Tech and Development
What is e-commerce?
The buying and selling of goods and services over the Internet
What is an overseas export market?
Businesses who sell their products to other countries
What is a diaspora population?
Group of people who have come from the same country and now live all over the world
Large migration of people, language, and culture
What is cryptocurrency?
A form of money that only exists digitally
What is surveillance?
Careful watching or monitoring of a person, group. or organization
What is leapfrogging?
When a country skips the traditional stages of development and jumps straight to using the latest technologies
What is AI? What is one potential positive and one danger of AI?
Artificial Intelligence are computers that are designed to think and act more like human beings.
Positive: helps provide information quicker
Danger: no ethical rules behind it yet
Why is it important for migrants to access communications technology?
To maintain relationships, identity, and culture. To feel connected
What is phishing?
Emails or messages are sent that trick people into giving their personal information
What is green technology? What is an example?
A sector that focuses on developing sustainable products and methods to limit our impact on the environment
Energy monitors, eco showerheads, and smart lighting
What is biometrics and how is it used?
It is using information from a person's body to prove their identity
Phones use face recognition or fingerprints
What is digital currency?
Money that is only available in electronic form
How can artificial limbs help amputees?
Regain function in their limb
What is the difference between a cybercrime and a scam?
A cybercrime is a crime committed over a computer or network.
A scam is an illegal plan to make money that usually involves tricking people
What is censorship and why does it occur?
Censorship limits or prevents access to information and expression of thought
People or governments may want to control things that people can see or read preventing people from communicating their thoughts and opinions to anyone else
List three ways how mobile banking can help people
Buy and sell goods and products online
Manage money
Open savings accounts
Stay safe financially
Send remittances
Pay taxes
Give two examples how political campaigns can use communications technology?
Live videos, cross posting, advertisements, and online voting registration
How can AI tackle climate change?
Used to collect data from the environment to combat the negative effects of climate change
Why can it be hard to catch cybercrime criminals?
Their digital footprint can be untraceable due to lack of physical evidence
What is geothermal power?
Product of energy using the internal heat of the Earth's crust
What is communications technology and how can it create new business opportunities?
A method of transferring information through the use of technology
Can allow people to carry out market research, gather information, manage money, find new opportunities, work remotely, or improve their advertising.
What are three negative parts about social media?
Can be addictive
Can be inappropriate or offensive (cyberbullying)
Can be time-consuming
Can affect mental health
What are bionics? How can they help communities?
Using mechanical and electronic systems to copy human and animal actions
Can replace body parts
What is the intention of cyberterrorism?
To cause fear and disrupt society using technology
What is carbon capture storage? What is a potential negative of this?
A way of capturing CO2 from the atmosphere and storing it underground
Extremely expensive, it can leak, and unclear who is responsible for paying the costs or fixing it