Points to discuss negative impact of information and communications technology
- assess the productive uses of information and communications technology (ICT) within a society
- evaluate scenarios where the use of ICT may not be positive
- make a judgement, based on the consideration of the evidence and argument put forward.
- how ICT is having a positive effect in developing systems, procedures and methods
- the benefits of ICT in the enforcement of the law
- the use of ICT as a form of communication enabling remote meetings
- the use of ICT within medicine and science as a tool for treatment, research, and the evaluation of data
- how the overuse of ICT can cause a sense of being monitored and curb freedoms
- the unreliability of some systems and platforms where data is lost
- ICT being used to improve business efficiency and responsiveness to the market
- the lack of the personal touch that ICT can bring.