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<blockquote>''Information and communications technology (ICT) is often used as an extended synonym for information technology (IT), but is a more specific term that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals), computers as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware, storage, and audio-visual systems, which enable users to access, store, transmit, and manipulate information.''</blockquote>
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<blockquote>''Information and communication technology...include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment.'' (World Bank 2012)</blockquote>
  
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<blockquote>Wikipedia (2012) has 8 articles on the broad, world-wide use of this term in areas beyond systems engineering.</blockquote>
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===Sources===
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World Bank. 2012. ''Information and Communication Technology Expenditure''.  Accessed on 11 September 2012. Available at http://search.worldbank.org/data?qterm=ICT&language=EN.
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Wikipedia 2012. "Information and communication technology."
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 23:12, 18 November 2023

Information and communication technology...include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. (World Bank 2012)

Sources

World Bank. 2012. Information and Communication Technology Expenditure. Accessed on 11 September 2012. Available at http://search.worldbank.org/data?qterm=ICT&language=EN.

Discussion

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