THE GLOBAL NETWORK SOCIETY

Globalization has been a driven factor to change our lifestyle and has influenced all aspects of our lives throughout the age spectrum. I can mention many examples of it but the most significant, in my opinion, are the availability of a huge amount of information in real time, the opportunity to shop worldwide staying sitted in front of your workstation and to virtually meet many people from all over the world. 

 

All has been possible due to the availability of integrated network system which allow any user to be connected with all available web sites either free or through the payment of subscriptions. through this worldwide communication systems it is possible to explore every aspect of our daily life, to contact people from any part of the world, move capitals, etc... Consequently it raised the need to review our daily habits. Nowadays is very common to see the new generation spending so much time in front of the PC to satisfy their needs. Many persons communicate using text messages or through e-mails. 

 

This significant changes have also brought many advantages since many daily activity can be conducted staying at home such as buying train/air tickets, shopping, contacting people, being informed in what is happening in any corner of the world in real time, etc... On the other hand, some negative aspects are easily identifiable. Human contacts are becoming to be replaced by virtual ones and the dangers associated to them. This trend can not be stopped though some political leaders want to retain the possibility to shut down the network services for their advantage. This is the case in areas where there is a lack of democracy and the leaders want to avoid that their population have access to information that they want to deny.

 

Inevitably, we have to live in this new dimension, we have to get used to it and we should try to benefit from it. However, since everybody may access it and the use done by everybody is not the same, it is essential that the network is regulated to protect the users and controls be executed by national authorities to prevent illegal use of it.