human and societal Behaviours determines technology and engineering
Behaviour determines technology and engineering Prof D K Subramanian we are trying to see whether technology stands alone or is interconnected. If interconnected, does it include human and societal behaviours and impacts on society also. This second aspect is normally ignored. We are trying to look into this aspect here. Technology is no more a single or simple device. It has many components and many effects. It has become complex. Example is computer on chip. It is becoming a system with lots of complexities. Also Technology development and use has many dimensions like technology generation, technology acceptance, technology use, technology diffusion and maturity, technology changes/ dynamics and transformations etc. We see only technologies. We need to see other aspects, their interconnections and impacts. People decide on acceptance of technologies, they select technologies ; they move from one to another like from analog to digital to web to AI. Peopl...