Relevance of Ict to Human Development
RELEVANCE OF ICT TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITION OF ICT The acronym ICT represents information and communications technology. ICT is a composite term made up of three important concepts which are information, communications and technology. To understand ICT, one must understand the three concepts. Information can simply be defined as data that has been processed, that aids decision making. It can also be defined as any potentially useful fact, quantity or value that can be expressed uniquely with exactness (Gilberto, 2000). Communication can be defined as the exchange of information and ideas from one person or from one place to another, which is understood by the sender and the recipient. Technology refers to the use of scientific knowledge to invent tools that assist human beings in their effort to overcome the environmental hazards and impediments to comfort. De Watteville and Gilbert, 2000 defined technology as the acquisition, analysis, manipulation, storage and distribution of information and the creation and provision of software and equipments for these purposes. Information and communications technology can therefore, be defined as the hardware and software that enables data to be digitally processed, stored and communicated. ICT can be used to access, process, manage and present information, model and control events, construct new understanding and communicate with others (State government of Victoria, 2007). 1.2 DEFINITION OF TERM: RELEVANCE OF ICT TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
In explaining what is meant by the relevance of ICT to human development, there has to be comprehension of the words ‘relevance’ and ‘human development’. The word relevance can be briefly defined as the possibility of something to be important to the matter at hand. It can also be defined as the relation between things or events as in the case of
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITION OF ICT The acronym ICT represents information and communications technology. ICT is a composite term made up of three important concepts which are information, communications and technology. To understand ICT, one must understand the three concepts. Information can simply be defined as data that has been processed, that aids decision making. It can also be defined as any potentially useful fact, quantity or value that can be expressed uniquely with exactness (Gilberto, 2000). Communication can be defined as the exchange of information and ideas from one person or from one place to another, which is understood by the sender and the recipient. Technology refers to the use of scientific knowledge to invent tools that assist human beings in their effort to overcome the environmental hazards and impediments to comfort. De Watteville and Gilbert, 2000 defined technology as the acquisition, analysis, manipulation, storage and distribution of information and the creation and provision of software and equipments for these purposes. Information and communications technology can therefore, be defined as the hardware and software that enables data to be digitally processed, stored and communicated. ICT can be used to access, process, manage and present information, model and control events, construct new understanding and communicate with others (State government of Victoria, 2007). 1.2 DEFINITION OF TERM: RELEVANCE OF ICT TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
In explaining what is meant by the relevance of ICT to human development, there has to be comprehension of the words ‘relevance’ and ‘human development’. The word relevance can be briefly defined as the possibility of something to be important to the matter at hand. It can also be defined as the relation between things or events as in the case of
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