How I.C.T can change the world for better or for worst?

"The internet has empowered people, it has empowered nations, bridge gaps and brought the world together. However, now it is being use to tear the world apart"  ~Khalid 2012

For me, I.C.T changes the world for the better. Nowadays the world has so dependent on the internet that we use in our daily life. Life is easy it's because of the internet. Using the tip of your finger you are being updated to all of the current news all over the world.Having this power is great because it lessen our time in working and help us to accomplished our task with less efforts. Information and Communication technology opened up a whole industry in the work sector, and it is clear one of its many advantages. According to the study, the ICT industry in Australia alone employs over 541000 professionals. Meaning over half a million with actual degrees in ICT  related subjects.Our reliance on computers and technologies is the reason that this number continues to increase. ICT also left a mark on the way in which society communicates. E-mail, Instant messaging and video conference are all new ways in which people communicate effectively every day. This in turn, impact the economy.Information and communication technologies ICT are extremely influencing every discipline under the sun including Education. It is affecting every aspect of education from teaching-learning to assessment and evaluation. It improves the effectiveness of education. It aids literacy movements. It enhances scope of education by facilitating mobile learning and inclusive education. It facilitates research and scholarly communication. Impact of ICT and its potential for the education field is manifold. It positively affects all the stakeholders of the education field. The current papers discuss the same along with the various challenges posed by ICT. The challenges include economical issues, educational and technical factors. Appropriate content, Design and workability of ICT also play a crucial role in adoption of ICT in the education field. The paper delineates in brief the challenges and probable solutions.These are some examples of the advantages of ICT,  there are more that not included. Indeed ICT play a vital role to our daily life. I"m not saying that ICT have no bad effect but this effect is just a piece compared to its total advantages as a whole.

My learning about Empowerment Technologies.

I learned that "Excellence can only be achieved when great respect is placed on learning, teamed with patience and effort. Because of the changing times in which we live, we must constantly strive to improve ourselves through life-long education. It is invaluable for us to know how to utilize technology for our continued success in learning".