Discussion on Palestine and Globalisation

Palestine and Globalisation

            I hail from Palestine and if I talk about my society, I believe that I belong to a conservative and middle-class society. Globalisation has impacted my society significantly. In fact, it would not be wrong to that different information and communication technologies have been introduced which allow people to be connected with the internet and it has served to facilitate what they were doing traditionally. For instance, one of the major impacts of ICT or Information and Communications technologies is that education has been digitalised and students are given the opportunity to gain education without having to attend an institute. There are a number of other impacts as well.

Education of Palestine and Globalisation

As explained above, the sector of education has been impacted significantly by globalisation in terms of ICT. There are a number of online platforms which have been introduced that allow students to subscribe and choose the courses which they require and are interested in studying. In fact, I have also subscribed to a platform and I have selected a minor course which I undergo in my spare time. These platforms also offer specialisations as they have been authorised by the government. Students who want to gain a proper degree can also subscribe to these platforms without having to attend any type of institute.

Another way in which ICT has influenced education greatly is that it has allowed teachers to utilise innovative methods to ensure the knowledge acquisition of students. For instance, in Palestine, there were not sufficient resources to conduct online sessions and create assignments with the use of a desktop system. Instead of it, students had to do their homework by hand. However, in recent times, it has changed and students have been introduced to advanced methods of studying and gaining education. These methods have served to facilitate them and have made it easier for them to study without having to excessively depend on their instructors or teachers. Therefore, my society is now able to utilise these opportunities to grow (Shraim & Khlaif, 2010).

Business of Palestine and Globalisation

            Another major way in which globalisation has influenced my society is by impacting the business sector. For instance, ICT has served to open not only new opportunities for people in this society but has also allowed them to find the right opportunity for them. Now, people can conduct online business without having to worry about its success. For instance, I am extremely interested in being an entrepreneur and I want to open an ecommerce business in Palestine. This was not possible just a few years ago and with ICT technologies, I do not have to worry that my business might not succeed. In addition to it, people can rely on ICT to be involved with online businesses and earn without having to go to offices and do traditional jobs. All of these opportunities and new areas have been opened by ICT in my society. Therefore, I can easily say that my society has been positively affected by globalisation in terms of ICT and people can take advantage of it (Khatib, 2013).

References of Palestine and Globalisation

Khatib, I. (2013). Role of innovation in the development of ICT software enterprises in Palestine.

Shraim, K., & Khlaif, Z. (2010). An e-learning approach to secondary education in Palestine: opportunities and challenges. Information Technology for Development, 16(3), 159-173.