Negative effects

Negative impacts

On the other hand, there are negatives too. The internet is full of distractions and employees may prefer to play games, browse and update social networking sites or reply personal emails and instant messages than to get on with their work. In addition to this, if you let your child play games than he will be undeveloped so when he goes to school and he does a test he will fail because his education is not up to scratch. Furthermore, employers are aware of this and often block access to certain websites however these restrictions may be relaxed during lunchtime or outside of working hours. Another negative problem is that literacy skills worsen which will make students spend less time reading & writing. Also, many people wouldn’t find that learning from a computer isn’t fun as they are used to be playing games with friends instead of learning. This would make them not motivated as they would not care about the work which will get them nowhere in life. Another social impact is that schools pay too much for computers, laptops etc, so if a computer breaks than the school will have to pay for it as they would not make the child pay. This shows that it is bad affect as it affects the schools money. Cyber-bullying is a way of making someone feel uncomfortable in a place where they are supposed to feel safest, at home. The bullies can hide behind their computer screen and easily abuse their victim, thinking nothing of the affects. Somehow the bullies find it easier to hurt people this way.This kind of bullying happens on a daily basis and is a major downfall to internet communication; some people may even say that it gives the internet a bad name. Health and Safety is a negative impact because computerised machines can perform tasks that are potentially dangerous for people. For example, paint spraying cars, lifting heavy loads, drop sea exploration or working in contaminated or radioactive areas. Also, it gave give you headaches, back problems and RSI (repetitive strain injury).Moreover, crime can make a person’s life hell. This is because if you go online and chat to someone and say that they are ugly and you’re going to kill them, than they will kill themselves which is not good. Another negative effect of ICT is hacking. This is because if someone is tracking your computer they can see everything you do in your daily life.The digital divide causes a significant problem in many struggling parts of the world. “As of 2003, only seven percent of the world's 6.4 billion people have had access to the World Wide Web” [Ryder M, 2005].  The parts of the world that have a predominant amount of internet access is the western world, the United States, Europe and Northern Asia, where as access is more restricted in the poorer less developed parts of the world such as Africa, India and southern parts of Asia.It is widely acknowledged that the NHS is currently struggling to recruit and retain permanent staff – in 2014, there was a shortfall of 5.9 per cent (equating to around 50,000 full-time equivalents) between the number of staff that providers of health care services said they needed and the number in post, with particular gaps in nursing, midwifery and health visitors (National Audit Office 2016).

• Reduced personal interaction: Being able to work from home is usually regarded as being a positive effect of using ICT, but there can be negative aspects as well. Most people need some form of social interaction in their daily lives and if they do not get the chance to meet and talk with other people, they may feel isolated and unhappy.
• Reduced physical activity: 
  A third negative effect of ICT is that users may adopt a more sedentary lifestyle. This can lead to health problems such as obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. Many countries have workplace regulations to prevent problems such as repetitive strain injury or eyestrain, but lack of physical exercise is rarely addressed as a specific health hazard.