ICTs
Information and communications technologies (ICTs) refer to the broad set of information processing, storage, transmission, and display technologies used to handle information and enable communication. ICTs encompass a wide range of devices, networks, software, and services that support the creation, retrieval, dissemination, manipulation, and storage of information.
ICTs include information technology (IT)—computing, software, databases, and digital content—and communications technology, such as telecommunications networks,
Historically, ICTs emerged from developments in computing and telecommunication infrastructures and matured with the Internet and
Applications of ICTs span education, health, business, government, media, and everyday life. They enable online learning,
Impacts include productivity gains, economic development, improved access to information, and social inclusion, but also concerns
Future ICT development is often linked to ongoing advances in wireless networks, cloud and edge computing,