3.

UNESCO (2020)
It (ICT) is a diverse set of technological tools and resources used to transmit,
store, create, share or exchange information.
These technological tools and resources include:
 computers, the Internet (website, blogs and emails)
 live broadcasting technologies (radio, television and webcasting),
 recorded broadcasting technologies (podcasting, audio and video players and
storage devices)
 telephony (fixed or mobile, satellite, visio/video-conferencing, etc.)
UNESCO defines it also as a scientific, technological, and engineering
discipline and management technique used. ICT also refers to handling
information, its application, and association with social, economic, and cultural
matters.

In line with its priority areas, UNESCO works to:

 Build international consensus and provide policy recommendations to
leverage ICT for achieving Education 2030 through convening international
debates and globally significant documents.
 Support the development of national ICT in education policies and master
plans to help governments and other stakeholders leverage ICT effectively
throughout education systems to achieve SDG 4 for Education 2030.
 Ensure that teachers have the necessary skills and competencies to support
learning and improve student outcomes and digital skills development
through the use of ICT.
 Support the use of emerging technologies and digital innovations in
education by producing forward-looking reports, promoting best practices in
mobile learning and organizing international conferences including
the Mobile Learning Week
 Support the development and use of open educational resources (OERs). 

The UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education contributes to

the design and implementation of UNESCO programmes seeking to harness
information and communication technologies for education.

4. Ratheeswari (2018)
Information Communication Technologies (ICT) influence every aspect of
human life. They play salient roles in workplaces, in business, education, and
entertainment.
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has an important role in the
world since we are now in the information age era.

ICT FOR BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION

With ICT, the company can make the

business easier to happen with the client,
supplier and the distributor.

ICT FOR INDIVIDUAL

NOWADAYS ICT CANNOT BE

SEPARATED WITH OUR DAILY
NEEDS.
ICT FOR ECONOMY

Digital computer and networking have

changed our economy concept to the economy
with no boundary in time and space because
of ICT.

ICT is one of the economic development

pillars to gain national competitive advantage.

ICT HAS BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART

OF EVERYDAY LIFE FOR MANY
PEOPLE.

ICT FOR EDUCATION

The use of ICT in education add
value in teaching and learning, by enhancing the effectiveness of learning, or by
adding a dimension to learning that was not previously available.

As a matter of fact, we are living in a

constantly evolving digital world. ICT
has an impact on nearly every aspect of
our lives – from working to socializing,
learning to playing.

THE
DIGITAL AGE HAS
TRANSFORMED THE WAY
YOUNG PEOPLE
COMMUNICATE, NETWORK,
SEEK HELP, ACCESS
INFORMATION AND LEARN.
 WE MUST RECOGNIZE THAT YOUNG
PEOPLE ARE NOW AN ONLINE
POPULATION AND ACCESS IS
THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEANS SUCH
AS COMPUTERS, TV AND MOBILE
PHONES.
It is in this premise that educational
technology and e-learning is taught in or out
of the classroom since educational technology
is used by learners and educators in homes,
schools, businesses, and other settings.

Positive and Negative Impact of ICT

Positive impact of ICT:

 Information
 Knowledge
 Education

Negative impact of ICT:

 Unemployment
 Addiction
 Obesity
 Social Interactions