ICT for Development

ICT's, cultures and modernization. Information and communications technology(ICT) :  ICT stresses the role of unified communications[1] and the integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals) and computers, as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware, storage and audiovisual systems, that enable users to access, store, transmit, and manipulate information. ICT is generally accepted to mean all devices, networking components, applications and systems that combined allow people and organizations to interact in the digital world.   Development;   is a process that creates  growth , progress, positive change or the addition of physical, economic, environmental, social and demographic components.  It is also an event constituting a new stage in a changing situation. The modernization theory elaborates on two main categories of societies in world, namely the traditional and modern societies. Theorists argue that the traditional...

1. Modernisation Theory 2. Globalisation and modernisation 3. Democratisation in ICT 4. Development and modernisation 5. Understanding ICT for Development 6. Technology in ICT for Development

  ubmit ted By: Morris Emmanuel J. Submitted By: Mr. Morris Emmanuel J. Registration No: 2020-01-00387 Course: Master of Science in Software Engineering Course Unit: ICT4D Course Code:   ITE 7103 Year:                 ONE Semester:          ONE Session:            DAY Lecturer:           Prof. Muwanga Zake Submission Date: June 9, 2020 Question: What is Development in ICT4D ? Development in ICT4D Literature is as below: Development in ICT4D can be categorized into three Scopes and they are as below: 1.       Development Scope 1:   Geographic- and agenda-specific development – particular progressive changes in a developing country. We can divide society into its four components...

Introduction. Information and communications technology  ( ICT ) is an extensional term for  information technology  (IT) that stresses the role of  unified communications and the integration of  telecommunications  ( telephone  lines and wireless signals) and computers, as well as necessary  enterprise software ,  middle ware , storage, and audiovisual systems, that enable users to access, store, transmit, and manipulate information.   Modernization refers to a model of a progressive transition from a 'pre-modern' or 'traditional' to a 'modern' society (transformed society). Culture looks at the way of life of people in a particular society. People are the occupants of a particular place. According to UNESCO (Action Panel Line 8), culture and people has diverse manifestations from tangible to intangible cultural heritage, to industrial creativity. This shows a clear indication that culture directly impacts economic, social, ...

Application of ICT's towards modernization of our cultures. Culture  is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts. Development This is the process in which someone or something grows or changes and become more advanced. In addition, development is the movement from one event to another or the changes in the characters’ understanding. Information and communications technology (ICT) This is an extensional term for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals) and computers, as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware, storage, and audiovisual systems, that enable users to access, store, transmit, and manipulate information. The term ICT is also used to refer to the convergence of audiovisual and telephone networks with computer networks through a...

HOW  WE CAN USE ICT AND MODERNISATION TO DEVELOP PEOPLE AND CULTURE? I see that the ICT has a huge influence on culture development as discussed below. Traditional wear ICT has increased the adoption of western culture styles for example in our traditional culture people used to wear backcloth but nowadays they have decided to adopt to western culture styles since they can now use ICT to google the trending designs which have modernized people and their culture. Communication Initially communication was delivered or conveyed physically and hand written hard copies where one could move kilometers and kilometers to deliver a message in our rural areas which made communication hard because it could take long for the message to be delivered but due to the trending technologies under ICT communication became easy where one can be able to send a message and it is delivered in minutes hence easing communication Education The information technology enables data access fr...

Submitted By: Morris Emmanuel J. Registration No: 2020-01-00387 Course: Master of Science in Software Engineering Course Unit: ICT4D Course Code:   ITE 7103 Year:                 ONE Semester:          ONE Session:            DAY Lecturer:           Pro. Muwanga Zaake Submission Date: February 29 th , 2020 Question: If ICT and Modernization is development, how are we going to use them to develop our people? The ways in which we can use ICT and Modernization to development our people or culture are as below: 1.       Information & Communication Technology (ICT) has been and will ways be an instrument   for developing our People and Culture in the below paragraph: a)    ...