Starting with the basic definition, Technology is basically
all about the uses of scientific knowledge for everyday purposes or practical
use. The meaning of this “technology” word is a combination of Greek words- art
and craft. Nowadays people are using technology with a wide aspect. In easier
terms, technology is everywhere and i am not just talking about gadgets and
electronics but you can say even the zipper of a zip lock bag is a form of
technology. I don't need to think any of us are unaware of the fact of how
technology has made our life easier.
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HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY
Let’s ride and get back to old times,
learning about the history of technology and where this all started. Remember
we used to read about how early man used to rub stones and light fire or how
they made their own arrows and used them to hunt animals to eat for survival or
the invention. Well, that's where it all started. The invention of technology,
invention of tools and techniques to make our work easier. Gradually everything
started to evolve and “update”.
The invention of computers and
electronics and gadgets made technology all about science and use of science.
Soon after the mid century, the word technology received a new meaning “the
means of activity used by humans to manipulate or develop the environment “. As
a matter of fact technology keeps changing according to our necessity.
Social involvement
As a matter of fact, the social sense
of need should definitely be felt or else the innovation of technology might
not be accepted. To make it easier the social involvement of people in
technology must depend on three factors:
1. Need
2. Resource
3. Ethic
In modern times, the ethics and needs
of social technology must be created through advertising.
Social ethics basically implies an
environment regarded and receptive ideas. These kinds of ideas and receptivity
might be time dependent and limited to certain fields. For example, the
improvements and innovation in weapon techniques or navigating resources.
Whatever be the psychological basis, we cannot deny the fact that existence of
a socially indulged society is willing to encourage investors. The
encouragement definitely boosts the confidence of such investors in using their
ideas and implementing them to create and invent technology for betterment of
humans and society.
We can indeed say that social indulgent
plays the utmost importance in development of technology.
Science and Technology
On one hand, technology is systematic
study of things and skills and on the other hand, science is all about
systematic ways to interpret and understand the world. Science as we all know
is more about conceptual and practical approach and technology is related and
concerned with the fabrication and use of something arising from earlier times
which might not be of use or relevance to us now. Science and technology in
other words can be acknowledged as interdependent on one another along with
innovation but in a distinct way. The development of system engineering,
simulation studies, and mathematical modeling was not just one way to influence
science and technology as technology created new machines and tools and with
which scientists were able to achieve increasing sight of the world from inside
and outside.
Criticisms for Technology
Most of the evaluation techniques and
ideas have some sort of drawbacks. It isn't necessary that every time the
proposed model or invention achieves acceptance from the society. They
sometimes fail in some way with no specific reason. The complications of the
participatory approach can vary.
Complexity in a technology can be a
challenge for the investors and inventors. As the people who aren't aware of
technological background can face difficulty in dealing with the proposed
model. This is one of the most obvious challenges or complexity which raises
the scope of stakeholder and participation grows.
Legitimacy of Stakeholders is a national
and international political issue where an international dispute for example,
it’s relatively common for company managers or the governments to question about
the extent of trade unions actually represent the wishes and interest of
members.
Mobilizing bias is about the
identification of the suitable or preferred stakeholders whose interests are
way easier to accommodate into evaluation. They are the ones who actually agree
or support a particular technology and project.
Branches of technology
The technology is as we all know is
used in many fields and industries. There are many branches of technology. Some
of them are:-
1. Aerospace technology - means of transportation
above earth.
2. Applied physics- which is mostly
used for particular technological or practical use.
3. Agriculture- yes, technology is also
used in agriculture.
4. Fisheries
5. Fishing industry
6. Forests
7. Gardening and farming
8. Sustainable agriculture.
9. Communication is also a branch of
technology.
10. Books
11. Radio
12. Internet
13. Television
14. Computing includes goal oriented
activity like designing and building of hardware or software and all computing
and processing activities as well as scientific research work. This can be
categorized as:
15. Computer science-
16. Artificial intelligence
17. Object orientation
18. Cryptography
19. Human computer interactions
20. Computer engineering
21. Information technology
22. Software engineering
23. Programming
24. Construction- building of projects
25. Designs- creating abstract of an
object
26. Electronics
27. Engineering
28. Transportation
29. Industry
Technological dilemma
The dilemma of modern society is that
on one hand there is overdependence of life on advanced technology whereas on
the other hand the terror and threat that technology will destroy quality of
life in modern society. This proves the need to control the development and
overuse of the technology and to resolve this dilemma is more necessary to
define the objectives by solving the rapid problems. It definitely seems
necessary to find the solutions and results to control this dynamic rise in the
number of uses of technology along with the population rise. Even though most
of the dilemmas of the 19-20th century have been dispersed and the increasing
awareness of technological confusions has been offered as realistic assessments
as role in shaping today’s society. Needless to say that when basic problems
will be reviewed, it will be finally possible to consider the effect of
technology on life and studies.
Technology is supposed to lets us
easier to reach, and we cannot deny that it often does. But the constant and
same modes of communication that has caught us on the instant replay also can
leave us feeling forgotten.
Perhaps there is no doubt that we are a
part of an age of technology and information transmission unlike any other in
the history of human existence. In the hands of the lets say 10-year-old is the
ability to access libraries of data, to take in a limitless amount
ofentertainment and converse with someone on the other side of the world. When
observations of people living with such advancements are reported, a dilemma
emerges: namely, advances in technology that we see as inherently good
sometimes produce harm.
According to my opinion, the
technological dilemma is the result of a misunderstanding of technology and of
human nature.
Just because we are capable of making
technological advances does not mean we ought to make such advances. We should
perhaps take our time among all aspects of technology by considering the ends
and means, and keeping the Truth concerning human nature at the forefront of
our minds.
Then perhaps we can make sense of the
technological ethical dilemmas prevalent in our time.
References :
https://www.newscientist.com/subject/technology/
https://www.popsci.com/technology/
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