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Impact of computers on society
Short answer
Computers positively affect Nepalese education, e-governance, banking, communication, business, health, engineering, employment, and entertainment. Negative impacts include cyber crime, privacy loss, digital divide, unemployment, health problems, and e-waste. With cyber law, security, and digital literacy, computers help development.
Illustrate the impacts of computers on (Nepalese) society.
Computers have changed almost every sphere of Nepalese life since the 1980s, bringing both advantages and some problems.
Positive impacts
- Education: computer courses in schools and colleges, online classes, e-library and exam results published online.
- Government and banking: e-governance, online tax, passport and licence systems, citizen apps, ATM, mobile and internet banking, digital wallets (eSewa, Khalti), core banking.
- Communication and media: email, social media, online news, video calls; helpful for Nepalis abroad.
- Business: accounting software, e-commerce, online ticketing and booking, tourism promotion.
- Health: patient records, diagnostic machines, telemedicine in remote hospitals.
- Engineering and industry: CAD, structural analysis software, GIS, survey and design work done faster and more accurately.
- Employment: IT industry, outsourcing, freelancing, BPO, new startups.
- Entertainment and daily life: online movies, music, gaming.
Negative impacts
- Cyber crime, hacking, online fraud, privacy loss.
- Unemployment for some clerical jobs; need for retraining.
- Digital divide between urban and rural, rich and poor.
- Health problems from long screen time; addiction to games and social media.
- Spread of rumours and misuse of social media.
- E-waste and dependency on imported technology.
Overall, computers help development in Nepal if supported by cyber law, security and digital literacy.
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