ABSTRACT
This chapter is intended to provide basic ideas and concepts related to technology, technological progress and society. It explains how and why technology and society are interrelated, forming a dynamic, complex and interdependent evolutionary system. It introduces the terms Digital (ICT) Revolution and information and communication technologies (ICTs), showing elementary features of new technologies. The chapter explains why ICTs are labelled as general purpose technologies. Finally, it briefly discusses the potential channels through which information and communication technologies may affect society, emphasizing some potential benefits but also threats and challenges that society meets along with fast worldwide adoption of technologies.
