The document provides an overview of computers and their impact on society. It discusses how Sir Timothy Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1990, prompting a drastic growth in computer usage. Computers are now used in many spheres including education, business, science, art, communication, and governance. Estonia is highlighted as an example of an e-government with many public services available online. Both positive and negative effects of computers on society are outlined, such as increased efficiency but also risks of cybercrime, addiction, and reduced social interaction. The components that power Estonia's digital services are explained in detail. Finally, the document poses discussion questions and provides concluding quotes about society's relationship with computers.

1. COMPUTERS AND
SOCIETY
ALMAZBEK SUIUNBEKOV.
SFW 113, LAB TIME 12:45-14:00

2. CONTENT:
• A little about computers and society
• What prompt computer production and usage to grow
drastically?
• Spheres where computers are applied (case review)
• Positive and Negative roles of computers
• Questions and Conclusion
• Glossary
• Bibliography

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http://www.felsefevan.org/mesruti-rewati-rewayi-awisti.html

4. WHAT PROMPT COMPUTERS TO GROW DRASTICALLY?
• Sir Timothy Berners-Lee
(Tim Berners-Lee), a graduate of
Oxford University, invented the
World Wide Web. He wrote the first
web client and server in 1990.
http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/

5. COMPUTERS ARE USED
• At school
• At home
• Business
• Sciences,
• Researches
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Art
Constructing
Mass media
Communication
Hospital
In GOVERNING a country
Etc

6. COMPUTERS ARE USED IN GOVERNING
[https://www.ria.ee/kampaania-2012/]

7. SOME FACTS ABOUT E-ESTONIA
• Full name: The Republic of Estonia
• Population: 1.3 million
• Capital City: Tallinn
• Government: Parliamentary democracy
• History: Regained independence from Soviet Union in 1991.
• Member of: European Union from 2004, NATO, WTO, OECD

8. SOME FACTS ABOUT E-ESTONIA
• Most highly-developed ID card system in the world, providing access to a range of online
services
• In 2005, the first country in history to make internet voting available in a nationwide
election
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99% of banking transactions in the country are performed online
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94% of tax returns filed in 2012 were done so online
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Free WiFi is widespread in urban areas
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More than half of drivers in downtown Tallinn pay for their parking via mobile phone
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Estonia has become a hotbed of software innovation. Skype was developed
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Tallinn is home to NATO's Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence
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In 2012, European Union IT Agency starts operation in Tallinn

9. DIGITAL SOCIETY COMPONENTS
• e-Estonia's digital society components are the building-blocks
that power Estonia's integrated e-services. e-Estonia's component
systems are flexible means it's easy to add e-services in the
future, allowing government systems to grow

10. DIGITAL SOCIETY COMPONENTS
• 1.
DigiDoc
is a secure platform for storing, sharing and digitally signing documents
• 2.
Digital Signature
enables secure, legally-binding, electronic document signing
• 3.
e-Business Register
Enables entrepreneurs to register their new business online in minutes
• 4.
e-Cabinet
A powerful tool used by the Estonian government to streamline its decision-making
process
• 5.
e-Law
Allows public access to every piece of draft law that has been submitted since February
2003

11. E-BUSINESS
REGISTER
http://www.egov-estonia.eu/xbrl

12. DIGITAL SOCIETY COMPONENTS
• 6.
e-Police
Revolutionizes police communication and coordination.
• 7.
e-Prescription
A centralized, paperless system for issuing and handling medical prescriptions
• 8.
e-School
Allow students, teachers and parents to collaborate in the learning process
• 9.
e-Taxe
Tax has drastically reduced the time spent by individuals and entrepreneurs on filing
taxes
• 10. Electronic Health Record
Integrates data from healthcare providers into a national record for each patient

13. DIGITAL SOCIETY COMPONENTS
• 11. Electronic ID Card
acts as definitive proof of ID in secure electronic environments
• 12. Electronic Land Register
A one-of-a-kind information system for storing real estate and land data
• 13. i-Voting
allows voters to cast their ballots over the internet, from anywhere in the world
• 14. Location-Based Services
A positioning service that detects device location & provides location information
• 15. m-Parking
Allows drivers to pay for city parking using a mobile phone

14. DIGITAL SOCIETY COMPONENTS
• 16.
Mobile Payment
Enables payment for goods and services using mobile phones
• 17.
Mobile-ID
Allows a client to use a mobile phone as a form of secure electronic ID
• 18.
Population Register
The state database for basic information about each person living in Estonia
• 19.
Smart Grid in Energy Sector
Estonian-developed innovation a number of cutting-edge solutions in the energy sector on the
top of Smart Grid
• 20.
Social Welfare e-Services
The social welfare benefit system is accessible by a convenient, online environment
• 21.
State e-Services Portal
A one-stop-shop for the hundreds of e-services offered by government institutions

