Does Access To Technology Cause Happiness?

Research by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT shows that access to technology can provide feelings of well-being. 35,000 people from all over the planet were interviewed for the study.

Ownership of technology is a status symbol in many cultures, according to Kathi Kitner, senior research scientist at Intel. While having a computer is considered synonymous with a good education worldwide, the emerging middle classes of India think it is also a sign of prosperity, she said. “Whether that prosperity in terms of monetary returns actually materialises is not documented, but it is very real in terms of perception,” she said.

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