My international experiences and studies has allowed me to take stock of technological advances and explains the facts of the rise of digital in our society in the 21st century on different continent in the world.
From east to west, from south to north, some undergo the rise of digital, technological revolution, others use it as an asset. Economy, politics, sociology, all aspects of our society are concerned and therefore impacted. But from Bali to Paris, from Johannesburg to Moscow or from New York to Hong Kong, we do not see this phenomenon in the same light.
Without digitization phenomenon, Blockchain would have not be possible, crypto-currencies would have not exist. We all speak about our economy digitization and all innovation it brought to us, but are we really able to define it? I am sure you are use to say or think that we are in a digital era, but can one explain it?
By extension, the digital era is the era in which information circulates predominantly under computer coding. The culture of digital is the opposite of the analogical processes that are used by our machines which today are mostly obsolete.
Digital is a massive flow of machine-readable information, which is why "digital" and "new technologies" go hand in hand, but are not to be confused.
Digital or technological
Most of the time, people don’t really understand what digitization is and make the amalgam between technology and digital even if both are complementary. Since I love sharing knowledge, my aim is to make terms clear for all knowledge lovers. Since Crypto-currency is digital asset, Steemit is a good place to share that.
Digitization
It is important to know that digital is above all a language. It is a way to communicate for our machines just as we speak Chinese, French, German or English. This language is a code composed of numbers. The term "digital" refers to devices or Machines (computers, tablets, camcorders, etc.) capable of understanding the information Produced or processed (images, music, videos ...) by this language.
The definition of words is never simple and always evolutive. When looking for the definition of a term, the first gesture is logically to consult a language dictionary, or a glossary of the domain concerned. However, although the definitions proposed by the existing literature or reference documents are not always satisfactory for various reasons: obsolescence in relation to the evolution of the concept and new uses, linguistically ambiguous formulation, partial vision (assumed or not), partial statement.
Digital is a way to communicate for our machines just as we speak Chinese, French, German or English. This language is a code composed of numbers. This language is a language composed with numbers. We call "digital" devices or machines (computers, tablets, camcorders ...) capable of understanding the information produced or processed (images, music, videos ...) by this language.
So finally, things are simple... Big things goes from small things... It all started with binary language.
It's all about communication, information exchange.
Since now you know, my next article will be more about the difference between "Digital" and "technology". Both work together but are not the same.
Thank you
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