Module 2: Internet Globalization and Its Effects on Society

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Module 2 Internet Globalization and Its Effects
on Society

• Introduction
• Culture
• Language
• Commerce
• Cyber Crimes
• Health
• Education

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Introduction

• Global Internet growth is steadily increasing
• There are differing estimates and these change
  daily
• Current (2000) estimates 40 million connected
• Projected in 5 years 300 million connection
• As it grows, its effects in every aspect of
  society are growing profoundly

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Culture

• Participatory nature of the Internet
• Global scope
• Individual nature of communication
• National and group cultures are under attack
• Other cultures are being promoted

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Language

• Languages are affected in fundamental three ways
• Growth a few are growing
• Decline many are on the decline
• Internal growth many are picking up new terms
  from other languages
• The effects on a language are results of
• Invasion
• Colonization
• Trade
• Technology

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Commerce

• E-commerce and email are jointily driving the
  Internet
• E-commerce has grown exponentially because
• The Internets global reach
• Around-the-clock, 7 days service
• Speed of response
• Low business costs
• Constant updates
• Better payment systems

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Cyber Crimes

• Cyber crimes are fueled by the same reasons as
  e-commerce
• Major crimes include
• Piracy
• Fraud
• Espionage
• Viruses
• Intrusion

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Health

• The Internet has helped healthcare in the
  following ways
• Networking of healthcare groups/providers
• Networking of rural facilities with more equipped
  urban ones
• Linking of physicians and transfer of vital
  patient medical information
• Video conferencing
• Instant access to patient medical information

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Health

• Benefits of Telemedicine
• Time reduces processing time
• Speed for delivery of services
• Costs lowers costs (I.e. travel)

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Education

• Creation of virtual universities
• Better delivery of instruction
• Indexing of scholastic materials
• Better /fast information access
• Better quality information databases
• Quick sharing and communication of information