Roles in different sectors

• Role of Information Technology in Our Daily Life
• IT has a big role in most aspects of our daily lives and aims for comfort and easiness
• Positive impacts of ICT:

  • Access to information
  • Improved access to education
  • New tools and opportunities
  • Communication
  • Information management
  • Globalization and Culture Gap
  • Security
  • Participation in a wider society
• Negative impacts of ICT:

  • Job loss
  • Reduced personal interaction
  • Reduced physical activity
  • Cost
  • Competition
  • Dominant Culture
• Role of Information Technology in Education
• Advancement of IT in education has improved research
• Uses of ICT in education:

  • eBooks
  • Audio and visual learning
  • Projectors for lecture planning
  • Distance learning through internet facilities
• Students can share knowledge through online discussion forums

  • Record keeping and video conferencing tools for virtual classes
  • Learning management system for training courses
  • Gamification in education
  • Augmented Reality and Simulation for better representation of material
• Role of Information Technology in Medical Science
• Health Information Technology (HIT) involves information processing for health care communication and decision making
• Uses of IT in medical science:

  • Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
  • Augmented Diagnosis through AR
  • Virtual reality for surgical exploration
  • Human patient simulator
  • Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
  • Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans
• Role of Information Technology in Finance
• Financial technology (Fintech) transforms and improves financial processes
• IT in finance includes:

  • Faster flow of information
  • Systems for online banking and payments
  • Peer-to-peer lending
  • Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain
  • Crowdfunding platforms
  • AI and Machine learning in finance
• Role of Information Technology in Agriculture
• IT in agriculture is vital for modern survival and benefits trade, income for farmers, and food production
• IT impacts in agriculture:

  • Decision making based on historical data sampling
  • Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS)
  • Drones for data collection, surveys, planting, and irrigation
  • Robotics, drones, and computer vision software
  • Smart Farming and Soil DNA testing
  • AI-enabling self-driving tractors