The merger of computers and telecommunications
After the invention of writing and the advent of the printing , the first step towards the information society have been marked by the telegraph, electric, then the telephone and radio , while television , the Minitel and the Internet and the mobile telecommunications and GPS have associated image and text to speech, “wireless”, Internet and television became available on the mobile phone is the camera.
The merger of computers and telecommunications in the last decade of the twentieth century benefited from the miniaturization of components to produce devices “Multifunction” at affordable prices, since the 2000s .
The use of ICT continue to expand, especially in developed countries, the risk of accentuating the local digital divide and social as well as the generation gap. Of precision agriculture and forest management (traceability of wood to fight against the traffic), the overall control of the global environment or biodiversity , to participatory democracy (ICT for sustainable development) in through commerce, telemedicine , information, management of multiple databases, the stock market , the robot and uses military , not to mention helping the disabled (including blind who use speech synthesizers developed as well as beaches Braille ephemeral), ICTs are playing an increasing role in human life and functioning of societies. Some also fear a loss of individual freedom (Big Brother effect, increasing intrusion of advertising targeted and unwanted …). The futurists agree that ICT should play a growing role and could be the source of a new paradigm of civilization.
In recent years, with the development of Internet usage of ICT have been developed and the vast majority of citizens use these tools to access information. On the other hand the number of available services and explode jobs directly related to these technologies represent more than [5.5% of French GDP | according to a study McKinsey 2011 .
Jobs in the industry require more and more communication skills, marketing and sales, technical support is just one of communication. this causes many changes in job profiles sought by companies The International Observatory of Trades Internet profiles and analysis skills for the job market in Europe
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