Many companies and leaders are beginning to realize the untapped potential and future of connecting to the rest of the world through technology. In a recent news article it is explained how Mark Zuckerberg realizes that his company is suited well to meeting this need and helping in connecting a developing country like India with technology. Technology is only becoming more affordable so the future of developing nations that have huge populations that are disconnected beginning to use technology will soon be realized. Connecting India with technology would help their economy but, could also boost the world economy.There are many challenges to these developing nations face when implementing the use of technology on a wide scale that tech companies can help with. Companies like Facebook and Ericsson are already at work on meeting these needs to help.
Some questions I have are:
1. What problems could developing countries face now or in the future in their pursuit of becoming technology based?
2. What could the impact of these countries becoming connected with technology have on the future?
Feel free to add any other comments or concerns.
I think that the big thing that will limit technology in some other countries and one like India is the culture of those countries. Most countries do not value the same things that people in the United States value, so I do not see technology becoming has part of every day living in other countries.
ReplyDeleteI agree that they may value different things but, there are many ways in which they are similar to us that could bring them closer to technology. For example, they still have an economy like us that has many different businesses that could benefit greatly from the use of everyday technology.
ReplyDeleteIf you get too much growth too fast you can end up with a bunch of technology that isn't effective because not everyone has it. Like Trent said, the culture will have a large impact on technology in other countries; the design, the interface, how it works, etc.
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