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It is true that
there have been dilemmatic situations for the governments in their early stages of development about what to prioritize for the betterment of the society. Technology and
education are among them and both could significantly contribute to the nations’ strength. However, I personally
think that free education must be offered first.
On the one hand, there
is no doubt that new technology plays an important role in improving people’s access to convenience. Due to
globalization, communication technology has been transferred and prevalent considerably throughout the last decade, which proliferates the usage rate of mobile finance among third world countries. For example, Safaricom, a telecommunicating company, launched
its mobile finance service in Kenya and made it far easier to top up, send and
receive money using cell phones with no need of bank accounts. It broke new ground in banking and provided benefits for those who carried a large amount of cash before.
However, the
opponents of premature adaption of new technology claim that it can only be
meaningful when there is a decent infrastructure, which is not normally the
case in less developed countries. Therefore, they support the importance of free
education. It is well-known that the foundation of every state is the education
of its youth. Despite the fact, still many school-age
children in developing countries do not have the
privilege to attend school for several reasons. Providing free education could
induce people with basic and practical knowledge as well as some sophisticated
theories that would eventually extend industries with a promising future.
In conclusion, offering
free education is more appropriate at the level of underdeveloped countries to
ensure their internal stability. Despite the merits of novel technology, however,
an infrastructural improvement would be still
needed for those nations.
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