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IAS 2193 ICT Driven Revolution in Society

IAS 2193 ICT Driven Revolution in Society. P a rt 1: Introduction to ICT Revolution. Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, UNISEL . What is ICT?. Most inventions and devices , which we use today, mostly were invented in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries .

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IAS 2193 ICT Driven Revolution in Society

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  1. IAS 2193ICT Driven Revolution in Society Part 1: Introduction to ICT Revolution Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, UNISEL

  2. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution What is ICT? • Most inventions and devices, which we use today, mostly were invented in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. • E.g.: telephones, televisions, computers, etc. • Led to great changes in: • How we work and play, • How we get info and • How we interact with our neighbors/friends.

  3. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution What is ICT? • The limitless communications & info; • The World Wide Web, the internet, commercial services, news and discussion group, chat rooms, email, databases etc. • Are accessible from all over the world.

  4. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution What is ICT? • What is ICT? • Information,Communication & Technology • A good way to think about ICT is to consider: • All the uses of digitaltechnology that already exist to help individuals, businesses and organizations use information. • ICT covers any product that will: • Store • Retrieve • Manipulate • Transmit or • Receive information electronically in a digital form(E.g.: personal computers, digital television, email, robots).

  5. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution What is ICT? • INFORMATION • Information has meaning in some context for its receiver. • When information is entered into and stored in a computer, it is generally referred to as data. • After processing (such as formatting and printing), output data can again be perceived as information. • When information is packaged or used for understanding or doing something, it is known as knowledge.

  6. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution What is ICT? • It will also consider the following important topics that deal with the way ICT is used and managed in an organization: • The nature of information • Meaningand valueof information; • Howinformation is controlled; • The limitations of ICT; • Legal considerations.

  7. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution What is ICT? • Management of information • This covers how data is captured, verified and stored for effective use; • The manipulation, processing and distribution of information; keeping information secure; • Designing networks to shareinformation. • Information systems strategy • This considers how ICT can be used within a business or organization as part of achieving goals and objectives.

  8. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution What is ICT? • COMMUNICATIONS • Refers to the communication of data by electronicmeans (usually over some distance). • Often achieved via networks of sending and receiving equipment, wires and satellite links.

  9. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution What is ICT? • TECHNOLOGY • The technologies involved in communication tend to be complex. • There are aspects of digitalcommunications that we need to be aware. • These relate primarily to the types of network and the ways of connecting to the Internet.

  10. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution What is ICT? • Internal networks • Referred to as a Local Area Network(LAN). • Involves linking a number of hardware items (input and output devices plus computer processing) together within an office or building. • Its aim: to sharehardwarefacilities(e.g.: printers or scanners, software applications and data).

  11. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution What is ICT? • External networks • Often need to communicate with someone outsidethe internal network. • Known as Wide Area Network (WAN). • The Internet is the ultimate WAN - it is a vast network of networks.

  12. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution The Malaysian Economic Background • In business, ICT is often categorized into 2 broad types of product: • The traditionalcomputer-based technologies (things you can typically do on a personal computer or using computers at home or at work). • The more recent, and fast-growing range of digital communication technologies (allow people and organizations to communicate and share information digitally).

  13. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution The Malaysian Economic Background • Traditional Computer Based Technologies.

  14. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution The Malaysian Economic Background

  15. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution ICT Revolution in Malaysia • For the past 30 years, Malaysia concentrated on building the right infrastructure to support ICT growth in the country. • Establishment of properinfrastructureensures; • Speedyandefficient network of facilities and services for better diffusion of ICT. • 1980s: ICT infrastructure investment went into delivery of basictelephony services to rural and urban people, access to mobile and fixed-line services to wider segment of the population (by Telekom Malaysia).

  16. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution ICT Revolution in Malaysia • 2000s: focused on increasingaccessibility to the Internet and its related services. • Wired and wireless technologies were made to increase broadband services throughout the country (Digi, Maxis and Celcom).

  17. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution ICT Revolution in Malaysia • The efforts to digitize the country were continued under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (2006-2010); • Where a total of RM12.9 billion was allocated for ICT related programs and projects. • A major portion of this allocation was for; • Establishment of advancedelectronicgovernment services, as well as further enhancement of Internet penetration in the country.

  18. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution ICT Revolution in Malaysia

  19. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution ICT Revolution in Malaysia • Malaysia has established several regulations that govern ICT related products and services in the country. • ICT governance: • Digital Signature Act (1997) was established and facilitates electronic commerce and online transactions via the usage of digital signatures. • Computer Crime Act (1997) was created. • Provides for offences relating to the misuse of computers; • It aims to clearly define activities such as cyber fraud, unauthorized access, interception and illegal use of computers.

  20. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution ICT Revolution in Malaysia • The Communications and Multimedia Act (1998) was developed to cater for the convergence of the telecommunications, broadcasting and computing industries in Malaysia. • Data Protection Act (2002) governs issues pertaining to privacy, authentication and protection of personal and business information that are used in formal business and social transactions.

  21. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution ICT Revolution in Malaysia • Human Capital is a key component of the digitaleconomy. • Having ICT savvyworkforce ensures absorption of new knowledge & skills that can be used to generate productive output. • Strategy: invest in education. • Numbers of universities, university colleges, polytechnics & colleges were also increased over the last decade. • Introduced ICT based learning environment in schools since late 1990s. • A total of 31,000 ICT graduates were produced by the 48MSCstatus local education institution. • Increase ICT skilled human capital was the setting up of the Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) for training.

  22. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution ICT Revolution in Malaysia • Malaysia’s innovationdevelopment can be categorized into: • Research and development (R&D) activities (both by government and private sector). • Technologytransferinitiatives. • Innovationbased manpower. • Commercialization of R&D projects. • Thrust towards building an innovation based society.

  23. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution The Importance of Revolution • Researchers has examined the impact of ICT to Malaysia over the periods 1975-2002 and 1983-2004. • It was found that ICT investment has statistically improved Malaysia’s economicgrowth in their studies.

  24. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution The Importance of Revolution • It is highlightedthat ICT enhances economic growth of developing countries by way of: • Providingcheaper, quality, and empowered communication to marginalized communities • Reduceinequalities in terms of access to education, training and employment • Provision of easier access to information and wider market reach to firms (by way of cost reduction) • Reduction in government bureaucracy via the electronic government service system • Fostering closer collaboration and interaction between various stakeholders in a country.

  25. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution The Importance of Revolution • Malaysia undertook several boldinitiatives over the last thirty years, mainly to enhance ICT diffusion in the country. • The initiatives can be categorizedinto: • Macrolevelinitiativesfocused at the development of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC). • Microlevelinitiatives focused at provision of advanced ICT-enabling infrastructure, establishment of dynamic institutions that supports ICT growth in the country, creation of vibrant and skilled human capital, and increasing innovationactivities in the country.

  26. IAS2193 - Part 1: Intro to ICT Revolution Any Questions?

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