Information Communication Assignment
THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES
Discussing Information Communication (ICT) indispensableness in all sectors of information management
NAME : LILLIAN MATENDA
COMPUTER NO. :
PROGRAMME : LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES
COURSE CODE : EDU 1020
TASK : ASSIGNMENT ONE
DUE DATE :
LECTURER :
Contents
Introduction 3
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) usage in various sectors of Information Management 3
Information and Communication Technology in Agriculture Information Systems 3
Information and Communication Technology in Business Information Systems 4
Information and Communication Technology in News Broadcast stations 4
Information and Communication Technology in Education and Library Information Systems 5
Information and Communication Technology in Health Information Management Systems 5
Information and Communication Technology in Scientific and Technological Research 6
Information Communication Technology in Disaster and Metrological Survey Management 6
Conclusion 7
Bibliography 8
Introduction
In the UNESCO training module for ICT, Information Communications Technologies (ICT) are described as the technologies that enable society to create, collect, consolidate, communicate, manage and process information in multimedia and various digital formats for different purposes, i.e., computing and telecommunications technologies like the personal computer, CD-ROM, cable TV, cellular phones and the Internet (David, 2001). The term Information and communications technology (ICT) is also 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 such as telephone lines and wireless signals, computers as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware, storage, and audiovisual systems which enable
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES
Discussing Information Communication (ICT) indispensableness in all sectors of information management
NAME : LILLIAN MATENDA
COMPUTER NO. :
PROGRAMME : LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES
COURSE CODE : EDU 1020
TASK : ASSIGNMENT ONE
DUE DATE :
LECTURER :
Contents
Introduction 3
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) usage in various sectors of Information Management 3
Information and Communication Technology in Agriculture Information Systems 3
Information and Communication Technology in Business Information Systems 4
Information and Communication Technology in News Broadcast stations 4
Information and Communication Technology in Education and Library Information Systems 5
Information and Communication Technology in Health Information Management Systems 5
Information and Communication Technology in Scientific and Technological Research 6
Information Communication Technology in Disaster and Metrological Survey Management 6
Conclusion 7
Bibliography 8
Introduction
In the UNESCO training module for ICT, Information Communications Technologies (ICT) are described as the technologies that enable society to create, collect, consolidate, communicate, manage and process information in multimedia and various digital formats for different purposes, i.e., computing and telecommunications technologies like the personal computer, CD-ROM, cable TV, cellular phones and the Internet (David, 2001). The term Information and communications technology (ICT) is also 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 such as telephone lines and wireless signals, computers as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware, storage, and audiovisual systems which enable
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