Information technology: In the service of God’s people. Really?

Abstract

It is wise for a student of Information Technology to learn from the legacy of Enlightenment. This Enlightenment period spawned the era of modernization, which led to global exploration, and eventually caused the Information Revolution. In a sense, the Age of Enlightenment gave birth to Information Technology (IT).

This historical trace will focus on the kind of outlook of the Age of Enlightenment and Rationalism. One important aspect was the drive of this era for scientific discoveries that showed the way for exploration of the non-European world. I will also expose how the concept of Enlightenment gave birth to colonialism. It is my conviction that colonialism is a close kin to capitalism that in turn encouraged technological progress. Since colonialism is seen as a form of exploitation in the eyes of the Filipino, I will later on connect on how it begun the concept of free trade, which is not very far from the kind of ecommerce that the IT culture is cultivating.