The document discusses technology and its impact. It defines technology as the purposeful application of information to design, produce and use goods and services. Technology can be tangible like blueprints or intangible like training methods. It also ranges from highly automated to low-tech labour intensive. The document then discusses how technology impacts areas like the economy, businesses, education, healthcare, defence and India. It analyzes the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of technological environment through a SWOT analysis.

1. THECHNOLOGICAL
ENVIRONMENT

2. Introduction

3. The purposeful application of information in the design,
production, and utilization of goods and services, and in
the organization of human activities.
Technology can be described in the following ways:
1.Tangible: blueprints, models, operating manuals,
prototypes.
2.Intangible: consultancy, problem-solving, and
training methods.

4. 3.High: entirely or almost entirely automated and intelligent
technology that manipulates ever finer matter and ever powerful
forces.
4.intermediate: semi automated partially intelligent
technology that manipulates refined matter and
medium level forces.
5.Low: labour-intensive technology that manipulates
only coarse or gross matter and weaker forces.

5. FEATURES OF TECHNOLOGY
1. It is a widespread effect.
2. Feeds on itself.
3. Complete set of knowledge,idea and method.
4. Change and more change.
5. It is like a black box.

6. Impact of
technology

9. Impact on economy

10. Impact on Plant level

11. Technology used
in business

12. INTERNET

14. Customer feedback

15. Web conferencing

16. Integration applications

17. Business management applications

20. Before use of technology
for communication

21. After the use of technology in
communication

22. Transportation

24. Before Technology

25. After Technology

26. Technology used in education

27. Type of technologies used in education
Smart boards

29. How Apollo Hospitals transforming
rural healthcare with technology

30. Technology in Defence

32. STATUS OF TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT OR
TECHNOLOGY IN INDIA
Establishment of technological and research institute
Positive technical policy
High growth rate of information technology in India
Incentive for promoting technology India

33. Sternghts :
1.Encourge innovation and creativity
2.Speed and time
3.Easier storage
4.Improved sharing information
5.Automation
SWOT Analysis
Strenghts :
1.Encourage innovation
and creativity
2.Speed and time
3.Easier storage
4.Improved sharing
information
5.Automation

34. Weakness:
1.High maintaence cost
2.Makes employees lazy
3.Affects workplace relationship
4.Risky
5.Causes disturbance at work
Weakness:
1.High maintaence cost
2.Makes employees lazy
3.Affects workplace
relationship
4.Risky
5.Causes disturbance at work.

35. Opportunities:
1.New working practices
2.Increased prductivity and efficiency
3.Quicker product development time
4.New product and new markets
5.Creation of jobs
Opportunities:
1.New working practices
2.Increased productivity and
efficiency
3.Quicker product development
time
4.New product and new markets
5.Creation of jobs

36. Threats:
1.Insecurity and risk
2.Costly
3.Shorter product life cycle
4.Job loss
Threats:
1.Insecurity and risk
2.Costly
3.Shorter product
life cycle
4.Job loss

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