Chapter 8


Questions to consider : 




1. How important is access to ICT in children’s education?


ANSWER : Information and Communication Technology in children's education would enable children to explore and search information easily. This would help them widen their knowledge as long as they know computer ethics. 


2. What are the barriers that stand in the way of universal access to ICT for everyone who wants it?


ANSWER : Money i guess is one of the fact that hinders anyone who wants to access Information and communication technology(ICT). Poor countries like Philippines do not have a budget, or maybe they have but they lack on financial support with regards to accessing ICT especially in rural areas. 


Discussion questions


1. Can you provide examples that either refute or confirm the idea that a gap exists between the kinds of healthcare services available to the wealthy and the poor in the United States?

ANSWER : As health care becomes an ever larger share of the economy, we will have no choice but to struggle with the questions of how far we should allow such inequality to extend and what restrictions on our liberty we should endure in the name of fairness.


LINK : http://www.weegy.com/?ConversationId=9771CF9C


 2. Should healthcare organizations make major investments in telemedicine to provide improved services that only the wealthy can afford?


ANSWER : Yes, Healthcare organizations should, but not just for those wealthy people but for everyone. Telemedicine helps eliminate distance barriers and can improve access to medical services. Everyone needs medical services don't they? 


COURTESY OF: http://www.wikipedia.org/


3. What are the drawbacks of telemedicine? What situations might not lend themselves to telemedicine solutions?

ANSWER :  telemedicine clearly has a wide range of potential benefits, it also has some disadvantages. The main ones that can be envisaged are: a breakdown in the relationship between health professional and patient; a breakdown in the relationship between health professionals; issues concerning the quality of health information; and organizational and bureaucratic difficulties. On balance, the benefits of telemedicine are substantial, assuming that more research will reduce or eliminate the obvious drawbacks.


LINK : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15829049