ICT, Dimensions

• Information Technology


  The use of computers to store, retrieve, transmit, and manipulate data or information, often in the context of a business or other enterprise
• Information and Communications Technology 


  It refers to the diverse set of technological tools and resources used to transmit, store, create, share, or exchange information.
• Examples of ICT


  1. Computers
  2. The internet (websites, blogs, e-mails)
  3. Live broadcasting technologies (radio, television, webcasting)
  4. Telephony (fixed or mobile, satellite, video-conferencing)
• ICT can...

  Empower, Emancipate, Enslave
• 4 Dimensions of ICT

  Computing, communication, context, human capacity
• Computing Dimension

  Any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating computers. It includes designing and building hardware and software systems for a wide range of purposes such as managing various kinds of information, creating media, and finding relevant information
• Cloud computing


  The practice of using a network of remote servers posted on the internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or your personal computer.
• Smart systems


  Incorporate functions of sensing, activation, and control in order to describe and analyze a situation and make decisions based on the available data in a predictive or adaptive manner, thereby performing smart actions.
• Communication dimension

  the transmission of data from one computer to another, or from one device to another. One of the dramatic changes that have taken place in the field of communications is the rapid spread of mobile telephony
• Content


  The information and experiences that are directed toward an end-user or audience. Content creation is the contribution of information to any media and most especially to digital media for an end-user/audience in specific contexts
• Human capacity dimension


  It is important to acquire all the necessary skills and knowledge related to ICT in order to understand, participate, actively in and benefit fully from ICT
• 2 ways to explain human capacity

  • how we produce data
  • How we consume information

  (by being equipped with necessary skills)
• Enabling dimensions of ICT

  1. Communication
  2. Globalization
  3. Cost effectiveness
  4. Education
  5. Creation of new jobs
  6. Bridging cultural gaps