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Make Geography Inconsequential: The Benefits of VTC Systems

Technological advancement aids to nullify distance barriers for people to manage work and busy lifestyle by using the Internet. Videoconferencing has become a widely used communications solution to keep in touch with employees, business contacts, clients, and the general public anywhere in the world. It helps bringing people together from different places by creating a venue where they can log into and join the conference. For businesses, it boosts morale, raises efficiency, improves teamwork and lowers travel related costs through consistent communication even while outside the office. However, videoconferencing is not limited to business operations. It has widened its market reach by providing services that provide specific individual telecommunication needs.

Impact on the General Public

Videoconferencing has become widely available and cost-effective for the general public. Nowadays, personal video teleconference systems through webcam, personal computer system, software compression and broadband Internet connectivity are becoming more and more affordable. These make videoconferencing accessible to many. It allows possible and practical face-to-face meetings with two or more people allowing:

• a live conversation;
• visual information (as it is an important component of the conversation);
• meeting place for people from different locations; or
• saving travel time and expenses.

Impact on hearing and speech impaired individuals

People with physical disabilities benefit more in videoconferencing. Those who are deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech-impaired can communicate with sign language with the use of this technology to talk to others.  Several countries offer video relay and remote interpretation services for the hearing-impaired. They do on-site sign language translation via Video Remote Interpreting (VRI).

Impact on Education

Students can now have the opportunity to learn by participating in a 2-way communication platform. Teachers and lecturers from all over the world can use videoconferencing to bring classes in remote or isolated places. Also, students from diverse communities and backgrounds can gain knowledge about one another. They are allowed to explore, communicate, analyze and share information and ideas with each other. They can even visit another part of the world to speak with others, visit a zoo, a museum and so on, to learn via this technology. This is also known as “virtual field trip” that brings opportunities to children, especially those in geographically isolated locations, or the economically disadvantaged.

Impact on Medicine and Health

Telemedicine and telenursing applications such as diagnosis, consulting, transmission of medical images, etc., in real time in countries where these are legal are made possible via videoconferencing. Videoconferencing allows patients to contact nurses and physicians in emergency or routine situations as well as physicians and other paramedical professionals can discuss cases across large distances. In rural areas, it can be used for diagnostic purpose thus saving lives and making more efficient use of health care money.

Impact on Law

Testimonies done via this technology are honored in physical legal settings especially for people who are not able to personally appear in such meeting for some valid reasons.

Impact on Media Relations

VCT allows organization and planning of press conferences. It also allows media people to participate in such conferences from anywhere without leaving their offices or their countries.

Impact on Business

Videoconferencing brings people from far places into a conference room on a short notice. It saves money and time for traveling especially for important meetings that require brief time from the participants. It can be used by employees working at home to communicate therefore delivering efficient output in due time. It allows consistent communication among bosses and employees promoting work productivity and efficiency.

Responding to the ever changing communication requirements of various sectors, videoteleconferencing can adapt well to these changes and develop more beneficial features to further serve its purpose.