WORKING DEFINITIONS
Agri- Net

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A network of agricultural research centers across the country
providing IT based video conferencing services, Internet, etc.

Broad casting -

The distribution of information using radio, television, Internet,
intranets, and other technologies used in mass communication.

Digital divide -

The technological gap between countries or regions that have
fully exploited ICT and those that have not.

Electronic commerce - Business activities involving consumers, manufacturers,
(E-Commerce)

suppliers, services providers and intermediaries using computer
networks such as the Internet to conducts business.

Electronic government - Refers to the delivery by Government of services, through the
(E-Government)

use of information and communication technologies action and
transactions

that

includes

Government

to

consumers,

Government to Business and Govern to Government.
Information Based -

A country or region where ICT has turned to be the bases of the

Economy

economic foundation.

Information society - A society where information and communication technology has
been fully exploited and is part of everyday life.
Information and
Communication

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The convergence of technologies and information services in
telecommunications, information technology, and broadcasting.

Technology
ICT Parks

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A high ICT industrial zone specially designed to attract local and
foreign direct investment.

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