Recently, there has been a wide coverage on the negative effects of smartphones which include addiction, behavioural issues such as anxiety and temperament, and most importantly fake news which spreads via Facebook or WhatsApp. But as famous adage goes – “Technology is a good slave but a bad master!”.
Science or technology is just a tool which can be used to run planes or rains, or to kill many. In the same vein, a smartphone and its apps have potential to become an Avenger or a Thanos. In one of exploratory research, we looked at the positive aspects of smartphone usage. How this small device is making an impact especially at the bottom (base) of pyramid people. We find some innovative and very interesting stories which are inspirational too!
The related article is published in The Hindu Business Line and can be accessed here.
Note: This article is based on the summer internship project done by the contributing members (students of St Xavier’s Ranchi): Sherya Sharma, Hitesh Lakhotia, Ritika Vishwakarma, Badal Pathak, G V S K Vedant, Ankit Kumar