Negative Impacts of Information

Technology

EMBA Batch 2011, Semester I

MC and BE, Assignment # 3

Presented by:
Gouthami Rani
Harbinder Singh Bachher
Kartik Narendra Mehta
Mahajan Prasad Anandrao
Mahesh N
Agenda

1 Executive Summary
2 Our Understanding and expectation
3 Negative Impact – Macro level
4 Negative Impact – Micro Level
5 Negative Impact – Individual Level
6 Summary
7 Appendix
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Executive Summary
Objective
 IT revolution has impacted Micro
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and Macro economies
 Organization
 Industries
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mandate
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 Countries
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 IT is a enabler for a business in
achieving strategic plans
Profits are thin and hence, using technology for increasing
efficiency in people and processes becomes ever more
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important
Vimal Goel, Chief Manager IT, HPCL – Mittal Energy Ltd
 Expand: Refine business process and enhance collaboration
 Leverage: Streamline operations and increase Organizational
effectiveness
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 Pioneer: Radically innovate products, markets, business models
 Transform: Change industry value chain through relationships
Our Understanding and Expectations
 IT has become an enabler for delivering the business mandates
 IT is an important influencer in both Micro and Macro
economics
 Created new opportunities of employment
 Easy access to information and faster communication
 But IT has negative influences on individuals and society,
Worldwide technology products and related services spend
is estimated to cross USD 1.6 trillion in 2008, a growth of
5.6 per cent over 2007.
Expectations Industry Trend, NASSCOM

 Highlight the negative impact of IT revolution

 Focus area include
 Individual
 Micro level – Organization, Industries 4

 Macro level – Country, Society, etc.

Negative impact – Macro Level
 Loss of revenue due to software piracy, thefts, Intellectual
Property(IP) and fair use
 Apple has lost $ 450 M to piracy since July 2008
 Movie piracy in Hollywood, Bollywood, etc.
 Absence of strong government policies and legislation
According to a report
 Handling of Confederation
of E-waste and dumping intoofdeveloping
Indian Industries,
nations the
total waste generated by obsolete or broken down electronic and
 Absence of uniform safety and work conditions in electronics
electrical equipment in India has been estimated to be 1,46,000
fabrication units
tons per year (CII, 2006).
 Higher Fiscal impact
 Increased expenditures to accommodate demand and supply
 Artificial increase in Land values in urban and rural areas
 Faster urbanization and revenue impact 5
Negative impact – Macro Level - contd
 Social economic impact
 Changes in community demography – migration and urbanization
 Disparity in employment and income levels
 Disparity in education, rich-poor divide
 Increased green house affect
 Demand for fuel for running IT – Data centers (Ref: Google)
 Population explosion – Migration to IT city
 Unstructured growth of towns and cities, deforestation, etc.
 Cultural impact due to globalization and outperform local
competition
 Local cuisine  Mac Donald, Pizza
 Yoga,  Pilates, aerobics, gym, etc. 6

 Ancient dance – Yakshagana, Bharatnatyam, etc Salsa, etc

Negative impact – Micro Level
 Increase in revenue expenditures
 Raising salary cost due to globalization, telecommuting, etc.
 Maintenance and running cost – Power for AC, servers, data
centers, etc.
 Environment considerations and impact
 More traffic added on the roads due to increase in earning
capacity
 Population explosion and growth saturation
 Demand for more land for office setup
 Lobbying for incentives and tax sops creating disparity with
other non IT industries
 Misuse of STP(Software Technology Park) and SEZ(Special
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 Increase in counseling cells within the organization to handle

employee psychological needs
Negative impact – Micro Level - contd
 Impact on Labor market
 Million of workers will be replaced due to technological advances
– Robots,
 Increase in white collar crimes and data security thefts.
 Examples: Enron, Satyam, Arthur Anderson, 2G Scam etc.

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Negative impact – Individual Level
 Impact to health due to
 Increased stress levels due to work pressures, peer pressures,
etc.
 Nuclear families, DINK(Double Income No Kids), DISK(Double
Income Single Kids), divorce scenarios, hostile behavior, etc.
 Unhealthy life style due to fad diets, substance abuse, sedentary
life
 Increase in cardio vascular, RSI, mental health problems
 Too much dependency on IT killing creativity. Examples:
 Calculators, presentation, Google surfing etc.
 Music synthesizers over traditional music instruments
 Information overload
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 Ever growing data beyond the capacity to keep up with them
 Digital divide  dehumanization and other psychological impacts
Negative impact – Individual Level - contd
 Formation of virtual communities. Contact through
 Social networking sites – Facebook, chats, blogging, etc
 Increased trend of younger generation opting for virtual
communities instead of physical contact
 Human communication and family bonding getting affected
 Threat to privacy as personal information is accessible to
everyone easily

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Summary
Sl # Promises and Promises
1 Maintain:
 Work Life Balance
 Healthy life style and exercise regularly
 Healthy food habit
2 Reduce stress at work place
3 Prefer outdoor activities than computerized
entertainment
4 Reduce carbon foot print by:
 Use of public transport and simple living
 Emphasis on recycle (including E-waste)
 Save trees by less printing and paper less office
 Provide IT solutions for business which are environment
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Thank You
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Appendix
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Appendix: Revenue Loss from piracy
 Loss of revenue due to
software piracy and thefts –
Software and Movies
• Apple has lost $ 450 M to
piracy since July 2008
 Absence of strong
government policies and
legislation
 Handling of E-waste and
dumping into developing
nations
 Absence of uniform safety and
work conditions in electronics
fabrication units

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Appendix: E-Waste
E-Waste Contents
Cathode ray tubes (CRTs), Printed board
assemblies, Capacitors, Mercury
switches  Lead,

and relays, Batteries, Liquid crystal  Mercury

displays (LCDs), Cartridges from  Hexavalent Chromium
photocopying machines,
 Cadmium
Selenium drums (photocopier) and
Electrolytes.
 Lead
Printed circuit boards
 Cadmium
 There is no separate collection of e-waste in India
 No clear data on the quantity generated and disposed of each
year
 It is estimated that the total number of obsolete personal 15

computers emanating each year in India will be around 1.38

million
Appendix: RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury)
Computer related RSI:
 Carpal tunnel syndrome: swelling inside a
narrow "tunnel" formed by bone and ligament in
the wrist; the tunnel surrounds nerves that conduct
sensory and motor impulses to and from the hand,
leading to pain, tingling, and numbness
 Cervical radiculopathy: disk compression in the
neck, often caused by repetitive cradling of a
phone on the shoulder
 Epicondylitis: elbow soreness often known as
"tennis elbow"
 Ganglion cyst: swelling or lump in the wrist
resulting from jelly-like substance that has leaked
from a joint or tendon sheath
 Reflex sympathetic dystrophy: a condition
characterized by dry, swollen hands and loss of
muscle control; consistently painful 16

 Tendonitis: tearing and inflammation of tendons

connecting bones to muscles
Appendix:

 Videos:-

1)Effect of Information Technology on Environment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqqC--LxAyY

2)Negative Effect of Information Technology on Teens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V1mQXf8Ql4&fea
ture=related

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