ICT
ICT (noun) means Information and communications technology: computing, networks, telephony and the systems that let people store, send and access information — used especially of the technology infrastructure of a school, business or country. Example: “The grant funds new ICT equipment for rural schools.”
How to Use ICT
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishComputers, networks and phones, and the skills to use them.
Neutral. Standard in British education, government and international development; less common in American business, which says IT.
In finance and trading forums, ICT can instead refer to an unrelated trading methodology; check the context before assuming technology.
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The grant funds new _____ equipment for rural schools.
Etymology
An initialism of information and communications technology.
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What is the difference between IT and ICT?
IT covers computers, software and data systems. ICT adds the communications side — networks, telephony, broadcasting and the technologies that move information between people. In practice they are used interchangeably, with ICT preferred in British education, the EU and development policy, and IT preferred in business, especially in the US.
What is the difference between ICT and computer science?
ICT teaches how to use technology — applications, digital tools and information handling. Computer science teaches how it works, including programming, algorithms and computational theory. In England, ICT was largely replaced in the curriculum by computing, which restores that theoretical side.