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Importance of Science and Technology

Updated on August 3, 2019
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Is Science and Technology of any Importance?

The advent of science and technology has brought so many progress in the entire world. It is true that when there was no technology, our forefathers lived their lives and enjoyed well. But, according to the argument between the technophiles and the technophobes, the technophiles believe that the emergence of technology and science has added much more values to the world of today.

But what be the argument between these two group, this article stands to support the technophiles it the sense that it evaluates the goods sides of science and technology. If this is to be a debate, will you have greater points in support of the good this development have done to the world or not?

But, what are Science and technology? Science is the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment (Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary, Eleventh Edition). It is the examination of the understanding of the natural world. Technology is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes (Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary). It is the use of the resources made available by nature to procreate and make changes.

The words “science” and “technology” are used interchangeably. So, where there is science, technology can be used there are well. In fact, without science, there will be no technology and vice versa. So in this piece, the words that will be commonly used to pass the information across are both, but it is no crime if only one out the two is used.

two is used.

Importance of Science and Technology in Education

In the past when there was no technological advancement, education was usually difficult to access and comprehend. Today, people can get educated even at their door steps without going to a building called university or college to collect their certificates. Distant learning has made this possible.

Before, publications of names of students that have been given admission were done manually, but today, prospective students can access their admission status through the internet without stressing themselves much.

The use of computers, modern whiteboards, and other resources has made education more interesting. Teachers and lecturers now find it interest when they make the videos of what they will teach the students and convey the information with less stress.

Mathematical calculations were carried out using the head. It sometimes takes a lot of time to calculate series of calculations. Students crack their brains before they got the answers they needed for their problems. In the modern world when science and technology are fast growing, students can easily put down answers to series of calculations within a minute with the help of the scientific calculator.

Importance of Science and Technology in Banking Sector

The power of science and technology in the banking department cannot be overemphasized in any way. The use of money counting machines, monitors, Automated Teller Machines, Computers, electronic banking, Pens, and books are all products of science and technology. In fact, without science and technology, the modern banking system will not succeed in any way.

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The Importance of Science and Technology in Agricultural Sector

That United States of America is able to feed the citizens effectively today is not because they have the highest number of manpower that can grow crops and rare animals to be consumed. Their progress is dependent on the high technological advancement in the country. There are no much agricultural challenges in the United States of America because of science and technology. The same applies to countries that embrace technology. The advanced agricultural machines including tractors and plows are all products of science and technology.

The modern varieties of crops and animals are all made possible because of the scientific study carried out by the scientists. Today, there are more economical and recommendable agricultural products around the globe that are made possible by science.

The Importance of Science and Technology in Marketing

Modern time marketing has crossed the border of limited sales within a limited society. With the help of telephones, marketers can call a dealer from other parts of the world to supply goods to them.

The use of ships for transportation of a lot of goods from one location to the other is not unheard. People can now convey a lot of goods from country to country which cannot be done by the manual process. It is a very vital value that technology has added to marketing sector.

The Importance of Science and Technology in Transportation

Years ago, people journey by foot from one community to another. As of then, nobody thinks of passing a limited location by foot because everything was done manually without the help of any automobile device. But what do we see today as a result of advancement in science and technology?

Today, travelers make their choices on which medium of transportation they want to take. Whether by air, by water, or by land using vehicles, all are the choice of the travelers. People are no longer limited to the distance they will travel through because science and technology have made that possible.

A journey that would have to take people seventy years to cover is now made possible in just a few hours because of the advantage technology has offered the world. It is a question of a few cash. So far the traveler can afford the money for transportation through the airplane or aircraft; he is there at his destination.

Importance of Science and Technology in Employment Generation

Where do we start when it comes to the number of employment that technology has secured for human beings all over the world? Do we start from employment made possible by science and technology in manufacturing industries, that of communication industries, that of service rendering industries or do we talk about the jobs it created for people through internet marketing? All these and much more are the advantages and importance of technology. Truly, science and technology have helped reduce unemployment among people.

The importance of self-employment is not detachable from the good technology has done to man. People are self-employed today because technology plays its role to make that possible. Men wake up one day and establish businesses which sell products of technology.

Technology has created employment for people who market their products through the internet. Buyers have these goods by browsing on the websites of companies that offer such services and demand for any product of their choice. The products they demand are being supplied to their door steps without much stress.

Men and women that publish articles on the internet are being paid by advertisers and affiliate marketers. This kind of business makes publishers to be dedicated to their businesses and make good profits out of it. Many have given testimonies on how they got employed through the internet.

The importance of science and technology in Security sector
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Importance of Technology in Information Sector

What happens in the United States of America within a minute interval is heard in Germany as a result of technology. The mobile phones, the internet, and other mobile devices have made this possible. People easily access the news that happens in other parts of the world with the help of their computers connected directly to the internet.

We listen to hourly news and other updates because technology is advancing. The news cut across sports, education, politics, lifestyle and others. An election going on in the United States of America is easily tracked in Europe, Africa, Asia and other parts of the world because there are technological devices that make this happen.

Days when it usually take up to weeks for recipients of letters to receive the letters sent to them by their loved ones have gone. Today, such messages take few seconds to get to the the receivers. A simple phone call and the receivers of the messages get them. Science and technology have really influenced the information sector positively.

Conclusion

God in His wisdom imparted technological idea to man.It is only a blind and irrational man that will say he does not see the importance of science and technology in our society today. In our everyday life, we see the importance. Even as you are reading this topic, the importance of Science and Technology is what makes it possible. The importance of science and technology when critically and analytically explained can fill more than two thousand pages of a textbook. This is just a preamble on the importance of science and technology. Hence, this piece covers the importance of science and technology on information, transportation, banking, agriculture, education, security, marketing and on employment generation.

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