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ENHANCED AND BETTER LIVING IN 21ST CENTURY THROUGH INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)

Abstract

This paper critically examines the positive impact of ICT on the living conditions of every average citizen in developing countries in 21st century. The study focused on eight (8) dimensions of wellness model which are: physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual, vocational, financial, and environmental wellbeing of humanity. The motivation for this study is the fact that our society in this 21st century is information driven and the entire world is now a global village. Almost every single issue of life now involves the use of ICT. This study therefore attempts to study how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) enhances better living; it adopted survey method that used five scale questionnaires with 36 items for gathering the data used. Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for data analysis. The result shows that eight dimensions of wellness are generally accepted as criteria for measuring enhanced and better living of every human being. It also reveals that ICT has significantly enhanced standard of living and its positive impact on human health cuts across every dimension of existence. It is also recommended that to maintain this positive impact of ICT and even improve on it, government and non-governmental organization must steadily improve the provision of ICT facilities. Citizens are to be sensitized on the need for every individual to adapt and adopt the use of ICT in all aspect of their life.  They should be clearly made to understand that ICT indeed brings about better living.

Keywords

Enhanced, Better Living, ICT, 21st Century, Dimension, Wellness Model

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