BEFORE WE DIG INTO THE MATTER AT HEART, WE MUST KNOW WHAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIGITISATION AND DIGITALISATION IS:
Digitization converts analog info into digital form, while digitalization transforms processes using digital tech. Digitization is about converting information, while digitalization improves processes and creates new opportunities. (COURTESY OF BING)
SO, NO MATTER WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS, BOTH WORDS HAVE TO DO WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY. AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IS THE ISSUE OF THE DAY. DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY APPEARS EVERYWHERE IN YOUR LIFE NOWADAYS. AND FOR WHATEVER SUBJECT YOU RESEARCH LITERATURE FOR SCHOOL OR WORK, YOU WILL COME ACROSS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY. BIG COMPANIES, BANKS AND OTHERS, DEMAND KNOWLEDGE OF DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE AS A FOUNDATION FOR JOBS THEY OFFER. A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR THAT IS THE NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK – THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE BRICS COUNTRIES BRAZIL, RUSSIA, INDIA, CHINA, AND SOUTH AFRICA. IN ITS STRATEGY FOR THE YEARS 2022-2026, THE BANK DEDICATES A WHOLE CHAPTER TO EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY FOR THE WORK IN THE BANK.
GHANA HAS STARTED TO IMPLEMENT DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE LIFE OF EVERYONE, AND THERE SHOULD BE NO WAY BACK. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER ENTERPRISES WOULD LOSE TJEIR COMPETITIVENESS WITHOUT TECHNOLOGY, AND THAT WOULD SURELY BE OF DISADVATAGE FOR THEIR BUSINESS.
OF COURSE, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CAN ONLY BE USED PROFITABLY, IF THE FOUNDATIONS FOR THIS ARE BUILT. THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY MUST IMPROVE, SO THAT THE USE OF THE INTERNET AND OTHER SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CAN BE GUARANTEED WITHOUT INTERRUPTION (REMEMBER THAT THE USE OF THE INTERNET IS WIDELY CONSIDERED AS PART OF HUMAN RIGHTS).
AND APART FROM THE TECHNICAL FOUNDATION FOR DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, THERE IS THE NEED OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM TO BE REFORMED IN A WAY THAT DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY BECOMES THE BASE FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING IN SCHOOL FROM THE PRIMARY LEVEL ON. TEACHERS MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TECHNOLOGY, SO THAT THEY CAN PASS THIS KNOWLEDGE OVER TO THEIR STUDENTS EFFICIENTLY. FURTHERMORE, SCHOOLS MUST BE SUPPLIED WITH MATERIALS AND DEVICES THAT ENABLE STUDENTS TO BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY.
