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Showing posts with label Information Technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Information Technology. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Information Technology, Society and Science Relationship


Information Technology, Society and Science Relationship


Information Technology, Society and Science Relationship

Science (Social and Natural),
IT (Information Exchange and Management)
& Society (Aka the tax Payer)

Society -> IT:
demand, business and private interests, investments, financial support, user friendliness, customer feedback
IT -> Society:
online communities, the global village, connectivity, impact on opinion and decision making processes, democracy and economy, virtual reality

Science -> Society:
Science is the only news, public outreach, science journalism, blogs [you are here] etcsociety -> science:
science is done by scientists, sociology of science, direct and indirect influence through financial support ethics, culture, history and tradition.IT -> Science:
organization of communities, networks, collaborations, communications, opinion making processes.science -> IT:
Research, networks and complex systems, communication sciences, hard and software developments.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

What is Information Technology?

Information Technology is abbreviated as IT and is defined as “The development, installation, and implementation of computer systems and applications”. When computer and communications technologies are combined, the result is information technology, or "infotech". Information technology is a general term that describes any technology that helps to produce, manipulate, store, communicate, and/or disseminate information.