Good Speech-“Information Technology creating polarized society”

There has been a remarkable progress in the information technology field in the last few decades. Still there are many who are not familiar with it and are unaware of its benefits. It creates two extreme poles in the society and leads to social problems. To what extent do you agree with this?

Now, information technology has become the backbone of many fields such as trade, commerce, and education, healthcare and so on. It has become a way of life in the elite sections of the society where people have become habituated to use it in every aspect of living. However, there are people who are still untouched by the concept of IT.

The advanced countries are enjoying maximum benefits of IT. Computerization of almost every field in such countries has replaced the manual working style. IT products like mobiles, MP3, laptops have revolutionized the life of people and have become needs, not luxury. Even in the developing countries, the urban people have access to technology and have improved their quality of life.

However, in the backward and poor countries, we will find that there is a small section of the society making use of IT. Development and import of IT in such countries is very less due to lack of funds. Low level of education and poverty in such countries make people ignorant of IT and its benefits. Also, the rural areas in developing countries have yet to develop and catch up the booming technology.

Certainly, the above-discussed technology gap leads to formation of a polarized society. When people least exposed to technology moves to a place which is highly equipped with IT, they are often unable to deal with the work smartly. They face exploitations and rejections and sometimes fall into the abyss of despair and frustration.

I feel that there is a need to achieve a balance among all sections of society. It is possible only with efforts at the national and international level. Financial and technological help from developed countries and balancing act of organizations like UNO can make underdeveloped and developing countries also expand their IT resources.