Benefits of ICT




INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Information and communication technology ICT is generally taken to mean technologies that support communication via computer.  It is worthy that a small version of the Net which is used within an office is called
Intranet.  Messages sent between buildings, using computers are called Local Area Network (LAN) and messages sent between cities are called Wide Area Network (WAN) while International Network simply put as Net is a global
interconnected network.
Benefits of ICT
The advent of ICT has brought a lot of benefits to business globally in the area of information processing and communication.  The following are some of the ICT benefits.
  1. It makes information processing to be more timely, with better surface area and even more cheaper.
  2. Access to information is now cheaper and economically viable
  3. Effective and flexible Human interaction
  4. ICT makes information dissemination more interactive and effective.
  5. Globalization or global village:  ICT has turned the whole world into a global village.  Distance has become irrelevant in business transaction and dealings using e-mail and international World Wide Web.
  6. Innovative ways of interaction and communication using GSM Technology, satellite cable network, video and teleconferencing, etc
  7. It helps keep information reliable and up to date
  8. It enables business and clients to communicate effectively
  9. It allows more effective management of resources

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