Technology in Workplace
- 2. What is technology? Technology is the process by which humans modify nature to meet their needs, a technology includes all of the infrastructure necessary for design, manufacture, operation, and repair of technological artifacts.
- 3. Use of technology in work place Technology provides us with the tools to make communication and production in a work place easier
- 4. Advantages Saves Time : Technology can be used to automate various tasks at work , this automation will guarantee efficiency and will also increase on production at work. Communication : With the use of technology now we can communicate With anyone across the globe. Creation of new jobs : Probably the best advantage of information technology is the creation of new and interesting jobs.
- 5. Encourages Innovation and creativity : Workers can use different technologies to create Innovative business ideas which can be used in business growth and expansion. Creates Mobility : The use of internet and computers to work has eliminated space and time boundaries. Employees can work from anywhere anytime. Security: It provides an end to end software and hardware data encryption so that only authorized parties are able to retrieve and read it.
- 6. Disadvantages Work: People will loose their jobs and be replaced by machines that will do the work for them. In addition, machines and robots are too complex for most people to use. Cause Distractions at work: There are so many ways technology can distract employees at work and affects the productivity of Employee. Addiction: Several people, get addicted to the technology and this is a big problem, because they get a life based in material things.
- 7. Makes employees lazy : Since most of tasks are automated by technology, many employees becomes lazy at work.
- 9. Conclusion Technology is essential in a work place , it simplifies every single activity in a workplace and also makes communication at a workplace easier and faster. Use technology to make your work easier, Don’t let technology takes control over you because “Humans are built technology but not technology built humans”.
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Editor's Notes
- #5: Communication : With the help of information technology, communication has also become cheaper, quicker, and more efficient. We can now communicate with anyone around the globe by simply text messaging them or sending them an email for an almost instantaneous response.