WHAT IS ICT?

It is an umbrella term referring to communication hardware or software that allows the access, storage, transmission and manipulation of information.

CURRENT STATE OF ICT

1. Convergent Technologies

This is when multiple different devices combine into a single gadget because of technological advancement.

2. Social Media

These are software, applications or platforms that allow users to communicate in an online social communities or network. Social media allows people to communicate faster

through a larger number of people. 

3. Mobile Technologies

This is a term for devices that are easily carried and allows fast means of communication. These devices from the past were originally big and bulk, but due to the technological advancement, they become smaller and more compact.

WEB 1.0

According to the inventor of the world wide web, Tim Berner Lee, web 1.0 is “Read only web” which means the user can only read whatever online content the creator has made.

WEB 2.0

Web 2.0 is “Read-Write”, which refers for the ability of the user to add content thru posting, sharing, commenting or rating. Web 2.0 allows interaction not only in between the user and the creator but also to other users. Examples are sites like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Reddit.

WEB 3.0

Web 3.0 is a concept of how the web will evolve. The keyword for Web 3.0 is “Executable”, which refers to the capability of accepting a request from the user will execute a solution or suggestion considering the behavioral data the user. For example in the diagram the user would request a suggestion for a restaurant in his phone. Base on the current time, previous preference of restaurants of the user and seat availability from various restaurant reservation apps in the internet the user’s device will suggest results from, if requested it will also reserve a table for the user.