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• ICT


  All electronic and communication technologies enabling information management and distribution
• Components of ICT


  • Old ICTs: Radio, television, and telephone
  • New ICTs: Computers, satellite, wireless technology, and the internet
  • Emerging Technologies: Smart TVs, 3D printing, self-driving cars, social media, music and video streaming platforms, software, and smartphone applications
• ICT tools now work together, creating a massive infrastructure of interconnected telephone services, standardized computing hardware, and television, reaching globally
• Components for ICT functionality


  • People
  • Data
  • Procedures
  • Hardware
  • Software
  • Information
• These components must collaborate to create systems that enhance daily activities and facilitate easy communication
• ICT is rapidly evolving with new components, concepts, and tools continually emerging
• Impact on Daily Life

  
  

  ICT aims to improve daily activities, communication, and information exchange, impacting various aspects of life and work globally
• It includes a broad range of tools, applications, and services used to produce, store, process, distribute, and exchange information.
• The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) defines ICT as basic information-handling tools that form a "networked world," integrating various technologies into a global infrastructure.