8 Information Technology and Society
8.1 Introduction
Advances in technology have changed the ways we learn and conduct our daily lives. IT now touches every sector of society and is integrated in such a way that we can enjoy it in all places and contexts. Think about cars with built-in satellite navigation, for instance, and about the digital displays within them. IT has also enabled us to see and visit other places without having to be physically present. For example, people in Africa can watch in real time a soccer event in Europe without having to be physically present at that event. Mobile devices have changed the way people communicate and enabled them to perform tasks more quickly and more flexibly than ...
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