Global Benefits of New Technology

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This paper argues that the negative aspects of globalization are countered by the positive benefits of global technologies. It addresses the positive effects in the areas of satellite, health, agricultural and communications technologies. and their positive impact on the third world. The paper identifies the potential for global technologies to promote equity and justice on a large scale.

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"The idea that at present there has been no global advantages of the new technology is one that is debatable. There have been countless applications of technology world wide and these have translated in many cases to positive progress. Take for example global communications and satellite technologies. These have serves to remove the boundaries of time and space in order to enable a free flow of information. While these technologies are not available to everyone in the world (in particular to those who are citizens of the Third World), most people have felt their effects, and to a large extent these effects have been positive. In terms of communications technologies, for example, Third World nations must necessarily benefit from wireless technologies which eliminate the need for an established infrastructure. This is evident in the report titled "New Generation Technology Meets Third World Health Needs" (http://allafrica.com/stories/200103010191), in which the authors describe the benefits of cellular and digital technology in remote areas of Africa, "Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) enabled cellphones to allow doctors to receive detailed laboratory test results on the same day that samples were sent off. This was reportedly a first for the area, which is not serves by power or telephone lines. The doctors at the six clinics involved in the pilot project are now using the cellphones extensively" (http:// allafrica.com/stories/200103010191). This is true progress, in which the technology developed in industrialized countries are being applied in ways that transcend the barriers that confront people trying to make a difference in the Third World."

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