The Impact of Information and Communication Technology on

the Youth Behavior in Indonesia

The word literally technologies derived from "texere" meaning prepare

or construct. So the terms of technology should not be limited to the use of
machines, although in the strict sense it is often used in everyday life. Technology
is a whole means to provide the goods necessary for the survival and comfort of
human life.
In etymology, information comes from the old French informacion (in
1387) taken from informationem Latin word meaning "outline, concepts, ideas".
Information is the noun of informare meaningful activity in the "knowledge
communicated". Information is the message (words or expressions) or group of
messages consisting of sequences of symbol order, or meaning can be construed
from the message or group of messages.

So, information technology is any technology that helps people to create,

modify, store, communicate and / or disseminate information. IT brings together
computing and high-speed communications for data, voice, and video. Examples
of Information Technology is not only a personal computer, but also telephone,
TV, electronic home appliances and mobile phones.

Information and communication technology

Internet (short for interconnection-networking) is an entire network of

computers connected together using the global system standard Transmission
Control Protocol / Internet Protocol Suite (TCP / IP) as the protocol of packet
switching (packet switching communication protocol) to serve billions of users
worldwide. The largest Internet circuit called the Internet. The Internet network
has changed the pattern of human life. That is, with the internet all communication

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activities and give / get information so much cheaper. Internet is a medium of
two-way (interactive). Internet audience is not just a pure listener, but he has the
ability to spread the topic and even also commented.

In addition to the special characteristics of this technology, charm and

infinite essence of the internet makes youth into one group of users of this virtual
world technology the most. Youth today simply by pressing one button computer
or phone is able to connect with friends or people in the other continents,
commented, active in the dialogue or express protest.

Youth are also able to access the digital library and add to his knowledge
by reading books on a variety of information science. Through the internet they
also can learn to express their opinions and ideas and recognize the global culture.
Conditions today's young generation were faced with the diversity and variety of
internet articles which are presented by other states create a mindset, personal and
social attitudes they are very different from past generations.

Youth is when seen as a physical individual is experiencing growth and a

psychic are experiencing emotional development, so that the youth is the human
resource development of both today and the future. As a candidate for the next
generation that will replace the previous generation. Internationally, the WHO
calls the "young people" with a limit of 10-24 years of age, while those aged 10-
19 years is called "adolescenea" or teens. International Youth Year, held in 1985,
defines the population aged 15-24 years as a youth group.

Youth is also defined as an individual with a dynamic character, yet have a

stable emotional control. Youth face the social and cultural changes. Youth were
those aged between 18 and 35 years old. Viewed from the side of the age of the
youth is the future development of biologically and psychologically. Therefore,
the youth always have different aspirations with the aspirations of the general
public. In a positive sense different aspirations is called the spirit of innovation.

The young generation is currently active in the virtual world and faced a
variety of information to establish their identity is threatened. One of the most
important parts of modern communication technology is unaffected identity. In

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modern society, the youth have diverse sources of each spread values and different
lifestyles. On the other hand, the sources that make up the character and identity
as family, neighborhood, ethnic and nationality gradually eroded.

In today's modern world, which is referred to as the era of information

explosion, the identity and the character had lost its previous meaning. The
magnitude of the change of identity in a new generation of very serious and in
some cases even led to an identity crisis. Youth, especially in puberty, a period of
identity formation, always trying to uncover the values and internalize it. When I
was on the internet and are faced with an amazing variety of information, the
youths were forced to find their own identity in cyberspace. Identity are factors
that shape a person's characteristics, while social identity is formed due to
interaction with other groups or other community members.

Currently Indonesian youth uses the internet as a social and cultural arena,
in which youth play a variety of roles and lifestyles. Therefore, part of youth
identity is formed due to interaction with the media. Therefore, with excellent
facilities and a wide selection of given mass media including the internet to the
youth, they are constantly introduced to new motivation and behavior. Conditions
such as these continue to create an identity that is not clear and is constantly
changing.

