Should governments spend money on computer technology or more basic needs? Should the governments spend as much money as possible on developing or buying computer technology? Or should this money be spent on more basic needs? A wise solution to this dilemma depends on the circumstance In most developing countries, money should be spent on satisfying the basic needs of the people, instead of on developing computer technologies Unlike the people in developed countries, those in some countries are stilling leading a poor live, and are short of the most basic needs, food, drinking water, medic care, and so on In these countries, any government with responsibility should spend as much money as possible on providing the people with basic recourses After all, the problem of being alive is much more important than being equipped with modern technologies, such as computers However, this is not to say that the development of computer technology is dispensable On the contrary, our society has seen a great importance of computers Nowadays, computers play key roles in every aspect of the society, e.g in industry, education, and public communication Without the help of computers, a modern society can hardly work properly Thus, it is definitely necessary for a government to develop or to by computer technologies Unfortunately, like other modern technologies, the development of computer technology consumes a tremendous amount of money A regular personal computer costs thousands of dollars A huge computer, which can ultra-fast calculation, costs millions of dollars What is more, the development of such computers is a complicated session, generally takes over ten years and a group of experts on computer sciences, meaning a great amount of investments Although being a mission consuming money as well as time, the development of computer technology is supposed to be taken good care of, as long as the basic needs of the people have been satisfied In sum, the appropriate choice between these two options depends on whether the basic needs have be satisfied If no, the money should be spent to improve the basic living conditions of the people If yes, it will be wise of the governments to spent enough money on developing or buying computer technologies