PSC 204 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Remittance, Cyberterrorism, Sun Microsystems
24 Mar 2016
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Ferdinand magellan believed the earth was round. Thomas friedman believed the world was flat; argues that modern technologies make economic and social relationships between people, businesses, and countries flatter (less hierarchical) Technological innovation is the enzyme that catalyzes the flatteners . His observations were based on the economic powerhouses of china and india. Less than 35% of the world is online: africa only 15. 6, asia only 27. 5, middle east 40. 2% Digitization technology that has allowed information to be converted to computer-ready formats (has fundamentally altered communication to provide more broad-based methods of delivery) Thailand: protests can be met with aggressive action by governments when a new military gov came to power in 2014. Information revolution rapid spread of and access to all forms of communication. Digital age the development of digital technology in the 21st century characterized by the ability to transfer large amounts of info with ease and to access knowledge from virtually any location.
