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contents 3 Editors Letter
4 The Contributors

5 What is ICT?
7 ICT in Education
9 ICT in Governance
11 E-Commerce

13 Social Network
21 Advertisement
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The
Contributors

Fatima Santos Ellaine Grace Tapang

Art Director Editorial Assistant

Christien Froi Feliciano Ariane Krystel Gatdula

Features Editor Staff Writer

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 What is Information
techno
information and communications technology

It refers to all the technology used to

handle telecommunications, broadcast
media, intelligent building management
systems, audiovisual processing and
transmission systems, and network-
based control and monitoring functions.

ICT encompasses both the internet-

enabled sphere as well as the mobile
one powered by wireless networks. It
also includes antiquated technologies,
such as landline telephones, radio
and television broadcast – all of which
are still widely used today alongside
cutting-edge ICT pieces such as artificial
intelligence and robotics. The list of
ICT components is exhaustive, and it
continues to grow. Some components,
such as computers and telephones, have “ The great myth o
existed for decades but smartphones,
digital TVs and robots, are more recent technology is co
entries. - Libby

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 and communications
ology?
information and communications technology

Information and Communication

Technology is a blanket term
encompassing all the technologies and
services involved in computing, data
management, telecommunications
provision, and the internet. These
technologies all deal with the
transmission and reception of information
of some kind. ICT permeates all aspects of
life, providing newer, better, and quicker
ways for people to interact, network, seek
help, gain access to information, and learn.

Information can come in many forms

such as sound, video, text, and images,
so when you think of what technology
it is available that produces these
aspects of information and sometimes a
combination of all these, we refer to such
of our times is that technology as mobile phones, digital
ommunication.” cameras, video cameras for example.

Larsen .

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ICT IN EDUCATION
The use of ICT is so widespread in What are the most used technologies in
society that classrooms should not be the classroom?
less, and they must ensure that they take • Blogs and social networks: it gives us the
advantage of what they can bring us. possibility of creating work groups where
students expose or discuss different topics,
However, children and young people must be publish content related to the subjects, etc.
• Planning through tools: calendars and
taught to use them consciously and safely.
task managers are very useful to schedule
The educational sector must assume exams, deliveries, create workflows, etc.
• Data storage in the cloud: it
the responsibility of gradually
allows us the possibility of working
implementing all the technologies that collaboratively, accessing from
any device and from any place.
may favor student learning in some way, • Digital whiteboards and interactive
and ensure that they learn to use them tables: whiteboards allow projecting and
controlling images from a computer,
in a world where they are already part of making notes and comments, and saving
professional life and theirsocialenvironment. and / or sending the screen by email.

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Benefits of using ICT in Education
1. Their interest in learning grows: the 4. They enhance creativity: ICT tools
use of resources as varied as videos, stimulate the development of
websites, graphics, and games make the imagination, as well as the
traditional subjects more interesting initiative of all class members.
2. Interactivity: the use of ICT in the 5. Increased communication: close
classroom promotes the student’s communication between students
active and participatory attitude, and teachers is encouraged
which is involved in learning and through various channels, in a more
is positioned as the protagonist spontaneous and less formal way.
3. Collaboration between students: 6. Personalization and content up-
Collaboration between students is to-date: digital environments allow
clearly enhanced thanks to various real-time updating of all information
digital tools. It is much easier for and resources. In addition, it is
them to create team projects, possible to adjust the tools and
cooperate and learn from each other. content to local and nearby realities.

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ICT IN GOVERNANCE
ICT governance can be defined as Information and Communication
a “framework for the leadership, Technologies play a key role in development
organizational structures and business & Economic growth of a country. Political,
processes, standards and compliance Cultural, Socio-economic Developmental
to these standards, which ensure & Behavioral decisions today rests on
that the organization’s IT supports the ability to access, gather, analyze
and enables the achievement and utilize Information and Knowledge.
of its strategies and objectives”. The term e-governance focuses on the use
of new ICTs by governments as applied to
This involves evaluating and directing the the full range of government functions.
use of ICT to support the organization and Enabling E-governance through ICT
monitoring this use to achieve plans. The contributes to Good Governance, Trust
standard includes the strategy and policies and Accountability, Citizen’s Awareness,
for using ICT within an organization. and empowerment, Citizen’s Welfare,
Democracy, Nation’s Economic growth.

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E-governance services through ICT refer to transactional services that
involve local, state or national government. ICTs acts in speeding up the
flow of information and knowledge between government and citizens
and transforming the way in which governments and citizens interact.
According to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) the challenge
for all countries is to create and develop a system of governance that promotes
supports and sustains human development. Governments in many parts of the
world have made huge ICT investments aimed at improving governance processes.

ICT contributes in providing the transactional services for the rural

people with the benefit of time and cost savings in obtaining the public
services with efficiency and effectiveness and it also examines changes in
agricultural productivity and improved quality of life due to the ICT services.

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 The term ecommerce is a combination
of "electronic
electronic commerce",
commerce which is
the commercial exchange of products
and services over digital networks.
It's also known as online shopping.
Producers and consumers can trade
goods without having to be in the same
location, or they may purchase their
favorite items online from a company
A website or mobile app that provides rather than driving to the store to get it
products or services for purchase is
considered an ecommerce site. It is still The acronym E-Commerce stands for
unclear whether ecommerce will become Electronic Commerce which covers
a universal term as it has become difficult all facets of business transactions
to draw the line between online shoppers that are carried out over electronic
and traditional shoppers as the distinction media such as email, phone, fax, social
between online and offline retail is blurring. media channels and video chats.

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E-COMMERCE
E-Commerce is more than just selling Real Estate web sites: Real estate
websites are similar to real estate
goods or services over the web. The idea
agents. With your own website you can
behind e-commerce is to create a situation list a wide range of properties, prices
where buyers can purchase their desired and amenities available for sale.
products without having to be physically Social Media Web site: If you're
present near to the shop or store from where selling products online then make
sure that you have a social media
they want to purchase. An e-commerce
page where people can leave their
site offers an array of products and reviews on products they have
bought from you through your
services at much cheaper rates than those
eCommerce site or online store.
available in traditional shops or stores.
Email Marketing: Email marketing
Online Marketplaces: This is a is a great thing to do for your
fad which every company should ecommerce business as once you
have. At your website you should have an email list of people interested
have an online marketplace where in your products and ser vices then
you list all products so customers it becomes easy to promote them.
can find the products they want
to buy and also leave reviews on Facebook Advertising: Facebook
that product plus provide company advertising is yet another great
reviews on their experience thing to do for your ecommerce
buying that particular product. business as the likes of Facebook.

E-Commerce is more
than just selling goods
or services over the
web. The idea behind
e-commerce is to
create a situation where
buyers can purchase
their desired products
without having to be
physically present near
to the shop or store
from where they want
to purchase.

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