Why incorporate Technology in our day to day activities?
Many companies and institutions are continuing losing their dairy bread due to the fact that they don't have ICT skills. Most profit oriented companies are working towards minimizing the cost of production to maximize on profit. They have computerized most of the manual works done by employees ,making many to loss their job.
The Importance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) 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.
Global Information Technology Industry
Besides its presence everywhere, information communication technology (ICT) has an immense economic significance. According to research by the consultancy IDC, the global information technology industry is on track to reach a value of $5.2 trillion this year (2020). The United States is the largest technology market in the world, currently representing 32% of that total, or approximately $1.7 trillion for 2020. The technology sector accounts for a significant portion of economic activity around the globe, as economies, employment, and personal lives become more digital, more connected, and more automated.
CompTIA’s Cyberstates report reveals that the economic impact of the technology sector in the US, measured as a percentage of gross domestic product, exceeds that of most other industries, including essential sectors such as retail, construction, and transportation. CompTIA predicts that the global information technology industry will grow at a rate of 3.7% in 2020.
But financial value is just one measure of the importance of Information and Communication Technology. ICT has great significance in many areas, as we’ll be exploring in this article.
Information and Communication Technology and Improved Ties
Communication is a key component of the ICT mix. In recent years, the merging of various kinds of technology has been increasing the number of options that people and institutions have for making contacts and keeping in touch.
Traditional on-premise private branch exchange (PBX) telephony systems built on hard-wired exchanges and equipment are giving way to a new telecommunications infrastructure, based on digital data transfer. Voice over Internet Protocol (also known as Voice over IP, or VoIP), for example, converts voice signals into a digital data stream that can be transmitted over network connections, offering long-distance and international communication at a fraction of the cost of standard telephone calls. VoIP can be used on compatible telephone hardware, specialist VoIP handsets, desktop computers, and laptops, or via mobile apps.
ICT - smartphones
With mobile phones, people now have a world of information, entertainment, and communications options, all at their fingertips. According to statistics from QuoraCreative, this year, the number of smartphone users worldwide is projected to reach 2.87 billion. A study by Reviews.org reveals that 66% of Americans check their phones 160 times every day. Almost the same number of people in the United States (65.7%) admit to sleeping with their smartphones at night.
Reliance on IT
It’s not difficult to understand the appeal. Besides voice and video calls, mobile users have instantaneous access to email, electronic fax (eFax), social media, chat, and instant messaging (IM) tools. All of these are supported by a vast and growing ecosystem of mobile apps and online resources.
With information communication technology (ICT) now blurring the lines between telephony and the internet, organizations now have access to Unified Communications or UC. A platform based on VoIP and its related technologies that allow for the mixing of telecommunications with office productivity software, databases, multimedia, and online resources. UC implementations can be localized within the enterprise, or made available to subscribers from the cloud, as an on-demand resource dubbed “Unified Communications as a Service” or UCaaS. This takes a cloud-based approach to integrate business communication tools into a single, streamlined platform. These tools can include services like VoIP telephony, video conferencing, file sharing, collaboration, and instant messaging.
This approach highlights the consolidation and streamlining opportunities that ICT offers to the enterprise. Unified Communications as a Service can be an alternative to on-premises Unified Communications tools, a VoIP-only implementation, or a non-unified suite of business communication tools that include a mixture of cloud apps and traditional software from multiple vendors. Recent collaborations like the combining of Microsoft Teams with leading UCaaS platforms are opening up new possibilities for businesses and telecommunications resellers
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