Technology trust The New Reality

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Technology Trust

The New Reality

We have grasped news in the palm of our hands. Let’s take a look at how technology is proving itself to be the guide that reduces distances. Let’s explore how technology makes us the navigators and sailors of a new reality. Simplifying complexities, collaborating and becoming co-creators has never been so easy.

INSIGHTS

Raising a Toast

Speaking of getaways and picnics, Mahadev’s son who was posted in the army serving the Indo Tibetan Border Police force guarding the LAC with China was in a gleeful Christmas mood. A solution to the non-availability of desired liquor brands for units like his, in remote locations, had arrived.

An internet based liquor distribution system has been launched for serving the personnels of ITBP – a reason to cheer and make merry on a festive day finally.

Digital Brush

Samrat’s English teacher from school recently explored Wattpad and has been churning out brilliant short stories from his phone during the odd hours between online classes. Coming from a traditional world this was something new for him & he also discovered fewer words, more images, interactiveness, an easy mode of communication.

Empath Tech

Suchandra’s mother, a Parkinson’s patient was now struggling with COVID and admitted to the hospital, her father was also admitted. She was working in Mumbai at a CSR firm with little or no business coming in 2020 and with increasing work pressure she had to rush back to Kolkata.

During all the formalities at the hospitals, she performed the duties as a daughter, she used the canteen space to attend online meets and finish projects with the help of her 4G Wifi Dongle. Thanks to technology, she surpassed expectations and could complete her tasks on time.

Navigating Complexity

Fairs and picnic spots are becoming increasingly populated during the festive time. Taking a toddler along with senior citizens to these spots comes with the challenges of keeping an eye on them. Preetam recalls how he used mobile phone calls to track his relatives.

In a picnic spot instantly and how it saved him time and energy. He kept calm because he had a number of tools. We have no internal compass but Google Maps. “If calling did not work, I would message, if messaging did not work I would show images of these members from my phone to the locals, it’s all in my palm, not the star signs but technology,” laughs Preetam while describing the event.

Collaborative Super Tool

Meanwhile, Manraj shivering in the Delhi cold, had to immediately send his Aadhar Card and PAN card details to Tannu in Kolkata for a Health Card policy by the Govt of West Bengal. The documents were in Delhi and the time was short. He used a Cam Scanner App and sent them to Tannu.

She ran out of internet connection for printing it out. Tannu shared the files with his neighbour from her Whatsapp and then they printed it out, saving all the anxiety. Technology is the omnipresent friend when human beings by themselves cannot help themselves on their own.

The Samaritan Tech

On a recent trip to a museum, Rajesh’s 63 year old mom was reluctant to climb the long flight of stairs. She was an arthritis patient and sadly there was no lift system here. She decided to wait for Rajesh and his aunt and others at the lobby. Rajesh took many images from his phone in every corridor.

After meeting his mom at the lobby sat down and showed her the images and told each story in detail. Technology connects us, it inspires us to follow our creativity and expressions like a motivating mentor should, it helps us to be humane. The spirit of leadership, charity and sisterhood has reached out to the hand of technology.

CLOSING NOTE

All of this just reminds us of something so mystical – Michelangelo’s ‘Creation of Adam’.

It seems like our fingers today are touching another consciousness, instead of the religious depiction of God, our context is technology touching us. Despite the challenges of adaptation every era has seen technology move closer to our identity. It is like a second brain that can travel across time and space, perform communication, entertain, order, access. To phrase it, ‘Fusion’ and ‘Singularity’ is the relationship between us and the world of technology.