Information and Communication Technology or ICT is a
term defined for multiple purposes. When it comes to ICT, the first thing that
comes into our mind are technologies like computers, televisions mobile phones,
the internet and other sorts of technology. Besides, ICT involves the role of
gathering and sharing data in digital form or through the internet, also known
as telecommunication.
In the 21st century, we tend to rely on
the different components of ICT since it is more comfortable and more easy to
use. ICT has lots of profound role or purpose in the world at the moment. With
the support of technology, we can easily access different forms of services,
helps the growth of economy through modernization, enhances education and
learning style, connect and communicate with our friends/families, gather and share
information in the easiest way possible. Not only that, ICT also helped
families, social workers, and government in discerning information’s during
calamities or emergencies.
Social Media plays a big role in our daily lives,
which is also one of the most used component of ICT during calamities since it
covers a wide range of interaction with other people worldwide. With the help
of social media, everyone can easily contact or connect with their families
from far distance especially during calamities. It expands the reach of
messages or information’s due to various individuals who are public sharing or
posting on different social media platforms. With that, awareness will be spread
easily and people will more likely to be prepared before, during, and after
calamities. ICT really enhances not only the people using it, but also to
sharing various information’s. However, it also imposes differences to the
past/traditional information services like TV’s and newspapers. Digital
Information’s covers a wide range of people and it is more accessible anytime
anywhere to most individuals, but requires network and only people with access
to the internet will be able to access it. On the contrary, TV’s/print-media only
covers a limited number of people, however it doesn’t require network, and
newspapers are cheap and affordable. But all in all, both are helpful in
sharing information.
ICT as part of our modern world is really advantageous and useful in many ways. It helps the overall modernization and improves the different aspects of our society, especially in sharing various kinds of information.
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