{"id":12082,"date":"2024-03-31T10:34:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T10:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edusign.com\/?p=12082"},"modified":"2024-02-22T13:33:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T13:33:49","slug":"defining-digital-understanding-its-advantages-and-disadvantages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/defining-digital-understanding-its-advantages-and-disadvantages\/","title":{"rendered":"Defining digital: understanding its advantages and disadvantages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The world we live in is <strong>constantly <\/strong>evolving, thanks to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/dematerialization\/\">digitalization<\/a><\/strong>. It&#8217;s almost <strong>everywhere<\/strong>, bringing great <strong>transformation <\/strong>and development to <strong>human <\/strong>society. It&#8217;s a cradle of global <strong>evolution<\/strong>, powerful because of its close <strong>relationship <\/strong>with <strong>humanity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h0\">What is digital?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The word &#8220;<strong>DIGITAL<\/strong>&#8221; has several meanings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"a\">\n<li>It&#8217;s a kind of <strong>imprint <\/strong>that&#8217;s unique to each individual. It is left and <strong>marked <\/strong>on objects by the <strong>touch <\/strong>of the hands, more <strong>precisely <\/strong>by the fingertips. This <strong>imprint<\/strong>, also known as a &#8220;<strong>fingerprint<\/strong>&#8220;, is an identification unique to each <strong>individual<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It <strong>comes <\/strong>from the English word &#8220;DIGIT&#8221;, <strong>meaning <\/strong>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/dematerialization\/\">digital<\/a>&#8221; or &#8220;cipher&#8221;, data <strong>processing <\/strong>and <strong>information<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It also comes <strong>from <\/strong>the <strong>Latin <\/strong>word <strong>DIGITALIS<\/strong>, meaning &#8220;fingertip&#8221;;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is a way of <strong>passing <\/strong>on a flow of <strong>information <\/strong>in record time;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It&#8217;s a process <strong>adopted <\/strong>to inform a subject in a <strong>short <\/strong>space of time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The means of digitalization :<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Website <strong>navigation<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Software <\/strong>used in companies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>e-mails, which can be <strong>considered <\/strong>as <a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/virtual-classroom-how-to-run-and-manage-your-class\/\">virtual <\/a><strong>communication<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use of cell <strong>phones<\/strong>, tablets\u2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/all-you-need-to-know-about-social-learning\/\">social <\/a><\/strong>networks such as <strong>Facebook<\/strong>, <strong>Skype<\/strong>, <strong>WhatsApp<\/strong>, <strong>videoconferencing<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h1\">The transformations brought about by digitalization :<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/dematerialization\/\">Digital <\/a><strong>transformations <\/strong>are bringing about a <strong>radical <\/strong>change in <strong>everyday <\/strong>life, <strong>lifestyles<\/strong>, ways of living and the very <strong>intellectual <\/strong>capacity of each <strong>individual<\/strong>. Digitization <strong>plays<\/strong> an important role in both <strong>professional <\/strong>and personal life. It <strong>facilitates <\/strong>better <strong>communication <\/strong>with those around us, <strong>promotes <\/strong>economic <strong>development <\/strong>and provides <strong>good<\/strong>, reliable <strong>information <\/strong>on a given <strong>subject<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The benefits of digitalization<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Digitization <\/strong>offers a number of <strong>advantages<\/strong>, <strong>especially <\/strong>in the <strong>business <\/strong>sector:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>makes <strong>communication <\/strong>with others effective, simple and fast;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>makes it easy to detect <strong>anomalies <\/strong>and errors in data <strong>processing<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>offers positive results and promotes <strong>better <\/strong>production within a <strong>company&#8217;s <\/strong>timeframe;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>facilitates Internet <strong>consultation <\/strong>of information on a <strong>variety <\/strong>of facts and subjects;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>promotes the development of <strong>personal <\/strong>knowledge;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>makes it possible to <strong>quickly<\/strong> obtain various types of <strong>information <\/strong>or intelligence on a <strong>given <\/strong>subject, <strong>regardless <\/strong>of time or place;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>makes certain complex tasks <strong>automatic <\/strong>and certain work <strong>tools <\/strong>easy to handle;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>enhances the value of <strong>products <\/strong>sold or services <strong>rendered <\/strong>by the company itself.