In looking online for some information about cultural change because of technology, I found an article, by Dr. Inuk Chung, that lists four aspects to consider.
[Application and combination of IT to human] Firstly, application and combination of IT to human may lead to major cultural impacts. Simply put, we may experience unprecedented human-cyberspace interactions: e.g., the substitution of mental and physical functions of humans by IT, such as robotics; emergence of "neo-nomadism" by ubiquitous mobile devices; digitalization of human body with the wearable computers;
[Collectivism and individualism] Secondly, the development of IT may lead to weakening collectivism and feeding individualism, which in turn, increases the benefits of individuals, customized tastes and preferences and the role of pro-sumers;
[Focus on individual creativity] Thirdly, the development of IT may encourage creative thinking in education, rather than current system of simple accumulation of knowledge. Information society may focus on individual creativity, and consequently may change all forms of education, not only at home, but in school or office, continuously affecting all patterns of work and leisure in the future;
["Iconic society.”] And fourthly, we can forecast the advent of "iconic society.” The continued development of IT may lead to changes in communication methods and the emergence of iconic society where visual images, especially, moving pictures would be dominant format. Therefore, visual images as a key method of communication would generate extensive social and cultural changes.
It's both scary and exciting to think about how the world is changing because of the internet and technology.
Referenced link:
https://www.oecd.org/sti/ieconomy/37985728.pdf
[Application and combination of IT to human] Firstly, application and combination of IT to human may lead to major cultural impacts. Simply put, we may experience unprecedented human-cyberspace interactions: e.g., the substitution of mental and physical functions of humans by IT, such as robotics; emergence of "neo-nomadism" by ubiquitous mobile devices; digitalization of human body with the wearable computers;
[Collectivism and individualism] Secondly, the development of IT may lead to weakening collectivism and feeding individualism, which in turn, increases the benefits of individuals, customized tastes and preferences and the role of pro-sumers;
[Focus on individual creativity] Thirdly, the development of IT may encourage creative thinking in education, rather than current system of simple accumulation of knowledge. Information society may focus on individual creativity, and consequently may change all forms of education, not only at home, but in school or office, continuously affecting all patterns of work and leisure in the future;
["Iconic society.”] And fourthly, we can forecast the advent of "iconic society.” The continued development of IT may lead to changes in communication methods and the emergence of iconic society where visual images, especially, moving pictures would be dominant format. Therefore, visual images as a key method of communication would generate extensive social and cultural changes.
It's both scary and exciting to think about how the world is changing because of the internet and technology.
Referenced link:
https://www.oecd.org/sti/ieconomy/37985728.pdf
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