A Changing Paradigm for Global Engagement

Authors

Kathleen Rowan, WellBeing InterntionalFollow

Abstract

The global growth of the number of internet users is remarkable. According to Internet World Stats, 63.2% of the world’s population used the internet as of October 2020. If children aged 0-4 are removed from the calculation, that percentage increases to 69.3%. If children aged 0-9 are excluded, the percentage increases to 76.4%. The ability of an organization to engage the world to increase awareness of what can be done individually and collectively to effect solutions for the environment, for wildlife and habitat protection, for land conservation, and for animal and human well-being is both exciting and frightening. Internet use is indeed revolutionizing our world, and many would agree that our world has become a “Global Village,” to use a term first popularized by Marshall McLuhan, a Canadian media theorist.

Recommended Citation

Rowan, Kathleen (2020) "A Changing Paradigm for Global Engagement," WellBeing News: Vol. 2: Iss. 10, Article 2.
Available at: https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/wbn/vol2/iss10/2