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>makes it easy to use <strong>software <\/strong>within a company;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>improves the <strong>efficiency <\/strong>and <strong>effectiveness <\/strong>of every task;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>contributes to the <strong>development<\/strong> of each <strong>company<\/strong>, and therefore to the <strong>growth <\/strong>of its sales;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>enables every <strong>company <\/strong>to have its own <strong>website<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>enables <\/strong>every company to make its <strong>products <\/strong>and services <strong>visible<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>makes it easy to <strong>keep <\/strong>these products and <strong>services <\/strong>constantly up to <strong>date<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>helps maintain better customer <strong>relations<\/strong>: customers can obtain <strong>information <\/strong>anytime, <strong>anywhere<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>facilitates <strong>communication <\/strong>within the company and <strong>enables <\/strong>customer data to be <strong>analyzed <\/strong>and <strong>improved<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>makes it <strong>easy <\/strong>to close sales and ensure <strong>customer<\/strong> satisfaction;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>facilitates <strong>remote <\/strong>sales and <strong>saves <\/strong>time for both <strong>company<\/strong> and customer;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>enables remote <strong>working<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>increases <strong>individual <\/strong>income by <strong>working <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/virtual-classroom-how-to-run-and-manage-your-class\/\">online<\/a>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>reduces <\/strong>the use of huge <strong>quantities<\/strong> of paper;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>helps protect the <strong>environment <\/strong>by <strong>reducing <\/strong>CO2 <strong>emissions<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>facilitates <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/virtual-classroom-how-to-run-and-manage-your-class\/\">online <\/a><\/strong>backup of <strong>voluminous <\/strong>data,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>reduces office supply <strong>budgets <\/strong>(fewer purchases of computer consumables and paper, etc.);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>optimizes <strong>advertising<\/strong>, customer loyalty and <strong>business development<\/strong>\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The disadvantages of digitization<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Customers <\/strong>can be lost if <strong>digitization <\/strong>is not used;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The application of <strong>digitization <\/strong>can be very <strong>time<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>consuming<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You need to be patient in order to achieve <strong>better <\/strong>production;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financially, <strong>adopting <\/strong>digitization is not easy, as the cost can be high;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smaller <strong>companies <\/strong>may not be <strong>able <\/strong>to afford it;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To keep pace with <strong>any <\/strong>technological <strong>evolution<\/strong>, every <strong>company <\/strong>needs to invest, both in <strong>responsible personnel <\/strong>and in <strong>software <\/strong>tools;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/dematerialization\/\">Digitalization <\/a><\/strong>increases <strong>conflicts <\/strong>of interest <strong>between<\/strong> companies;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Websites are becoming a kind of <strong>competition <\/strong>ground between <strong>companies<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Digitization <\/strong>makes individuals rather <strong>passive <\/strong>in the face of <strong>automation<\/strong>, which is gaining too much value in <strong>society<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/dematerialization\/\"><strong>Digitalization<\/strong> <\/a>reduces family <strong>exchanges<\/strong>, as time is wasted in front of <strong>smartphones <\/strong>and PCs;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/virtual-classroom-how-to-run-and-manage-your-class\/\">Online <\/a>work is <strong>time<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>consuming <\/strong>and doesn&#8217;t allow for <strong>proper <\/strong>rest;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next <strong>come <\/strong>the various <strong>ailments <\/strong>associated with excessive <strong>screen<\/strong> use: <strong>headaches <\/strong>and eye strain;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <strong>company <\/strong>that does not have a <strong>website <\/strong>risks not being known by <strong>potential <\/strong>customers;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Without a <a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/virtual-classroom-how-to-run-and-manage-your-class\/\">virtual <\/a><strong>storefront<\/strong>, the <strong>company <\/strong>will never become <strong>known <\/strong>in the target market;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It will also not be <strong>found <\/strong>by its customers, as it is <strong>difficult <\/strong>for them to <strong>locate <\/strong>it;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They <strong>may <\/strong>then turn to <strong>competing <\/strong>companies;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Without <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/dematerialization\/\">digitalization<\/a><\/strong>, it will also be <strong>difficult <\/strong>for <strong>companies <\/strong>to securely store their <strong>sensitive <\/strong>data;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This <strong>data <\/strong>can easily <strong>disappear <\/strong>or be <strong>stolen<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/dematerialization\/\">Digital <\/a><strong>transformation <\/strong>is associated with a <strong>renewal <\/strong>of all <strong>materials <\/strong>used in society; <strong>otherwise<\/strong>, it does not <strong>progress <\/strong>and is not <strong>compatible <\/strong>with new <strong>technologies<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leisure <strong>activities <\/strong>take up more <strong>time <\/strong>than time spent <strong>working<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Total <strong>dependence <\/strong>on daily life due to <strong>constant <\/strong>connectivity;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/dematerialization\/\">digitalization <\/a><\/strong>results in a negative aspect, less <strong>human <\/strong>contact, akin to a <strong>robot <\/strong>facing <strong>automation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h2\">History of the economic revolution in the face of digitalization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>economic <\/strong>and industrial <strong>revolution<\/strong> is presented as <strong>follows<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>At first, the most <strong>common <\/strong>means <strong>combined <\/strong>the use of paper and <strong>pencil<\/strong>, ink <strong>pens <\/strong>and steam <strong>engines<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then came the use of <strong>electricity <\/strong>and <strong>petroleum<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then came <strong>computerization<\/strong>, which <strong>took <\/strong>off in a big way.