The Information Age, also commonly known as the Computer Age or Information Era, is characterized by the ability of individuals to transfer information freely, and to have instant access to knowledge that would have been difficult or impossible to find previously. This is a shift from traditional industrial revolution to a digital revolution where our economy is powered by the manipulation of information and application of technologies in every field.



ICT has changed our societies, how we learn and do business and help us find new solutions to our problems from house hold needs, health to govenance. The advancement of personal computing, development in digital communications has enabled a rapid global growth of the world to shape modern digital society.

The invention of the World Wide Web in 1989 the Internet has truly become a global network and an ultimate platform for accelerating the flow of information, sharing scientific and other knowledge making it the fastest-growing form of media for education, entertainment and business.



Following are some of the digital technologies that changed our socities.

Technology and Evolution

Mainstreamed

Internet - 1969 Email - 1971  Personal computer - 1974 Laptop - 1980s World Wide Web - 1989 PDA - 1990s Online gaming 1990s Cellular phones - 1984 Webcams 1990s Digital Television 1990s Broadband 2000s Wireless networking - 2000s GPS 2000s Satellite radio  2003 Bluetooth - 2000s Digital Radio 2004 Digital Audio Player 1997s Digital Video Recorders 2000s HDTV 2000s Smart phones 2008s 3D TV 2010 Electronic Business 1995 Electronic Commerce 1997 Unicode 2000s E Learning 2000s

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