The cashless society
• use less cash in transaction in society
carry out online transaction at any time and any place
• the internet provides an efficient path to make
transactions
• Bank provides E-banking services
settle the bills though the internet
• EPS
the payment is transfer automatically form your bank account to
seller’s bank account
• Octopus
to store value.
provides us a simple and convenient way to payment.
(No need to prepare coins) .
Advantages & disadvantages
EPS (adv)
It allow large transaction amount
 Have a quick transaction
 No need to bring a lot of money
Disadv
 Can use in HK only
 not safe (only protect by numeric password)
Advantages & disadvantages
Octopus (adv)
 no need a password or signature
 a quick transaction
Disadv
 use in HK only
 smaller transaction amount only
 Need to add value when money is run out
 No protected by any means
Advantages & disadvantages
Credit cards
 can acceptable every where.
 Have a large payment.
Disadv
difficult to confirm the holders
The knowledge-based society
• need to improve and upgrade
• have more creative and lifelong learning.
•  communication and information technologies let
people to have more rich in culturally and materially
globalization
• the increasing in international trade and cultural
exchange
 more globalize.
(improvement globalization.)
•
improved quickly & spread the news on the internet
most updated information around the world
facilitate the communication across distances.
pay attention to the global issues.
Impacts of upcoming technologies
For high bandwidth
 transmit larger files at a faster speed.
 More high-bandwidth needed application can be run on
the internet.
( video-conferencing instead of the newsgroup postings
 feasible internet services. )
• For mobile technlogy,
communicate with others across distance.
With the GSM
use phones in many parts of the world.
 data communication was easy to build into the system.
• For the improvement of Bluetooth.
 send data to others over a short distances from fixed and
mobile devices and through frequency-hopping radio .
 cut up the data being sent and transmits most of it on up
to 79 times.
 convenient to transmit at short distances.
• Smart home technology
integration of services and technology at home
• lights switch on sense the change of temperature
• bell rings, he or she is shown automatically on tv.
• control a video cameras through the internet to monitor the activities
inside your home.
• control the room temperature at a comfortable level.
• The domestic appliances can be controlled by mobile phones.
 we can have a convienct way on daily live
 inmprove living standard and more safety.