The rise of information and communication technology has transformed

most of the values, insights, and a pattern of life, especially the youth. Various
television channels, radio, Internet sites and other social media is a major force in
influencing a person's culture. Media is of course also a great influence on youth
behavior. This influence is not limited to the younger generation thinking style,
but also spread to the hairstyle, clothing and procedures for interacting with
others.

One of the facilities is dangerous internet users can conveniently roam in

cyberspace with fake identities and mysterious. The majority of those who were
active in the chat room and interact with others, to appear under a false identity.
They also used the words deliberately lie that they assemble. Therefore,

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individuals could this mysterious influence on youth by example, values and
ideology astray.

One characteristic ease of use of false identities is easier for youth to

adventure in the virtual world. In the virtual world, the youth found a chance to
play any role he wants. Indeed youth consider themselves in a private condition
that is able to express different sides of its freely. Therefore, for young internet has
replaced the public and social atmosphere.

Therefore, a number of youth confusion when asked his parents about how
he use the Internet. Although cyberspace provides opportunities for youth to savor
the experience of a larger partnership with each other, but the constraints posed by
this technology make the youth increasingly daring to raise the values and
ideology of the negative in the virtual world.

In today's modern world, the institution of family has lost its role and
powers, as usually active youth use the Internet less to spend time with family. At
the end of dependency and emotional relationships with other family members,
especially parents fade. On the other hand, most of the content and Internet sites
material is not in harmony with the expectations of both parents where the
majority of the older generation and expect spirituality and moral values. Indeed
internet has widened the gap between generations, between parents and children.

On the other side, in the social sphere some youths choose to emulate
materialist Western culture propagated widely by cyberspace. Worse yet they are
now reluctant to settle down and tend to choose to remain single and live in the
virtual world. Along with the entry of computers and internet in the realm of the
lives of youth and attractiveness, especially free atmosphere and without a true
identity has encouraged the youth increasingly rarely interact with other family
members or relatives. Therefore, young people today are in the virtual world and
when with strangers feel freedom and security. But this is just a false feeling,
because they live in the real world rather than in cyberspace. Though very
different from the virtual world to the real world.

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 In addition, a number of diverse channels and social pages as well as the
accumulation of values and culture brought someone else make young people
experiencing weakness in the field of social identity. Therefore, when young
people enter the social realm and are faced with the reality and social constraints,
so they do not have sufficient ability to deal with it. So no wonder then, he was hit
by confusion and feel unworthy. Experts believe, the youth who use the Internet
excessively have confidence weaker than other people their age.

There is another impact against the misuse of information technology

among the youth of Indonesia, that is: often many Indonesian youths who become
lazy to study, too often play games, forget the time, the young man becomes an
individual anti-social on the surrounding environment, and can easily access the
network pornography, violence and gore.

Although modern technology has many benefits, but values such as

individualism, the pursuit of personal interests, secularism and consumptive
provided by cyberspace has caused a negative impact on Indonesian youth
behavior. The young man who can withstand the impact of this is that they have a
great ability to analyze and understand the variety of this message. These youth
groups like to use the Internet for scientific purposes and things that are
constructive rather than just simply looking for entertainment and spend time.

Here are some ways of solving the problem of the adverse effects of the
use of Information and Communication Technology, that is:
1. Parents :
Parents should always supervise their children in the use of information
technology such as the internet, television, or mobile phone in order to avoid the
negative impact of IT advancement.

2. People :
We as young people and the nation's future to be able to preserve the
culture of our nation which is now being eroded by the culture of other nations as
a result of advances in information technology and communications. And filter out
negative cultures coming through information technology

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 3. Government :
We recommend that the government, through the Ministry of
Communication and Information to create a policy to control the use of
Information and Communication Technologies in order not to negatively impact
our nation's culture. Besides other alternatives that may be able to preserve the
culture of our nation is making its first Search Engine page contains the cultures
all regions in Indonesia or can be connected to some local cultural sites. And
Search Engine should be in Install in all schools in Indonesia or can be
downloaded for free. Thus, at least the students, students, and the public can get to
know even preserving the culture of our nation.

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