Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies: Lesson 7. What are the trends and issues in ICT development and applications?

Introduction to

Information and

Communication

Technologies

Lesson 7. What are the trends and

issues in ICT development and

Scope

 What are the legal and regulatory issues that

affect ICT applications?

 What are the ethical and moral concerns in using

ICT?

 What political, social, and economic factors should

be considered in using ICT?

 What are the main security issues concerning

computer use/Internet access?

 What technological concerns that must be

Learning

outcomes

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

 Identify the trends and issues in ICT

developments and applications.

 Be aware of the legal, ethical, moral, social,

economic, and technological concerns relating
to computer use/Internet access.

 Define various policy issues related to ICT in

libraries

 Recognize developments in ICT that will affect

Trends



Globalization - available around the globe



Universalization - expanding applications



Familiarization - especially of the young



Popularization - discussed by everyone,

everywhere



Enhanced capabilities

Issues



Legal and regulatory



Moral and ethical



Political



Social



Economic

Legal and

Regulatory



Intellectual property rights



Information access and

dissemination



Information privacy



Censorship



Reading e-mail

Moral and Ethical



Pornography



Censorship



Copyright infringement

Political



National sovereignty



Governmental control of

information

Social



ICT literacy



Impact on communication and

social interaction



Impact on reading



Information rich and

Economic



Charging for information



Private versus public sector in

Language and

Script



Language distribution and

language dominance



Script multiplicity



Cultural issues in design

Security



Computer crimes and hackers



Security--a system of safeguards

against deliberate or accidental damage

to the system or data

ICT and Libraries

 Print versus electronic information
 Organizational issues

 Staff and training issues
 Library automation

 Retrospective conversion

ICTLIP Module

1 :

Learning

Outcomes

1. Describe how computers process information

2. Use a personal computer system for various tasks
in libraries

3. Define how networks (LAN, WAN, intranet,
Internet) operate

4. Recognize the significance of computers and

networks in the creation, collection, consolidation
and communication of information