Ict skills

• Information and communication technology (ICT)


  Denotes the convergence of telecommunications networks with computer networks through a link system later known as fiber optics
• Information and communication technology has been in used since


  1980s
• The term ICT was coined by Dennis Stevenson


  1997
• Information and communication technology (ICT)


  Also known as Information technology (IT) which denotes the convergence of telecommunications networks with computer networks through a link system later known as fiber optics
• ICT


  Covers storage, retrieval, manipulation and transmission of information in a digital form
• Information


  Processed data with a meaning, organized and have a useful interpretation of data
• Technology


  Tools, machines and systems to apply change in a human made environment
• Characteristics of Good Information


  • Timely
  • Consistent and reliable
  • Updated
  • Serves the purpose of the end users
  • Accurate
  • Relevant
  • Complete
• Cloud Computing


  • Usage of computing services through software as well as hardware, a service over a network which is the Internet, reduces IT infrastructure cost, promotes virtualization, allows easier maintenance of software and hardware
• Mobile Applications


  • Software applications on smartphones, Androids, and the likes, a complete success since its introduction in the commercial market
• User Interfaces


  • Undergone revolution since the introduction of touchscreen, touchscreen capability enables the user to directly interact with what is displayed and removes any intermediate hand-held device like the mouse, utilized in smartphones, tablet, information kiosks, and other information appliances
• Increase of acquisition and use of new information technologies


  Declining cost of communication because of rapid technological innovations and increased competitiveness of networks and companies mass-producing hand-held devices
• Information technology


  New way of conducting business through the world wide web where buyers and sellers meet and business
• Information technology


  Expanded into education as open universities using learning management system (LMS)
• Information technology


  Workers may not necessarily come from single location, such as working in an office-based environment, example is the establishment of BPO's or business processing outsourcing companies
• Information technology


  Firms can now out source their manufacturing to the other nations such as the case of industrial and economic zones operating in the Philippines and rely on the telecommunication to keep production
• Information technology


  IT-driven automation has improved operations but also eliminated jobs, which has led to a change in the skills needed for employment, created new job opportunities in fields such as software development, data analysis, and cybersecurity
• Information technology


  Computers, tablets, smart whiteboards, and other technological devices are being used as part of the learning process in schools, provides a window to the world and access to thousands of learning resources, learning to work with technology and using computer coding gives children the skills and confidence to help them get good jobs
• Information technology


  The number of children around the world using handheld devices, like mobile ones and mini-tablets, is growing, agencies and organizations are taking advantage of the technology to deliver education where it is most needed, can be used as a tool for delivering education in places other than a traditional classroom, especially in humanitarian emergencies such as war or natural disasters
• Information and communication technology (ICT)


  Makes our work easier and faster, very important for us to engage in ICT because the world of technology is really moving faster now that we are in the 21st century, cannot let ourselves be behind with the modernization of our world, nor do we want to be updated on what is happening not only in our own community but also across the globe
• Information and communication technology (ICT)


  We can now communicate with our loved ones abroad, we can start our business, through online or what we call online business, whether in Facebook, Instagram and other social media sites, we can watch our favorite videos online through YouTube, Vimeo and other applications