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WORKING DEFINITION
Broadcasting
A term referring to the distribution of information using
radio, television, internet, intranets, and other technologies
used in mass communication
Convergence
The culmination of traditional services in telecommunications,
online media, broadcasting and information technology into
platforms and services making the ICT sector
Digital Divide
A term used to reflect the technological gap between people
that have fully exploited ICT and those that have not. The
digital divide is often associated with the resulting
development gap in terms of social and economic
performance.
E-Commerce
Refers
to
business
activities
involving consumers,
manufacturers, suppliers, service providers
and
intermediaries using computer networks such as the Internet
to conduct business.
E-Government
Refers to the delivery by Government of products, services,
policies and the engagement of stakeholders in civic and
government matters through the use of Information and
Communication Technologies in order to achieve Government
to
Consumers, Government to Business and Government to
Government interaction and transactions.
Information Based
Economy
Refers to a country or region where ICT is used
effectively to develop the economic foundation and market
transactions.
Information Society
Refers to a country or region where information and
communication technology has been fully exploited and is part
of everyday life as an enabler of socio-economic
development.
Information and
Communication
Technology
A generic term used to express the convergence of
telecommunications, information, broadcasting and
communications.
ICT4D
Promoting Information and Communication Technology as an
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