ems could result in the non –IT literate of society feeling further left out and therefore result in social isolation. Colleges and schools are trying to introduce basic IT courses (such as CLAIT), providing students with skills, in an attempt to prevent social isolation. Although there are laws in place to govern the application of IT systems, these are effective only to a point. The Internet is a good example of how impossible a task it is to control the application of IT systems. Anyone with access to the Internet has the opportunity to set-up a page, containing virtually whatever he or she want. I think that the effects of the application of IT systems on businesses, individuals and society as a whole are a mixture of beneficial and detrimental. The application of IT systems could lead to a more rewarding life for people, bringing work and other things straight to the home. But, as a society, we must be careful not to exclude the non-IT literate or a socially isolated society may end up being created. ...
