In this data chart above I learned a good amount not just about Africa but about the world as a whole.In today's world technology is becoming more and more of a necessity and a way of life. Seeing that 79% of people in Africa don't even have a means of getting to electricity is unbelievable. This means that the people of Africa will never be able to catch up to the world because they are way too busy playing catch up with all the little things that lead to educational success. Not only does having an obtainable way to work with technology benefit education it also benefits the economy because it gives many more adults opportunities to make money and gain skills that weren't previously available. The main reason I picked this picture was because in Madelyn's most recent post, Nikki commented discussing the possibility of online classes and I began to question if that idea was possible which I later came to learn that it isn't possible.
Also in this picture there are many other educational things we can learn about Africa such as energy. Africa has the lowest per capita energy when looking at all the continents. This is also very upsetting because when you relate this to physics work requires energy so the less energy being used the less work gets done. Africa needs a tremendous amount of work done within itself so that means it need as much energy as it can get. The countries governments are collapsing because they are distraught about what they should do first and it is a split decision which makes it weak. Some people claim that education should be a first priority while others claim energy resources should be as well as many other cries for what should be first on the agenda. In my opinion, I think that this is in fact a very controversial topic and can see how there are so many different points of view. Although, I think that more caution should be taken in these discussions to make sure that rebellions don't occur as well as have the government fall. It is pretty ironic seeing a government argue about what is most important with helping them get ahead and in the process collapse and take five steps backwards.
This blog reminds me of the blog I wrote about Ummeli. In my news article, the women who went to study Africa said that the only phones they had there were Nokias. Nokias came out in 2004. This goes to show how behind they really are. The first thing she had to do was teach the grown African women to search the Internet. Now a days, that is such a easy task for people all ages. Due to the fact that they have a lack of technology could be hurting them and their chances of being employed. How are they supposed to keep up with how fast the technology world is moving when they don't even have the technology in the first place. Many employers are turing to technology to determine who works for them, and this is hurting Africa a great deal.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the lack of technology in Africa is hurting them more so then helping them. A lot of the jobs we have here in America revolve around technology. The technology would not only make Africa become more improved , but it could also provide a ton of job opportunities.
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DeleteI agree! There is no way technology is going to help them tremendously because of the lack of technology they have. How will it help them if they don't even have phones like IPhones and computers like Apple to work on. Since they don't have such advance technology they don't even know how to use the internet preventing them to learn and/ or work off the technology.
DeleteI agree with what Court is saying. So many jobs nowadays involve technology, so having very little is a problem. It's definitely hurting them more than helping them because if they don't have enough technology how can they possibly get things done? They need to find a way to somehow invest in more technology because it well definitely help improve their work and their country as well.
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