The Importance Of Communication Technology

The prominence of technology has persuaded people to rely on it for a variety of purposes. Wicks and Boutilier (2014), admit that technology holds massive capacity to transform and enhance lives in areas such as relationships and exchange of ideas hence, a rich diversity. According to Glenn and Castle (2014), long distances can now be efficiently covered by using cars or public transport and in addition to that, the communication arena has also been advanced as people are now able to use phones and the internet to contact others, something that has gone as far as saving people the endeavors of retail purchasing at times. Additionally, Roy (2016), perceives how women have benefited a lot from communication technologies as they have been liberated

According to Janice (2014), the modern transportation systems around the world are further going through prolifically drastic transformations leading to intelligent transportation systems which are improving driving and traffic management, and U.S. Department of Transportation reflects that intelligent transportation systems boosts transportation safety and mobility by incorporating state of the art communication technologies in the vehicles and transportation infrastructures which may eventually facilitate information sharing that may maintain the traffic mobility, reduce vehicle collisions and even alleviate environmental impacts. Per Nelson (2012), the abundant availability of open transport data on smart phone applications and websites have made a huge difference as people are able to access transportation schedules and the data itself is inspiring the

Additionally, students get to enjoy the various technological resources available. “Students are indeed dependent on technology — I, for one, check my email and social media before I get out of bed every day. However, it is misguided and reductive to assume this use of technology is inherently detrimental. Social media is just another method of communication that we will inevitably incorporate into our lives, much in the way that tools like the telephone and email have been assimilated” (Wicks and Boutilier, 2014). According to Roy (2016), technology has redefined both communication and distance, and mobile phones in particular appeared to strengthen family bond, expand psychosocial neighborhood, improve symbolic proximity, raise women’s socio-cultural status, and encourage the mitigation of their fear, isolation, loneliness and continue on to empower them, something that is associated with decreased tolerance to wife beating, increased economic independence and mobility