(b) location correlation, (c) locational relationships, (d) district coding, (e) route analysis,
(f) area analysis and (g) mapping/display creation.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The convergence of computing,
information and communications technology. ICT makes possible the fast and worldwide
exchange of information, and has the capacity to revolutionise work processes, service
delivery, etc.
Information Society. Information Society is a term for a society in which the creation,
distribution, and manipulation of information has become the most significant economic
and cultural activity.
Information Economy. An economy where information is the key driver to economic
activity.
Internet. The collection of interconnected networks that use the Internet Protocol.
Internet Protocol (IP). The method or protocol by which data is sent from one computer
to another on the Internet.
Multimedia. The combination of text, sound, and/or motion video. Multimedia is usually
smaller and less expensive than motion pictures and has the possibility of audience
interactivity. Interactive elements can include: voice command, mouse manipulation, text
entry, touch screen, video capture of the user, or live participation.
Next-Generation Network (NGN). NGNs converge three separate networks - the PSTN
voice network, the wireless network and the data network (the Internet) - into a common
packet infrastructure. This intelligent, highly efficient infrastructure delivers a host of
new technologies, applications, and services that are more flexible, scalable and costefficient than services that have been offered in the past. One key NGN service is the
voice portal, which provides callers with anywhere, anytime access to Web-based
information
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