Tuesday, 31 May 2016
Question 7
Question 7
The usage of the internet have risks involved which could
turn out very badly for them if they are not informed. The top 5 risks of 2015
were:
1. Ransomware
2. The Internet of Things
3. Cyber Espionage
4. Cyber Theft
5. Insecure Passwords
Most of the risks involved with the internet mostly are
dependent on the user. The way that users use technology have enabled hackers
to access our information or technology. Criminals can implement the usage of
ransomware because the average consumer does not have an antivirus. People are
connecting their appliances to the internet now which gives them more connectivity
to their assets, the internet of things was considered the highest cyber risk
of 2015. These criminals are finding ways to hack appliances which gives cyber
criminals access to personal information.
Due to information being widely
sought out, information can be sold for large quantities of money and cyber
criminals have been hacking to get this information. Cyber theft is the
stealing of financial information, these criminals have been trying to steal
this since the creation of the Digital Divide. Shops and people need to secure
their information or access to information.
Insecure password is where the user
would be considered at fault as the password is their responsibility. The
strength of a password depends on the user as people tend to be lazy when
creating a password and lean towards an easier password to remember. This makes
it easier for cyber criminals to break the password with their hacking software
and access your information.
These can be avoided by using a good
antivirus software and being responsible with your password when it comes to
creating it. When using the internet or using your financial information, use a
secure line when doing payments to prevent Cyber theft and ensure you are using
credible sites.
Question 5
Question 5
I had to use Jermaine’s computer to
use Thinglink as I was not able to access it on my laptop.
Question 4
Question
4
Digital Code of Conduct
1.
Everyone has the right to
access the internet.
2.
All Digital users are equal and
are to be treated equally.
3.
Digital users have the right to
privacy.
4.
Digital Citizens have the right
to associate with whom they want to.
5.
Digital Citizens must be
responsible and liable for their actions.
6.
Every Citizen has the right to
express their opinion openly.
7.
Digital users have the right to
claim property they created and reap the benefits.
8.
Digital users have the right to
access public information.
9.
Digital users have the right to
have security on the information both coming in and sending out.
10.
Digital Users have the right to
manage their health and wellness while using technology.
The consequences that will be accompanying these laws will
vary depending on the severity of the crime. If laws are broken then there will
be a written warning regarding the laws, a second offence will result into a
probation period (suspension) and if a crime is committed again then the
institute will have no choice but to terminate said person’s contract.
The code of conduct is a document that shouldn’t be taken
lightly. Everyone within the institute must agree that they are going to abide
by these set of rules and sign a contract beforehand.
Students must adhere to the rules as it states in their
contract. Managers (Teachers) of their respectful departments will be
responsible for monitoring and enforcing these rules.
Reference List
Code of Conduct | Internet Society. (2016). Internetsociety.org.
Retrieved 28 May 2016
Question 3
Question
3: Digital Communication
and Fluencies
In South Africa the availability of social technology has
benefitted us immensely as it has allowed us to keep developing as a country.
It makes our daily lives that much easier, increases efficiency and allows
problems to be solved in a much shorter period of time for individuals,
communities and companies alike.
The Benefits:
Digital communication has increased the number of ways that
people and business can communicate with one another. This enables the public
to be able to communicate with the business as a person and enables the company
to communicate with their employees and the publics.
The digital world can be classified as an asset for a
company and for society. This is where the digital world provides information
on not only the employees but news on the world and the people within it. The
digital divide has also given ways to improve the financial transactions that
occur in businesses and the corresponding publics.
A business can grow by using the digital world to expand
their employee database. This benefits the business when hiring a new employee
and when the business wants to do a background check of that person. The
business goes and checks socially on the media and can learn what the person
has been up to and their general background.
The Risks Involved:
The digital world when being used by a company can have also
negative connotations for instance, if a business or person has a negative
online reputation it can influence the business or the individuals reputation
in real life.
There are many financial risks involved when dealing with
the digital world as there are many cybercrimes. These cybercrimes are
continuously evolving and most are financially directed with a few cases of
identity fraud.
Many people can get a different personality on the internet
which can confuse people and make a person disclose personal information about
them. People also tend to be more forward and aggressive online and businesses
might get the wrong idea.
A South African approach
South African Companies are using the digital world to
advertise and promote their businesses. They are also creating personalities
with which people can connect with and do business through them.
