ICTs as the power (and downfall) of new generations
Published on November 9, 2022
Technology allows connecting the younger population and transcending borders. But there is also a danger embodied in illegal activities carried out on the Internet.
The uses we give to technology in the 21st century range from the most everyday – such as communicating via Whatsapp – to the most specialized – such as sending humans to outer space -. This last category of uses is that peephole that allows us to observe the technological and scientific progress of the world.
A complement to this phenomenon is the demographic segmentation through which this daily use of technology runs. In other words, different generations handle everyday technology differently.
For example, the Gen-Z, who include the population born between 1995 and 2012 approximately; those who were born with the “chip” in place – which by the way does not exist – interact through a process of digital socialization. This, and not a chip, is why they gained this expertise with the everyday in this technological age.
And it is that the concern about the use of these technologies by this group is in the spotlight, since the moral panorama is generally divided between black and white. On the one hand, technology makes it possible to connect the youngest population around the world and transcend political borders. On the other hand, there is a great danger embodied in illegal activities carried out on the Internet.
According to UNICEF “young people (15 to 24 years old) are the most connected age group. Worldwide, 71% are online, compared to 48% of the total population. In fact, 1 in three people in the world represent young users under the age of 18 on the internet.
ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) can be used to reduce the educational gap between the most vulnerable and least connected populations. However, on many occasions the digital divide widens from region to region. While it is true that, as noted, young people are the most connected people, on the African continent they are the least connected. “Around 60% are not online, compared to just 4% in Europe.”
There is a joint responsibility with private entities and the State so that they can offer a better future for the new generations that will be on the Internet, without corrupting the right to freedom of expression, that is, intervening outside of human rights and the children.
The Internet, as well as the ICTs, can act as reducers of borders and social gaps, promote decent socio-economic futures and strengthen spectrums of our society that we have never seen before. However, they may also have less positive factors. For example, ICTs are related to a shot in depressive and anxious conditions in the smallest derived from the false world that is lived in social networks. Given this, “researchers recognize that the excessive use of digital technology can contribute to depression and childhood anxiety.”
Undoubtedly, efforts must be added to build a better future for young people who surf the Internet and use ICTs. This to ensure not only their well-being, but that of society in general.
At X eleva Group we are committed to the use of ICT and other technological tools as promises to change the world. That is one of our responsibilities and we are sure we can fulfill it.
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