in 1948.
Review some of the comments on the US's response to Homeland security.
To what extent should we allow society to 'look after' us and as a result, deprive us of individual freedom?
Answer: In a sense, we should allow society to "look after" us in the sense of using ambulance services and fire services is a way of society looking after us. However, when it becomes too much, such as, tracking and monitoring people, it becomes more spying rather than looking after us which then deprives us of individual freedom.
Review of US Response to Homeland security To be Done
Decision Making
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Monday, 13 October 2008
Making Choices
Intro: Your grandmother wants a mobile phone. She does not have a price limit as such but she wants to spend as little as possible.
Investigate the phones avaliable for her and suggest one for her. Evaluate very carefully why she should buy the one you suggest. State any assumptions you make carefully.
Answer: Firstly I looked for a phone which would be easy to use and not have too many un-nessasary gadgets for an elderly person to have on their phone, for example, a camera for example would be un-nessasary. I look on the "Carphone Warehouse" to compare a selection of phones that she could use. Seeing as she wouldn't use it as much as a younger generation person, i firstly selected "Pay as you go" so she could top up when she needed to rather than pay £30 a month for a phone she doesn't regualary use. I am also searching for a phone which is under £30 because i see this as a reasonable price to pay for a mobile phone or an elderly people.
URL: http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/commerce/servlet/gben-Home
One phone i picked out was the Nokia 2630 (Pay as you go) which can be bought for £24.95 on orange, vodaphone and T mobile. It is advertised as simple and straight forward which may appeal to an elderly lady. It has a camera phone, video recorder, radio and bluetooth which may not be used, however, i feel the simplicity of the phone may appeal to an elderly lady. It is also designed to do as little or as much as you want on that phone. Though this may be a good phone, i feel an elderly lady may not want all the extra applications the phone comes with.
URL: http://shop.carphonewarehouse.com/pay-as-you-go/nokia/2630-black/orange/ojt/
Another phone i picked out was the Nokia 2310 (Pay as you go) which is even more simpler for £19.95 on vodaphone. This phone has no camera phone or video recorder, yet it does have FM radio and a colour screen. I feel this phone is the most suitable for an elderly lady as it is the best of the simpilist phones. She most probably won't want to use a camera on a phone so theres no need to pay the extra £5 to get one on her phone. It is also very compact which would make it easy to use and travel with. It is also highlighted for being very easy to call as an elderly lady may not want to text all the time and would rather ring someone.
URL: http://shop.carphonewarehouse.com/pay-as-you-go/nokia/2310-red/vodafone/sstep/
Managing information overload
Intro: Many ICT tools have been created to help in dealing with the information explosion. In what ways can the following help in decision-making; spreadsheets, data mining tools, simulation software, exception reporting tools.
Answer:
A spreadsheet can deal with high amounts of information as there are many cells which you can access and retrieve data from. Once you put your data into a spreadsheet, you can the group it so you can manage the information overload much more effienctly. You can then make effective decisions as you have catagorised the data.
Data mining is a way of sorting through large amounts of information and only picking out what is relevant. This would be usefull for managing information overload as you can pick your way through the un-nessary or un-important data and only view the data which is relevant to you. This software is regulary used by buisnesses and financal analysts to make effective decisions on what data is relevant.
Simulation software is used to design equipment so that the final product of data will be as close to the design specification as possible without using expensive modification. So if there was a data overload, simulation software could modify equipment to handle with the amount of data coming in which would alow effective data management and good decision making.
Intro: Your grandmother wants a mobile phone. She does not have a price limit as such but she wants to spend as little as possible.
Investigate the phones avaliable for her and suggest one for her. Evaluate very carefully why she should buy the one you suggest. State any assumptions you make carefully.
Answer: Firstly I looked for a phone which would be easy to use and not have too many un-nessasary gadgets for an elderly person to have on their phone, for example, a camera for example would be un-nessasary. I look on the "Carphone Warehouse" to compare a selection of phones that she could use. Seeing as she wouldn't use it as much as a younger generation person, i firstly selected "Pay as you go" so she could top up when she needed to rather than pay £30 a month for a phone she doesn't regualary use. I am also searching for a phone which is under £30 because i see this as a reasonable price to pay for a mobile phone or an elderly people.
URL: http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/commerce/servlet/gben-Home
One phone i picked out was the Nokia 2630 (Pay as you go) which can be bought for £24.95 on orange, vodaphone and T mobile. It is advertised as simple and straight forward which may appeal to an elderly lady. It has a camera phone, video recorder, radio and bluetooth which may not be used, however, i feel the simplicity of the phone may appeal to an elderly lady. It is also designed to do as little or as much as you want on that phone. Though this may be a good phone, i feel an elderly lady may not want all the extra applications the phone comes with.
URL: http://shop.carphonewarehouse.com/pay-as-you-go/nokia/2630-black/orange/ojt/
Another phone i picked out was the Nokia 2310 (Pay as you go) which is even more simpler for £19.95 on vodaphone. This phone has no camera phone or video recorder, yet it does have FM radio and a colour screen. I feel this phone is the most suitable for an elderly lady as it is the best of the simpilist phones. She most probably won't want to use a camera on a phone so theres no need to pay the extra £5 to get one on her phone. It is also very compact which would make it easy to use and travel with. It is also highlighted for being very easy to call as an elderly lady may not want to text all the time and would rather ring someone.
URL: http://shop.carphonewarehouse.com/pay-as-you-go/nokia/2310-red/vodafone/sstep/
Managing information overload
Intro: Many ICT tools have been created to help in dealing with the information explosion. In what ways can the following help in decision-making; spreadsheets, data mining tools, simulation software, exception reporting tools.
Answer:
A spreadsheet can deal with high amounts of information as there are many cells which you can access and retrieve data from. Once you put your data into a spreadsheet, you can the group it so you can manage the information overload much more effienctly. You can then make effective decisions as you have catagorised the data.
Data mining is a way of sorting through large amounts of information and only picking out what is relevant. This would be usefull for managing information overload as you can pick your way through the un-nessary or un-important data and only view the data which is relevant to you. This software is regulary used by buisnesses and financal analysts to make effective decisions on what data is relevant.
Simulation software is used to design equipment so that the final product of data will be as close to the design specification as possible without using expensive modification. So if there was a data overload, simulation software could modify equipment to handle with the amount of data coming in which would alow effective data management and good decision making.
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