Information Technology Globalization

According to Hart (2012), the thoughts of the author Thomas Friedman depicts that the invention of new technologies brought a radical change to the world. It is assumed that globalization can be divided into three parts starting from 1492 to current. The time range mentioned brought a lot of changes and especially in the field of information technology. A large room-size computer was designed at first, and now everyone has a personal computer or maybe a smartphone that changes the way to use the technology. Similarly, the long-installed cables for communication were replaced by email and network communications after the invention of the internet. Lastly, there are a lot of platforms built and designed in a manner that can be globally used, and that is all because of internet developments. So, it can be concluded that the technological changes have made a significant effect on the world and it can be termed as “The world is flat” in this globalization era.

On the other hand, the economist Pankaj Ghemawat has different views. According to Ghemawat (2012), the facts about the new technologies brought a change to the world are entirely right. Still, he assumes that the changes affect domestic progress and not global progress. According to the data he analyzed and represented, it is believed that all the technologies that have been seen as the primary concern in globalization have affected the domestic progress. The cross-border progress is still at a minimal level. There are a lot of technologies invented, and that made thy way of operations smooth and efficiently, but the adaptation of technologies is the only global concept, and the use of that technology only shows progress in its cage. So as per the analysis of the data, he concluded that “The world isn’t flat.”

In a nutshell, as per my understanding from both the article, it can be concluded that technological change has been the gift to the whole world, and it has changed the perspective of the people involved around the technology. But after reviewing some of the data represented, I believe that it is true that technological change has been only beneficial locally and not globally.  On the other side, I also think that both articles point at the same thing, and that is the invention of technology and change due to technology, but the methods of concluding are different. As per my knowledge, the author Thomas Friedman concluded the term “The world is flat” by observing the change in technologies and the usage of that invention globally. But on the other side, the economist Pankaj Ghemawat concluded that “The world isn’t flat” based on the benefits that are generated locally instead of globally. So, both are in the favor that technology has impacted the world, but the way of thinking is different.

 

 

 

 

References

Bourgeois, D. T., Smith, J. L., Wang, S., & Mortati, J. (2019). Information Systems for Business

and Beyond. Retrieved from https://opentextbook.site/informationsystems2019/front-matter/title-page-information-systems-introduction/

Ghemawat, P. (2012, June). Actually, The World isn’t Flat. Retrieved from

https://www.ted.com/talks/pankaj_ghemawat_actually_the_world_isn_t_flat?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare (Ghemawat's Ted Talk)

Hart, J. (2012). Friedman’s The world is Flat. Retrieved from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrec4U3JiNc&feature=youtu.be