ict: a necessity of this age. agenda what is ict? applications and relevance of ict merits and...

ICT: A necessity of this age

Agenda

• What is ICT?• Applications and relevance of ICT• Merits and De-merits of ICT• Steps to Compliance

What is ICT?

• Information & Communications Technology (ICT) is part of so many aspects of our daily lives and the key for much innovation, including significant health innovations like MRIs

and environmental solutions like hybrid cars – The University of Queensland

Australia

• So ICT is concerned with the storage, retrieval, manipulation, transmission or receipt of digital data. Importantly, it is also concerned with the way these different uses can work with each other

Areas of ICT

• Hardware: This mainly involves physical equipment such as laptops, mobile phones, telecoms mast, servers and other physical devices

• Software: this is an interaction point between users and the hardware or/and between hardwares

Applications and relevance of ICT

• Manufacturing• Logistics and supply Chain• Telecommunications: One to one, One to Many;

Video, Data and security• Government: Immigration, national security, planning • Finance• Oil and Gas• Religious, society and NGOs• Medical

Manufacturing –automated process

Financial

Government - Immigration

Telecoms

Social Media

News

Merits and De-Merits

• Discussion

Steps to Compliance

• Learn: Understanding what is required for your needs

• Adapt: Pick the necessary tools or component that fits your needs

• Evaluate: Assess if it satisfy your needs after implementation

• Improve: identify the gaps and correct

Conclusion

• The application of ICT is broad and varies based on individual needs

• What is you give to it determines what you get• It is up to you?