Technology is the application of knowledge to organized tasks involving people and machines that meet sustainable goals. Applied to business, it includes all the tools and techniques that are used by a company or organisation to manage operations, produce goods and services, or communicate with customers. It can also refer to the ways that a company innovates and improves its internal modus operandi.
A sympathetic social ethos, often defined as the inclination of dominant social groups to encourage inventors and their ideas, has been a crucial factor in the development of many technologies. This receptivity may be limited to specific fields of innovation, such as improvements in weapons or navigational techniques, or more broadly orientated toward a general attitude of inquiry – such as the one that led to the Industrial Revolution.
Technological advancements have reshaped the way we live and work. While it has brought several perks to the lives of people around the world, there are some downsides as well. For instance, it has reduced the ratio of real-life communication and increased the number of people who are suffering from various mental health issues like depression.
It has helped reduce the manual efforts and time spent on doing repetitive or tedious tasks by automating them. In addition, it has enabled companies to streamline their workflow and increase productivity. For example, data analysis that could take hours to complete before can be done in minutes now with the help of technology. It has helped healthcare practitioners offer better diagnosis and treatment to patients.