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ICT & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

ABSTRACT

ICTs may be used in several contexts related to sustainable development. Information and communication technologies first and primarily facilitate global networking and communication, allowing experts to help and collaborate with people from all over the globe without their physically travelling to their locations. People who otherwise would not have access to education and knowledge might potentially benefit significantly from just having this reality brought to their attention. The field of education is another area that makes use of ICTs. Students from all over the world are able to learn together via the use of several technologies, such as web conferencing, without the need of having the financial means to take an expensive journey. Because persons with disabilities are able to employ ICTs to communicate and acquire an inclusive education that may not be available in their community, this has also had a great deal of success in improving inclusive education. ICTs help to sustainable development in a number of different ways, including the fact that they make it possible for businesses all over the globe to engage with customers whenever and wherever they want. There is a possibility that this will have a considerable influence on both employment and economic development. Consider the fact that countries that already have major ICT use and development are beginning to considerably outpace those nations that are in the process of constructing their ICT infrastructure and enterprises. This is something that should be taken into consideration. As a consequence of this, the gap that currently exists between nations that make extensive use of ICTs and those that are still in the process of developing them may become enormously wider, resulting in the formation of a "digital divide" that would span a sizeable portion of the earth. Even if information and communication technologies have huge potential applications in the field of sustainable development, more focus has to be placed on bridging the digital divide throughout the world; otherwise, sustainable development would suffer. Catching up with other countries that have less developed information and communication technology infrastructures should get a higher priority if these nations are to avoid slipping so far behind other countries. This will also have a substantial positive impact on sustainable development as a consequence of the different opportunities that ICTs present in this field.

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