An example of this is Woolworths who have a social media
presence which people connect with and do business with them. They also have a
media page where they can get consumers input and preferences.
Question 2.1
Question 2
Homo Naledi discovered by Wits University professor Lee
Berger in 2015 is said to be a relative of the human species and the remains
were discovered by 2 cavers that happened to come upon them while hiking. It
was initially found at the South Africa's Gauteng province, in the Rising Star
Cave system, part of the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site. Later on
paleontologist Lee Bergers uncovered what were the remains of an entire
village. The remains were analyzed and they concluded that the remains had many
traits and characteristics with the human bone and that it was a descendant
from the human ancestry.
The accurate age for the bones could not be deduced but it
was in the period of the recent 50000 years which survived for a long time due to
the age of the bones and the bones surrounding the village. The bones of 15
members of the village were discovered.
The characteristics of H. Naledi were the brain was small
but the skull was larger than what was needed for the brain size, the long legs
and humanlike feet were used specifically for climbing. Homo Naledi has
features from early hominins and has features from later hominins but it is yet
to be determined which it one it is closer to.
In the Cave that Homo Naledi was discovered there were a
total of 1550 fossil bones found which accounted for 15 members. With the
discovery of Homo Naledi it has added insight into the evolution of the human
species. With this discovery it has shown that evolution is more like a branch stemming
from a tree rather than a ladder that goes in one direction. This shows that
evolution stems from more than one place and that there where many different
origins of where us as a species develop from. Homo Naledi was thought to do
ritualized behavior unique to humans in our modern day society. This is a
continuous process that the Homo Sapien develop into another specie in the
future.
Question 1.2
Techno-economic Paradigm
uTechno-economic
paradigm shifts are at the core of general, innovation-based theory of economic
and societal development as conceived by Carlota Perez.
uOn this basis it
defines technological revolutions, examines their structure and the role that
they play in rejuvenating the whole economy through the application of the
accompanying techno-economic paradigm.
This
“over-arching meta-paradigm” is in turn defined in its components and its impact, including its influence
on institutional and social changeQuestion 1.1
uDigital divide
refers to economic and social unfairness towards getting access to information
and communication technologies which varies from country to country.
uThis technology can
include the telephone, television, personal computers and the Internet.
uThe term
became popular in the
late 1990s, among
concerned groups, such as
scholars, policy makers, and advocacy groups.
uThe government
can increase access to the internet by adding Wi-Fi poles to areas that are
deprived of access and encourage all stores to supply Wi-Fi to paying
customers. We could also hold fund raising events to not only raise funds but
creating awareness within the communities.
uThe government
should also supply common working environments where they supply both computers
and Wi-Fi to be accessed by various communities in need who are deprived from
access.
uReducing the cost of
Digital Divide
uIncreasing
Knowledge/Skills of public
Social Capital
uSocial capital is the
joint value of all social networks and the preferences that arise from these
networks in assisting each other.
uImpact of
digital divide to social capital occurs when other people cannot access or have
limited access to social networks.
uVarious types
of social capital may affect people's access and use of the Internet.
uThis will
result in a person not being part of the global economy. Lacking information and struggling
to compete in digital world.
Knowledge Capital
uKnowledge
Capital is an intangible asset that comprises the information and skills of a company's
employees, their experience with business processes, group work and on-the-job
learning.
uThe physical
factors of production has
nothing to do with knowledge capital. (land, labor and capital)
uKnowledge
capital refers to the skills that employees share with each other in order to
improve efficiency in
and around the business, rather than on
physical items.
uHaving employees with
skills and access to knowledge capital puts a company at a competitive
advantage.
uThe digital
divide would put constraints on the amounts of knowledge that employees can
share with one another, their access to knowledge capital will directly effect
the competitive advantage over other businesses and put the business at a weak
standing point.
The digital
divide will also affect the skills of the employees as they will have less
access to knowledge and this would restrict their skill development.
Human Capital
uHuman capital is a term made popular
by Gary Becker an
economist from the University of Chicago and Jacob Mincer.
uIt refers the knowledge, habits, social,
creativity and character
attributes.
uIt is the
ability for people to perform labor
so as to produce economic value.
uThe digital
divide restricts human capital as it gives constraints to how people perform
labor by restricting the amount of knowledge, social interactions and their
personal habits they have access to.
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