TECH TROUBLES: UNDERSTANDING

THE DETRIMENTAL IMPACT ON THE

YOUNGER GENERATION

Main Issue/Topic Findings Recommendations

of Interest

Findings of Study 1
This study found that the extent
of disruption in processing the Recommendations of Study 1
Impact of supply chain MSMEs need to establish strategic
goods and services resulted in a
disruptions during the COVID- collaboration among the different
negative impact on business
19 pandemic to micro, small stakeholders through public,
operations, and the disruption of
and medium enterprises in private, non-government institutions
the availability of raw materials
Davao Region, Philippines and academe collaboration to
negatively affected the sales
performance during the enhance the capabilities of MSMEs
lockdown period. Moreover, in handling supply chain disruptions
around 20%–33% of MSMEs and pursuing technology upgrading.
experiencing heavy supply chain
disruptions had a plan to Recommendation of Study 2
upgrade their business processes Digital technology allowed for the
by adopting “green” technology. continuity of social relations and
expedited information dissemination
Socio-educational implications relative to COVID-19 while
Findings of Study 2
of technology use during maintaining a safe environment for
Digital technology has served
COVID-19; A case study in the people in the community.
people for educative purposes
General Santos City,
and formation of virtual social
Philippines Recommendation of Study 3
connections for the co-existence
of human relationships amid the Educators should have an
COVID-19 pandemic. agreement they present to students
in the classroom that elaborates on
Findings of Study 3 the importance of certain aspects of
Using technology for academic using technology. Some protocols
purposes is a major distraction they can touch upon are students
for students, making it hard for reaching out to their teachers or
Negative impacts of using fellow colleagues when they feel they
them to multitask. According to
technology in higher education- cannot figure out how to find
research, students are not the
technology and the curriculum: something or how to use it.
only ones who feel a sense of
summer 2022 Educators should present this
stress or anxiety when having to

agreement to students before using
learn to use technology in the
classroom. technology.

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