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nowadays, <strong>digitization <\/strong>is very <strong>much <\/strong>in tune with <strong>everyday <\/strong>life; it&#8217;s a new <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/boosting-training-through-digital-and-technological-commitment\/\">technology <\/a><\/strong>that simplifies <strong>communications <\/strong>and <strong>information <\/strong>sharing, a new <strong>connected <\/strong>world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Internet<\/strong>, or to be more <strong>precise<\/strong>, the Web, has <strong>changed <\/strong>society&#8217;s way of life, from the <strong>everyday <\/strong>life of each <strong>individual <\/strong>to the <strong>professional <\/strong>world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>On the <strong>business <\/strong>side: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/dematerialization\/\">digitalization <\/a><\/strong>is changing the future of <strong>business<\/strong>. The <strong>company&#8217;s development <\/strong>depends on this <strong>phenomenon<\/strong>, and it fosters <strong>fortification <\/strong>in all areas of every <strong>business<\/strong>: <strong>commercial<\/strong>, <strong>technical<\/strong>, <strong>financial<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/all-you-need-to-know-about-social-learning\/\">social<\/a><\/strong>, etc. In more exact terms, it <strong>promotes <\/strong>a company&#8217;s better <strong>production<\/strong>. To put it more <strong>accurately<\/strong>, it enhances a <strong>company&#8217;s <\/strong>production. To be more <strong>competitive<\/strong>, <strong>companies <\/strong>should opt for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/dematerialization\/\">digitalization<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It&#8217;s the same in <strong>everyday <\/strong>life: <strong>digitization<\/strong> influences the <strong>evolution <\/strong>of the lifestyle of every <strong>individual <\/strong>in society. It <strong>brings <\/strong>a new kind of <strong>benevolence <\/strong>and ease to <strong>tomorrow&#8217;s <\/strong>world, as if <strong>everything <\/strong>were within easy <strong>reach <\/strong>of each other via the tools of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/dematerialization\/\">digitalization <\/a><\/strong>(mobile <strong>applications<\/strong>, for example).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here are a few examples:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>On the <strong>banking <\/strong>side, the various <strong>processes <\/strong>are easier to <strong>handle <\/strong>and directly accessible to the customer: checking balances, <strong>withdrawals<\/strong> and money transfers\u2026..<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In <strong>everyday <\/strong>life: communication is <strong>better<\/strong>, faster and more efficient <strong>thanks <\/strong>to the use of <a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/all-you-need-to-know-about-social-learning\/\">social <\/a>networks, <strong>videoconferences<\/strong>, forums, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automated <strong>hotel <\/strong>reservations, air <strong>travel<\/strong>, medical consultations\u2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More <strong>convenient <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/virtual-classroom-how-to-run-and-manage-your-class\/\">online <\/a>purchases and <strong>payments<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Digitization <\/strong>of surgical <strong>operations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/virtual-classroom-how-to-run-and-manage-your-class\/\">Online <\/a>courses, exams\u2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/adaptive-learning-the-challenge-of-adaptive-and-evolutionary-learning-in-vocational-training\/\">Adapting <\/a><strong>company <\/strong>stock <strong>management<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h3\">Digital technology for the development of society in general<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Digitization <\/strong>is an unavoidable <strong>phenomenon <\/strong>in the <a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/all-you-need-to-know-about-social-learning\/\">social <\/a>and <strong>professional <\/strong>development of society. The adoption of <a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/dematerialization\/\">digital <\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/boosting-training-through-digital-and-technological-commitment\/\">technology <\/a><\/strong>is necessary for long-term <strong>modernization<\/strong>. It&#8217;s here now, and it&#8217;s <strong>here <\/strong>to stay, and it&#8217;s <strong>playing <\/strong>an <strong>increasingly <\/strong>important role in the <strong>everyday <\/strong>life of society. <a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/dematerialization\/\">Digital <\/a><strong>communication <\/strong>in all its forms helps <strong>businesses <\/strong>to flourish. <a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/dematerialization\/\">Digital <\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edusign.com\/blog\/boosting-training-through-digital-and-technological-commitment\/\">technology <\/a><\/strong>is everywhere, and blends <strong>seamlessly <\/strong>with the <strong>practical <\/strong>life of every <strong>individual<\/strong>. In the future, <strong>analog <\/strong>will have no <strong>place <\/strong>in the face of this <strong>evolution<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world we live in is constantly evolving, thanks to digitalization. It&#8217;s almost everywhere, bringing great transformation and development to human society. It&#8217;s a cradle of global evolution, powerful because of its close relationship with humanity. What is digital? 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