Progress has been achieved in the field of human
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is something we should be
grateful for the progress it would enable people to do the work and tasks that
need doing. However, not all of the progress that has been made is a positive
impact. Among the advances that have been achieved can bring negative effects
to humans. Below will be presented positive effects (benefits) and negative
(losses) from the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the
field of social, educational, economic, and governance.
A. In the Social Sector
Advantages:
Rapid advances in communications technology to facilitate
communication between one place and another place.
Disadvantages:
With the rapid communication makes changing the original
forms of communication such as face to face becomes. It can cause communication
to be empty.
Someone who constantly hang out with computers will
likely be someone who is individualistic.
With the rapid information technology both in the
Internet and other media create entry opportunities matters pornography,
pornographic, violent or easier.
ICT Progress also will certainly exacerbate social
inequalities that occur in society between the rich and the poor.
The rise of cyber crime continues to overshadow such as
carding, caused cracker, data manipulation, and various other cyber crime
According to Paul C Saettler from California State
University, Sacramento, One thing is for sure, the interaction of children and
computers is one (person) facing one (engines) resulting in children becoming
socially intelligent.
B. In the Field of Education
Advantages:
The information required will be more quickly and easily
accessible for educational purposes.
Innovation in learning is growing in the presence of
e-learning innovations that further facilitate the educational process.
Progress of ICT will also allow the development of
virtual classroom or classroom-based teleconference that does not require the
educator and learners are in one room.
System administration in an institution will be more
easily and smoothly because of the application of ICT systems.
Disadvantages:
Progress of ICT will also mempermudahterjadinya violation
of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) for the easy access to the data that is
causing people plagiatis will commit fraud.
Although the system of the administration of an
educational institution like a system without a gap, but if there is a
recklessness in running the system would be fatal.
One of the negative impact of television is to train
children to think short and survive concentrated in a short time (short span of
attention).
C. In Economics
Advantages:
The more widespread use of ICTs will further open jobs.
ICT-based business or so-called e-commerce to facilitate
business transactions traansaksi a company or individual
With facilities in internet advertising on certain sites
will facilitate the promotion and marketing of a product.
Disadvantages:
Easily conduct transactions on the Internet will lead to
further facilitate transactions as well as transactions that are prohibited
contraband or drug deals.
It often happens is burglary of an institution or
individual account resulting in huge financial losses.
D. In the Government Sector
Advantages:
Information and Communication tenologi developed in the
government or the so-called e-government to make people easier access to
government policy that programs launched by the government to run smoothly.
e-government can also support more efficient governance,
and can improve communication between the government and business sectors and
industries.
The public can provide input on policies that dibuaat by
the government so as to improve government performance.
Disadvantages:
More free public access to government sites will open
opportunities for cyber crime that can damage the system of ICT on
e-government. For example, burglary case when the General Election Commission
website by a cracker. Scipt indo by: Eka risyana
