Globalization of Technology Hurts the World’s Population

Advanced Technology creates the digital divide between the rich and poor. Developing countries are introduced with advanced technologies, yet they don’t use it because they don’t have the literate skills. For example, according to The Economist, in India, the Knowledge Centre was set up by the local non-profit organization for the village. It contains computers, solar cells, and wireless internet. Thillan, a woman from the village, was asked about the centre.  She says, “I don’t know anything about that,” “It has no connection to my life. [I’m] just sitting here in [my] house trying to survive.” Also, the poor cannot afford technologies. For example, according to The Economist, a fisherman who is poor cannot afford technologies such as motorboats or navigation equipment. Without it, the fisherman cannot travel too far or determine the location. Globalization is suppose to benefit the world but only the rich benefits and gains from it. Advanced Technology leads to unemployment and that creates poverty. Millions of Americans have lost jobs due to imports or production shifts abroad. Globalization results in U.S. jobs being shipped overseas to low-wage factories with poor working conditions and abuses of workers’ rights. When technology is more dependable than workers, it will replace the workers. Basically, the rich are getting richer and leaving the poor poorer.  And advance technology can cause conflict in the world. For exmple, terrorists have access to sophisticated weapons enhancing their ability to inflict damage. Terrorists use the internet for communicating among themselves. And enemy nations can spread propaganda through the internet.