The Impact of ICT on an Adult in Full-time Employment
The person that I interviewed is a recent graduate, he has been living
in Stafford for less than a year and works for the County Council in
the financial area of Social Services.
Work
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His work wholly revolves around I.T, mainly using financial system’s,
the Internet of which the majority is e-mail, Microsoft Word, Excel
and Outlook Express. All the computers are run off servers which are
most probably similar to the ones used in our school and the Internet
is run through an Intranet (the Internet run through a network) which
also runs the website which is used for people to find out about
everything the council does from charity funding to social care for
fostering and domiciliary patients, it also contains phone numbers
etc. for schools, local council offices and other services as well as
government regulations and policies. It also has message boards which
can only be used by employees all though it is used as a buying and
selling forum. There are a lot of restrictions on the network as well
in the form that everyone has there own password for every piece of
software that they use and they are restricted to the areas that they
work in, an example of this is if he tried to get into an area that
contained information about people enquiring about fostering and/or
adoption then he would be denied this which also brings us onto the
area of the Data Protection Act which is one of his big worries as he
has to keep all his passwords secret in case somebody got hold of
them, he also has to password protect every e-mail that is sent.
Although he works in finance he does not have access to credit details
or handle actual payments, he only works this out and these other
details (the collection or paying out of money) is handled by the
treasurers. He regularly uses a phone that is connected to a main
Data Protection Act 1998: This is there to control and looks after your personal information. Everyone who uses and is able to access your personal information, there are ru...
The Data Protection Act 1998 places controls on the length of time, who has access, and how much personal information can be stored on an individual by organisations, businesses and the Government. Any private information must be kept secure in compliance with the law. This ensures the individual’s right to privacy and confidentiality is upheld. (Gov.uk.
Data Protection Act 1998. All companies and organizations are responsible for ensuring this with serious consequence for not doing so. Any personably identifying information should be kept secure and under control of the persons responsible for the data at any given time. It should only be kept for as long as necessary or required by law and used correctly for the purpose kept. There are a number of further
...n work in an environment is free of alcohol, illegal drugs, firearms, discriminating and/or offensive material or data, etc. Company provided technology such as email, voice mail, and computer systems remain company property as well as all data that is transmitted, received, or stored. Employees are expected to use these resources business related purposes only
In term of data protection of the services users which is very important, the Data Protection Act enlighten on how client information’s are to be confidential dealt with in a protected and secured place.
The Lawyer, European Parliament votes overwhelmingly in favour of data protection reform, 27 March 2014, Wragge & Co.
The Data Protection Act 1998 is fundamental in the governance of confidentiality. The act has 8 main principles these are:
Bishop, J. 2010. “Tough on Data Misuse, Tough on the Causes of Data Misuse: A Review of New Labour’s Approach to Information Security and Regulating the Misuse of Digital Information (1997–2010).” International Review of Law, Computers & Technology 24 (3): 299–303.
Companies must adhere to the Data Protection Act (1998) which protects consumers’ data privacy. According to the EU Data Protection Directive (1995), there are eight principles of which the data collection should follow:
[4] Soas-University of London (2007). Data Protection Policy: Overview of the Data Protection Act 1998. Retrieved from http://www.soas.ac.uk/infocomp/dpa/policy/overview/.
The world is getting smaller, yet remains full of possibilities due in part to technology. Interestingly, the very first emails could only be sent to someone using two computers, literally side by side. Technology dates back to the first manipulations of materials to assist in human survival. There are many definitions for technology, John D. Carl describes technology stating,” it deals with the creation, use, and application of knowledge and its’ interrelation with life, society, and the environment” (Carl, J.D., 2011, p.301). For the purpose of this paper, any instrument, invention, or method influencing and allowing people to control or adapt to their environment, is technology. With the increased availability of technological tools (smart phones, text messaging, image scanning, email, and social media), communication is rapidly changing. Society has moved beyond the Industrial Age and into the Information Age, where the sharing of knowledge and ideas is the new driver of power and world economy. Technology possesses many merits, and as with any tool, it carries drawbacks. Misuse and overuse creates unsavory dependence. This dependence can have adverse affects on people, business, and education. Technology receives vast criticism for reducing face-to-face interactions. Although the information technology of today is widely held as impersonal, it promotes communication; technology reduces costs and leverages productivity by facilitating access to information and knowledge, and augmenting interaction amongst those who utilize technology.
Freedom of information will be discussed right after information privacy, it will be well defined and its importance will be stated out, Data breaches of both the public and private sectors will be discussed, how freedom of information can be achieved will be stated, then the essay will concluded by giving recommendations and state to what ends information governance leads.
The Impact Of Information Technology On Work Organisations The impact of information technology will have significant effects on the structure, management and functioning of most organisations. It demands new patterns of work organisation and effects individual jobs, the formation and structure of groups, the nature of supervision and managerial roles. Information technology results in changes to lines of command and authority, and influences the need for reconstructing the organisation and attention to job design. Computer based information and decision support systems influence choices in design of production or service activities, hierachal structures and organisations of support staffs.
life, I will take aspects of the ICT that I use and I will explain why
The Impact of ICT on Society I will talk about how ICT has effected people from all walks of life, how it has effected jobs and living conditions. = == == ==