A Detailed Look at the Impact of ICT on Our Daily Lives Today

This essay examines the impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on daily life, highlighting both its positive and negative aspects. The positive impacts include enhanced communication through online platforms, improved access to information and education, and increased business efficiency through automation. Conversely, the negative impacts encompass privacy and security risks, reduced personal interaction leading to potential isolation, and health issues stemming from decreased physical activity and potential mental health concerns due to addiction. The essay concludes that while ICT offers numerous benefits, its use requires careful consideration to mitigate potential adverse effects on physical and mental well-being.

The Impact of ICT on our Daily Lives

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Positive impact of ICT.................................................................................................................1
Negative impact of ICT...............................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................1
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................2

INTRODUCTION
Information and communication plays a crucial role, such that everyone is completely
depend upon new and advance technology (Silverstone, 2017). In the same way, current study
describe the positive and negative impact of ICT in daily lives.
MAIN BODY
Positive impact of ICT
ICT creates positive impact such that an individual may read local newspaper using
online newspaper and may also connect with family, relatives through electronic mail, call
conference (Wang, Xiang and Fesenmaier, 2016). Moreover, ICT is also use in education area
such that teacher provide online lecture through Skype and hike. Technology also used in
business such that company uses ICT to promote their business product and they also use
automated system which calculate attendance of their employees and their working hours. This,
shows positive impact of ICT upon daily lives.
Negative impact of ICT
ICT also have negative impact such that the privacy and security of an individual may
leads to increase risk and it also reduce personal interaction. Such that using technology, person
is able to work from home but it may leads towards isolated and unhappy (Katz, 2017). In
addition to this, it leads to reduce physical activity and it may cause many health issue such as
obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Further, addicted to ICT may also affect mental health of a
person. For example, teenagers children enjoy when they play games but when they got addicted
it affect their physical and mental health .
CONCLUSION
By summing up above, it has been concluded that ICT have both positive as well as negative
impact and it depend upon an individual, how they used ICT in daily lives. Therefore, report concluded it
help to save time and perform work quickly but on the other side, it also leads to physical and mental health
issue as well.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Katz, J. E., 2017. Machines that become us: The social context of personal communication
technology. Routledge.
Silverstone, R. ed., 2017. Media, technology and everyday life in Europe: From information to
communication. Routledge.
Wang, D., Xiang, Z. and Fesenmaier, D. R., 2016. Smartphone use in everyday life and
travel. Journal of travel research, 55(1), pp.52-63.
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