15. DIGITAL SOCIETY COMPONENTS
X-Road
• - is the all-important
connection between these
databases, the tool that
allows them to work together
for maximum impact. All of
the e-solutions that use
multiple databases use XRoad. Integrated from 2002
• Currently, more than 800
organizations, public registers
and databases connected to it
and this number is increasing.
• 3rd pahse of reforming
[http://e-estonia.com/components/x-road]

16. USAGE OF X-ROAD SERVICES OVER THE YEARS:
[https://www.ria.ee/x-road/]

17. POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF COMPUTERS ON
SOCIETY
“+”
• Tasks can be completed at lightening speed due to the amazing ability of computer
processing.
• Laptops than books
• Local Area Network (LAN)
• Reducing cost
• Convenience: time and space saver.
• Through Internet, it creates:
 Global Communication.
 Fun – Apps, games, Internet, music, graphics.
 Education - access to info for research.
 Virtual space where travel is not necessary.
 Third world – cheaper

18. POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF COMPUTERS ON
SOCIETY
“-”
• Cyber-crimes:
Hacking, theft of personal and secret information, Cyberbullying
Through Internet it leads:
• To viruses, spam and Trojans, hoax websites
• To Inappropriate websites: “5” can access “+25” information
• To technology-driven distractions:
social media, online games, gambling news feeds, e-mails. According to CNET
News, Distractions during work time causes overall lower productivity as it takes
eight minutes for the brain to achieve a creative state.

19. POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF COMPUTERS ON
SOCIETY
“-”
• To Lack of F2F contact
• Addiction
• Goofing off: it eats time
• Health Issues, because of reduced physical activities:
obesity, heart-related (according to Communications Workers of
America)
• Environment degradation, over consumption of resources

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21. QUESTIONS:
• Do u wanna our or ur country to be
like e-Estonia?
• More “+” or “-” of e-gov?
• Why it is possible or impossible to
reform our (or ur) country, to make
it e-gov?
• How do u think, how humans’ lives
will look like in 100 years?
• What would u prefer, current or
future life, and why?
http://e-estonia.com/case-studies/leadership-21st-century-style

22. CONCLUSIONS VIA QUOTES:
• Using computers as the tool (+) or weapon (-) is up to humans…
Almaz
• Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is
about telescopes. Edsger W. Dijkstra
• Computing is not about computers any more. It is about living.
Nicholas Negroponte

23. CONCLUSIONS VIA QUOTES:
• Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy.
Joseph Campbell
• Computers are like air conditioners. They work fine until you start
opening windows. Author Unknown
• Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach that person to
use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks. Author Unknown
• Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use
it, and get a new one every six months. Clifford Stoll
• Computers, huh? I've heard it all boils down just a bunch of ones and
zeroes.... I don't know how that enables me to see n***ed
women, but however it works, God bless you guys. From the television show
King of Queens, spoken by the character Doug Heffernan

24. GLOSSARY:
• Computer - Is an electronic device which is capable of receiving information (data) in a particular form and
of performing a sequence of operations in accordance with a predetermined but variable set of procedural
instructions (program) to produce a result in the form of information or signals
• Society - is people in general, thought of as a large organized group.
• EESTi – e-Estonia
• X-Road - is the invisible environment that allows e-Estonia’s various e-services databases to link up and
operate in harmony. Originally X-Road was a system used for making queries to the different databases. Now
it has developed into a tool that can also write to multiple databases, transmit large data sets and perform
searches across several databases.
• OECD - The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
• NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• WTO - World Trade Organization .
• Goof off – to be lazy
• Cyberbullying - s the use of Information Technology to harm or harass other people in a
deliberate, repeated, and hostile manner

25. BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1.
e-Estonia's Digital Society and its Components
http://www.egov-estonia.eu/
http://e-estonia.com/components
2. ГУ «Инфо-система»
http://goo.gl/UKQ8Hd
3. ИноСМИ
http://goo.gl/EmroRR
4. Web page of Sir Timothy Berners-Lee
http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/Overview.html
5. Positive and negative impacts of computers
http://goo.gl/wGOMhC
http://goo.gl/wxsH1A
6. Quotes About Computers
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http://www.quotegarden.com/computers.html
•
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/computers
•
http://www.thetoptens.com/best-quotes-about-computers/

26. THANKS FOR UR ATTENTION, QUESTIONS &
SUGGESTIONS