ROLE OF IT IN ENVIRONMENT & HUMAN HEALTH

BY-RAJAT,ANMOL AND CHETAN IIIT KOTA

WHAT’S IT ??Information technology (IT) is the use of any computers, storage, networking and other physical devices, infrastructure and processes to create, process, store, secure and exchange all forms of electronic data.

IT IN INDIA• IT is the second major Industrial

Sector in INDIA.• It is also the most developing

industry.• Digital INDIA initiative launched by

Indian gov.• Important role in revenue. Employs

2.5 million. Growing at over 9% p.a.• India is one of the biggest IT

capitals of the modern world• Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata,

Chennai, Trivandrum, Noida, Mumbai and Pune contribute to 90% of all the IT export.

ROLE OF IT IN ENVIRONMENT

IT FOR ENVIRONMENT• Easily Accessible Around The World• Dramatically reduces costs, increases

speed, improved productivity and opens up new challenges and opportunities.

• Disaster Management• Control Over Production• Inspire environmental action• Corporate Responsibility• Reduces Waste

INSPIRE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION

IT IN DISASTER MANAGEMENTThough it is not possible to completely avoid the natural disasters, but the sufferings can be minimized by creating proper awareness of the likely disasters and its impact by developing a suitable warning system, disaster preparedness and management of disasters through application of information technology tools. The changing trends have opened up a large number of scientific and technological resources and skills to reduce disaster risk.Its main applications are :• GIS and Remote Sensing• Internet

REMOTE SENSING• Collection of information about an

object or phenomenon without making physical contact.

• Generally refers to using aerial sensor technologies to detect and classify objects on earth.

• New sensors being developed rapidly.• Important for weather forecasts,

climate change or natural disasters.

GIS-GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM • It is Designed to capture, store,

manipulate, analyse, manage and present all types of spatial or geographical data.

• Broader academic discipline of Geoinformatics.

• Science underlying geographic concepts, applications and systems.

• Can use GIS to study the environment, report on the phenomena and model the working and responding of environment to natural and man-made factors.

APPLICATION OF REMOTE SENSING AND GIS• Monitoring wind erosion and water logging• Monitoring the condition of remnant vegetation• Cereal crop yield mapping and predicting salinity• Monitoring rangeland condition• Cost Effective. Can monitor broader areas• Measure changes in wildlife habitat encroachment• Model events such as drought impact on forest health• Improve workflow processes from data gathering and

analysis to publication and distribution of findings.

CONTROL OVER PRODUCTION

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY

IT REDUCES WASTE• We can store practically unlimited

amount of books, pictures and other data that reduces paper waste to a large extent, that helps us in saving a lots of trees.

• Nowadays, the use of E-bills has significantly increased, which also contribute in saving trees.

• Statistical analysis of production and demand over time, accessible worldwide can significantly reduce the wastage.

E-CYCLING• Obsolete Electronics such as PCs and phones

become toxins and carcinogens.• E-Cycling transforms them into primary and

secondary raw materials. Primary consists of working parts like chips etc. and secondary raw materials like zinc, copper, lead, sulphur etc.

• IT Waste is completely recyclable through E-Cycling, so it does not affect the environment or human health in any harmful way.

#FACT : Apple do not uses Lead(Pb) and Arsenic(As) like harmful materials in its products and all of its data centres run on renewable

energy.

ROLE OF IT IN HUMAN HEALTH

BIOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT• Most of the biological equipment (be it

Lab or Diagnostic medicine) run on programs and algorithms.

• This makes the machines user-friendly and time saving.

• Most machines run on pre-designed programs with specific applications which make usage easier.

• Additive manufacturing (or 3D Printing) also makes use of programming techniques.

CONTROLLING DISEASES• Isolation is one of the major step in controlling

highly infectious diseases.• IT helps in spreading awareness about diseases

and preventive measures to be taken.• This reduces panic and provides information about

prevention and if infected, treatment options.• Several airports in many countries, screened

passengers for high temperature and other symptoms via thermal sensors and computers without any manual labour need. This was possible due to applying IT services in medical fields.

BIOMECHANICS• Robots that emulate or simulate living

biological organisms or are inspired by them chemically or mechanically.

• Nanotechnology use is also being studied.• Nano-bots are programmed to act as

delivery systems within the organism (like blood).

• In biomimicry, robots have to be programmed to make the mechanism simpler and more effective.

• Research on humanoid robots is also becoming increasingly popular.

E-HEALTH• eHealth is a relatively recent term for

healthcare practice supported by electronic processes and communication.

• In case of mental illnesses like depression, eHealth provided anonymity to users. It is also easily accessible.

• It is gaining momentum in academic research as well as in psychology, clinical work, and mental health counselling.

DATABASES• Data regarding birth, death rates,

immunization programs can be maintained more accurately than before in health centres due to computers.

• Information and statistics about diseases like malaria, fluorosis, AIDS, etc.

• DNA databases and genetic information about population, medical records, fingerprints, etc can be stored and accessed.

TELEMEDICINE• Use of telecommunication and

information technologies in order to provide clinical care at a distance.

• Helps eliminate distance barriers.• Saves lives in critical care and

emergency situations.• Benefit remote regions with specialists

living far away.• Also eliminates the possibility of

transmission in case of infectious diseases. E.g. In MRSA cases

BIOINFORMATICS• Inter-disciplinary field that develops

methods and software tools for understanding biological data.

• Combines computer science, statistics, mathematics and engineering to study and process biological data.

• Bioinformatics is widely used for drug discovery and thus contributing to human health.

• Creating Hybrid vegetation that are more sustainable under harsh conditions.

M-HEALTH• mHealth is an abbreviation

for mobile health, a term used for the practice of medicine and public health supported by mobile devices.

• There are more than 2,00,000 mHealth apps available to consumers and they have increased more than 100 percent over the past two years.

• Improve patients’ health condition by enabling him to keep a track of his healthcare.

• They provide a great support in maintaining individual fitness.

DESIGNED BY :Rajat (2015KUCP1024)Anmol (2015KUCP1016)Chetan (2015KUCP1022)

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