Diploma In Computing,

Information &
Communication Technology
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C O U R S E C O D E & N A M E : I T T 06203: ICT FOR DEVELOPMENT

INSTRUCTOR’S NAME: MR. HUMOUD SALUM HUMOUD

EMAIL : humoudkonde@gmail.com

Date: 13/06/2020
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ZANZIBAR UNIVERSIT Y - PE MB A CAMPU S

Transformational & Informational role of ICT in the
organization
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TRANSFORMATIONAL & INFORMATIONAL

ROLE OF ICT IN THE ORGANIZATION
 Learning Objectives
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Learning Objectives
ICT as a Transformational Tool.
ICT as an Informative Tool.
Advantages and Disadvantages of ICT.
The meaning of ICT Gadget.
 Introduction
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Introduction
 ICT (Information and Communication Technology)
involves the use of electronic computers and other
electronic communication means to mange and
process information effectively.
The meaning of Transformation
 Transformation deals with change. It could be from old
to new stage of the societal demand.
 Transformation comes as a result of peoples’ desire
and seeks for improvement in their activities.
 ICT as a Transformational Tool
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Transformation Tools
 Transformational tools are those devices or instrument
used to transform things from old system to new
system.
 Those tools are:
 Telephone (GSM)

 Computer

 Radio

 Television

 Internet

 Satellite, Fax, etc.

 ICT as a Transformational Tool (Cont…)
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ICT as a Transformational Tool

 Information communication technology has being able
to transform the world from several billions of villages
into one single global village.
 ICT is so important in the world today that it makes
it necessary for every person to be competent in the
use of Information communication technology for
the task they have to accomplish.
 Organization of all sizes, even the smallest schools and
businesses, rely on computer to help them operate
more efficiently and effectively.
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ICT as an Informative Tool

 ICT provides vast amount of data in various formats
such as audio, video and document.
 Informative tool can be regarded as a passive
repository of information.
 The Internet is a huge electronic database, and
researchers consider the Internet as the most
significant ICT tools in e-learning environments.
 In short, students consider the Internet as a virtual
textbook, reference library, virtual tutor, learn to study
shortcuts and virtual study groups.
 Advantages of ICT
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Advantages of ICT
 Communication: Communication has become
cheaper, quicker and more efficient.
 We can now communicate with anyone around the
globe by the simply text messaging them or sending
them an e-mail for an almost instantaneous part of the
world with the help of video conferencing.
 Cost effectiveness: Information communication
technology helps to computerize the business process.
 Thus streaming business to make them extremely cost
effective, money making machine.
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 This in turn, will increase productivity, which will also

increase profit and that means better pay and less
tireless working condition.
 Bridging the cultural gap: Information
communication technology has helped to bridge the
cultural gap.
 It is helping people from different cultures to
communicate with one another and allowing for the
exchange of views and ideas, thus increasing
awareness and reducing prejudice.
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 More time: Information communication technology

has made it possible for business to be open 24×7, all
over the globe.
 This means that a business can be open anytime,
anywhere, making purchase from different countries
easier and more convenient.
 It also means that you can have goods delivered right
to your door step without having to move an inch.
 Creation of new jobs: The best advantage of
information communication technology is the creation
of new and interesting job.
 Advantages of ICT (Cont…)
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 Computer programmers, system analyzers, hardware

and software developers and web designers are just
some of the new job opportunity created with the help
of it.
 Versatility: Computer can perform vast activities
effectively.
 Where the human imagination fails, computer comes
into the picture, for instance, observing the motion of
very fast moving particles.
 They can also work with different types of data and
information like graphics and audio.
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Disadvantages of ICT
 Unemployment: While information communication
technology may have modernized the business process,
it still has created job redundancies.
 This means that a lot of lower and middle level jobs
have been done away with, causing more people to
become unemployed.
 Privacy: Though information communication
technology may have made communication so easy,
quicker and more convenient, it has also given rise to
privacy issues.
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 The issue like cell phone signal interceptions and

e-mail hacking, people are now worried about their
private information becoming public knowledge.
 Lack of job security: Industry experts believe that
the internet has made job security a big issue since
technology keeps advancing each day.
 This means that one has to be in a constant learning
mode, in order for job to be secure.
 Addiction: People tend to get addicted to the
internet, especially the youth.
 When they are supposed to view, read or download
something beneficial to them, they will be on the
computer playing games, watching movies, etc.
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 Pornography: The internet serves as a storehouse for

several information resources including good and bad.
 Youths are exposed to malicious websites on the
internet where they watch pornographic movies. This
affect them psychologically and emotionally.
 Cybercrime: Some people disguise themselves as
businessmen and women on the internet.
 They defraud people by obtaining money and other
valuables from them using trick.
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 Plagiarism: The invention of ICT has made

plagiarism very open.
 Plagiarism is the act of copying someone else's work
and publishing/presenting it as your own.
 This includes text, media, and even ideas.
 Whenever another person's work is copied and
republished without an appropriate reference or
citation, it is considered plagiarism.
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Information Communication Technology

Gadgets
 An information communication technology gadget
involves the technology and the applications which are
used in creating communication, transmission and
storage devices.
 There are many ICT gadgets which are used in
communication technology.
 Some of them are Telephone (GSM), Fax machine,
Computer system, Radio and Satellite.
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 Telephone (GSM): Global System For Mobile is an

ICT gadget and second generation digital technology.
 It is a modern portable telephone that connects to a
cellular base station, and is used for services such as
SMS for text messaging, e – mail, Internet access and
also for sending and receiving photos and videos.
 GSM is top-class standard gadget relied on by millions
of people worldwide.
 It is approximated that 80 percent of the world used
GSM technology while making wireless calls.
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 Fax Machine: The fax machine is a device that can

send or receive picture and text over telephone line.
 It is a telecommunication device that is used to
transfer copies of documents over the telephone
network.
 It is like long – distant photocopying of messages in
the form of a letter or any typed document.
 The idea of fax machine has been around since 1842,
however, fax machine did not become popular until
mid 1980s.
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 Computer System: The computer system will

include the computers along with software and
peripherals devices that are necessary to make the
computer function.
 Every computer system requires an operating system
to work.
 It is a modern machine that can be programmed to
automatically perform various operations.
 Information can be created, stored and transmitted
through the computer.
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 Radio: This is a wireless electronic gadget that

transmits audio signals from radio stations that are
picked up by any of the bands on the radio.
 These are the frequency Modulation (FM), Amplitude
Modulation (AM), and Short Wave (SW) bands.
 Satellite: It is a complex device that is located in
space that orbits (goes around) the earth.
 Satellite transmission is a method of information or
signal carriage from one part of the earth to another.
 The method is used for television, telephone and other
network transmission.
 Test Your Mind
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QUESTIONS
1) Briefly, explain how ICT can be used as a
transformational and Informative tool in the
organization.
2) Summarize three advantages and disadvantages
of ICT.
3) What is ICT gadget? List down any three
examples that you know.
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Thank You.