The Consequences of Information and Communication Technologies for Human Health and Environment

Modern information and communication technologies have brought about rapidity and ease leading to more comfort and welfare in our life. However، the users'' health and safety would be seriously in danger in the case of misuse. The present paperattemptedto review the literature on the undesirable effects of information technologies on the health and safety of humans and their environment and thereby emphasized the necessity of training users. The results revealed that unmanaged use of information and communication technologies may result in widespread detrimental effects including physical disorders، diseases and anomalies. In addition، the environment safety is threatened by a variety of e-wastes and pollutants. Among several solutions put forward to fight the threats، training users and developing national management strategies are the most basic ones. Information and communication technologies extension and education programs should train users about how to reasonably use the technologies، how to avoid the probable risks، andin particular، encourage them to choose greentechnologies.