A survey conducted in 13 countries found that 36 percent of young people believe digital technology is bad for the environment. In addition, young people also see positive sides of digital tech in other areas.
Impact of digital technology on the environment
Observatory of Digital Uses (via Telecom paper) conducted surveys in 13 countries, six of which were in Africa, in the second half of 2021. That survey showed that more than a third of young people are more pessimistic about the impact of digital tech on the environment. Strikingly, African respondents are more positive about whether digital technology can help solve environmental problems than the European participants. For example, about 80 percent of respondents in Côte d’Ivoire believe that technology can have a positive effect on the environment. In five European countries (France, Spain, Belgium, Poland and Romania) this percentage is an average of 53 percent.
In the same five European countries, 65 percent think that technology can help control energy consumption in their country. In Morocco and Egypt, 80 percent feel the same way. “In all regions surveyed, advanced users of digital services have a more positive view of what technology can do for a number of societal issues, such as supporting good relationships in the community or the local economy.”
Pandemic
About 80 percent of respondents believe that digital services have helped them through the pandemic. It has reduced their isolation for them. What do you think about the impact of digital technology on the environment? Let us know in the comments below.
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