Information On Information And Communication Technology

Information and communication technology is a term that incorporates devices or applications in which we use and manipulate. Such devices include, but are not limited to, the internet, television, social media, blogs and microblogs, software and hardware, cell phones, Web 2.0, or any other technology that can be used

2) Rapid development of information technology has a huge impact on our society. On the one hand innovations make our lives easier by automating manual and cognitive task, but on the other hand the development of information technology causes further inequality and unemployment (Brynjolfsson & McAfee 2014).

Information technology, also known as IT, consists of the use of computers along with software to manage information.

Information Technology is a developing technology that aims at obtaining the maximum information with minimum of resources, labour or time. According to the dictionary, Information Technology is “the study or use of electronic equipment especially computers, for storing, analysing and distribution of information of all kinds, including words, numbers and pictures.”

It definition of information technology, its use purpose, scope, and different levels have different interpretations. Information technology contains communications, computer language, electronic technology optical fiber technology. It also may affect computer and its interaction with people, machines, and people appropriate social, economic and culture unite things.

However, proponents argue that “the new telecommunication technologies are the electronic highways of the informational age, equivalent to the role played by railway systems in the process of industrialization” (Henderson and Castells 1987:6 as cited by Dicken 2007:83) implying that IT indeed is in the process of reaching maturity but that there are still gaps where the advances in IT have not been exploited fully. “The time-space convergence process is geographically uneven”(Dicken, 2007:83) since two thirds of all registered domain names are in just three countries (US, Germany, UK). Therefore IT services are far from being globally available which implies that even if IT-based solutions are reaching homogeneity in developed parts of the world, for underdeveloped ones IT can still be looked upon as a source of competitive advantage if implemented adequately.

In recent years a lot of development resulted which have changed the use of computers and now many people are using computers in routine life. Computing systems are now used in many ways. Communications are also done through computers which are giving better results as compared with ordinary methods through telephones and the like devices. Bandwidth and speed of communications by using a computer system is improved which is increasing its demand with time.

As a developing country, Thailand’s use of Information Systems is on the rise. The diffusion of IS in a developing country is key in economic growth for that country. One main measure looked at related to Information Systems in Thailand is ICT, or Information and Communication Technology. ICT has led to new knowledge and innovation created which results in the continual development in the economy and society. In order to support the change of ICT to develop and promote the ICT capacity of Thailand in the global market, the ICT Policy of Thailand, or IT 2010 was created to be used as a framework for conducting the first

Figure 6. ICT contribution to GDP by sub-sector (from Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, 2015)

Introduction There is widespread research interest in information and communication technologies (ICTs). According to Crede & Mansell (1998), ICTs are crucially important for sustainable development in developing countries. Thioune (2003) notes that for the past two decades most developed countries have witnessed significant changes that can be traced to ICTs. These

Nonetheless, available data from the ICT sector watchdogs in East African countries reflect a steady growth of ICTs in the region, with social media and mobile phone

“Globalization and rapid improvements in information and communication technologies (ICT) have resulted in a closely integrated global labour and capital market (UNCTAD, 2004) where firms have greater access to human capital scattered around the globe” (Lewin, 2005 and Volberda, 2006). Due this the firms have started offshoring their business to different countries as an effective strategic practice so as to increase their profits. Offshoring can be done in two ways i.e by setting up a partnership with an existing company in the country or by setting up their base. Creating value through outsourcing has emerged as an important strategy for firms the services sector in the knowledge based global economy. In spite of the growing significance of outsourcing, we have limited knowledge of offshoring and outsourcing to emerging markets that are moving up from providing low‐end services to high‐end services (Javalgi et al., 2009). “Increasingly, standardized IT and business processes as well as high-valued-added activities, for instance engineering, R&D and product design, are being offshored” (Lieberman, 2004 and UNCTAD, 2005). “Emerging markets such as South Korea, Malaysia, India, China, Russia, and Brazil continue to lead in the outsourcing of knowledge‐based services” (Radhakrishnan, 2007). This leads to a fight to sustain this advantage over other countries from possible offshoring.

The progressive advances in technology have resulted in remarkable life-style change. This has particularly impacted the education system, traditional educational approaches, which were focused at the classroom were very limiting due to the extensive curricula. Time allocated to individual classes is not enough for teachers to explain all the content, to solve case studies and to teach students skills, such as oral and written communication, critical and creative thinking, group work, and a usage of new learning technologies.

The urban landscapes, physical and social, are rapidly transforming in modern society. Our making sense of space, time, the urban and the rural, the private and the public are also deeply affected by this rapidity of change. To a significant extent, the development of communications and information technologies is central to this transformation and to all the functions that combine to make up contemporary cities, and can have a serious influence of the experience of the city today. Whether this level of connectivity and speed brought by technology has a meaningful and socially equitable return can only be argued to a certain extent.

The world of technology and communication has changed quickly during this millennium time in history. We cannot avoid that and actually, we will be falling behind if we do not follow it. Information Communication and Technology has become the big part to bring the world into a more modern and develop. Information Communication and Technology has also shaped the world to be more energetic/changing than ever before. The world of education gets the effect of the fast changes of Information Communication and Technology. Education now has to change a little and get better with the Information Communication and Technology, if not, then there will create gaps within education and the (community of people/all good people in the world). The education world now is also getting more improve by using Information Communication and Technology.