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1.4 Culture

1. Break down Cultural barriers

   • COMPUTERISED TRANSLATORS
     • Enable users to type words

2. Ways people use computers

   • Technological developments support employees and workers
     • Texts can be used to confirm meetings
       • Advise on delivery scheduels
         • PDA's mobile phones etc are replacements for paper diaries
           • Emails have replaced formal leters

3. Domestic appliances

   • We do very few tasks manuallly
     • Everything else is done electronically
       • DA often rely on in built in computers

4. Psychological and socialogical impact of IT

   • Theres a PI on workers and employees
     • because of the Development of HCI
       • Less variety of work in some enviroments because robots are used in manufacturing
         • This is called deskilling

5. The impact of deskilling work

   • Reducs the complexity of work required
     • employees can feel less valued and motivated
       • Automated machinery has taken away the need for some specialist trades such as wood machining and miling.

6. Impact in the developing nations

   • Noticable change over the years is increasing amount of overseases development and support that is provided to the U.K.
     • more common for someone from another country to answer
       • In 2009 India had 555 million "techno savy". 15-25 year olds using or working with computers.
         • This meant more jobs for those in poorer countries
           • More products are sourced from overseases.