INFLUENCES OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY 1.
Government Science and technology focusing on the development of innovative solutions to help go vernment better provide public services through science and technology. Through applied research and partnerships, projects are undertaken that address the policy, management, and technology dimensions of information use in the public sector. The influences of S&T on Government are;
Military defense create powerful weapons to defend its country (or by attacking other countries) by combating actual or perceived threats -High powered battled weapons -Nuclear -State of the art fighting fighting plane like the f-18 fighting Falcon of USA -Robotic soldiers to eliminate human troops in battle fields The influences of S&T on Government are; •
Health and Safety Provide quality and affordable medicines for the Poor. Develop vaccines Provide quality health care assistance and training Perform food licensing and food inspection Ensure basic public health services Update the public about health issues and threats
2. Education The influence of science and technology on education education are also called learning technology. technology. Its objective is to give ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance b y creating, using and managing appropriate technological processes and resources. It covers the processes and systems of learning and instruction, educational technology includes other systems used in the process of developing human capability. Educational Technology includes, but is not limited to, software, hardware, as well as Internet applications and activities. Influences in Education: - e-tv of abs-cbn - Computer aided instructions (Commission on Higher Education) - Science and technological innovations and inventions - Food and nutrition institute, DOST scholars online - Community, Philippine Philippine Nuclear Research Research Institute - PAG-ASA and PHIVOLCS DOST 3. Religion The influences of science and technology on religion are as follows; - Pope John Paul II issued a letter informing the world on the use of Internet entitled The internet: internet: A new forum for proclaiming the Gospel” influences of science and technology on religion are as follows; Provides training, seminar and workshop on ICT Pope Benidict XVI surfs the web and u ses emails Facebook, Wikipedia and YouTube in the Vatican - CBCP news Podcast – A daily 15 minutes live news and can be downloaded free of charge. - CBCP promotes internet internet services packages packages for priest. 4. Family and community People are divided in their beliefs of whether the overall effect of technology on society is good or bad.
Technology is constantly changing, and it is changing us as well. In the past, some of these changes have been difficult to cope with. In the future, these changes are going to be happening faster, with less time to prepare. Unless we are well informed of the consequences, we will make the wrong choices, and our technology will destroy us. The overall effect of technology is good; there are clearly dangers and drawbacks. Every new technology breeds unanticipated or unwanted side effects. Industrial Revolution, while reducing manual labor in the long run, had and still still negative consequence, such as pollution, child labor, and sweatshop conditions. Lost of family bonding or family ties o
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Influence of Science and Technology on manual workforce
“BLUE COLLAR WORKERS A blue-collar worker is a member of the working class who typically performs manual labor and earns an hourly wage. Blue-collar workers are distinguished from those in the service sector and from white collar workers, wh ose jobs are not considered manual labor. Blue-collar work may be skilled or unskilled, and may involve in manufacturing, mining, building and construction trades, mechanical work, maintenance, repair and operations maintenance or technical installations. The white-collar worker, by contrast, performs non-manual labor often in an office; and the service industry worker performs labor involving customer interaction, entertainment, entertainment, retail and outside sales, and the like. What are in influence of S & T that drastically affects the so called “blue collar workers”? • TIME FACTOR FACTOR – is the period period of of time that an individu individual al spends spends at at paid paid occupati occupational onal labor. labor. • MODERN MODERN BUSINESS BUSINESS FIRM FIRM – refers refers to to modern modern corporatio corporation n or modern modern institut institutions ions that that exercise exercised d an importan importantt influence on the organizational context of work in industrial society due to technological change. • UNIONS – a second second important important influe influence nce on the the organiza organizationa tionall context context of work work exercise exercise by by the industr industrial ial revolut revolution ion was the rise of the unions. It is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas, such as working or physical conditions. This may include the negotiation of wages, work rules, complaint procedures, rules governing hiring, firing and pr omotion of workers, benefits, workplace safety and policies. The agreements negotiated by the union leaders are binding on the rank and file members and the employer and in some cases on other non-member workers. • WORK WEEK WEEK – The The legal legal workweek workweek is the the number number of days days in a full full 7 day week week that that are alloca allocated ted for busine business ss activities.In many countries it is Monday to Friday, though the workweek varies from nation to nation • TECHNOLOG TECHNOLOGICAL ICAL UNEMPL UNEMPLOYME OYMENT NT – Unemploy Unemployment ment occurs occurs when when a person person is is availabl availablee and willing willing to work but but currently without work. • DESKILLING DESKILLING – it is is the process process by which which skilled skilled labore laborerr (specifica (specifically lly the the blue collar collar workers) workers) within within an industr industry y or economy is eliminated by the introduction of technologies operated by semiskilled or unskilled workers • HEA HEALTH LTH AND AND SAFE SAFETY TY TRIVIA IVIA
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Because of growing threat concerning workers the Occupational Safety and Health Act OHSA was passed by the congress in 1970.
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It is the the basic basic right right of the workers workers to be informe informed d of what hazardous hazardous substan substances ces are are present present in the the work place. place.
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JOB CONTENT CONTENT AND PROCESS PROCESS – it is a list of of the general general tasks, tasks, or functions functions,, and responsib responsibilit ilities ies of a position. position. Typically, it also includes to whom the position reports, specifications such as the qualifications needed by the person in the job, salary range for the po sition, etc
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When the the birth birth of S & T was was recognize recognized d in modern modern business business firm firm was there any changes changes in terms terms of job qualif qualificat ications, ions, specifications or even salary range?
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