Digital skills for adults - Course 1- English

Simple digital technologies for social wellbeing and social inclusion. 

The technology and society union has led the world to futuristic improvements, exceeding our expectations. Yet, there is so much more technology to be discovered!

Today Digital technologies control every aspect of our lifestyle, and we cannot do without them. Digitization is affecting every industry in areas like financial policy, employment, and competition. Digitization is not a new phenomenon. For many years, this concept has encompassed technological developments in general, especially in information technology. For instance, some of the services and products that were previously analogues, such as travel arrangements, music, film, translations, and media, have now become digital. 

You can sit at home and book your flight tickets, catch up with the latest movies .( services like Netflix,Amazon Prime,Video HBO Max, Hulu), or quickly go through news updates, all in the blink of an eye

 Public transportation means like taxis, cars, and trains can be booked online via various apps like Uber & Ola, without even stepping out of your homes.

 New services are also growing within several industries. Examples are cryptocurrencies in the financial services sector and digital payment services like UPI, Mobile Wallets, Internet Banking, among others.

 Digitization has simplified our daily lives, as well. Today, almost every daily life aspect be it vehicles, household appliances, machines, and payment systems built with built-in computers and sensors, raising our living standards effectively.

Digital technology also positively impacts our culture’s fundamental aspects, including health care, law enforcement, art, education, mobility, and religion. For example, the technological advancements in the healthcare industry have provided doctors with the opportunity to treat patients in a virtual environment by using mediums like video conferencing.