What is ICT?

ICT is the prefix combination of three English words: information communications technology (ICT for short). It is a new concept and new technical field formed by the integration of information technology and communication technology.

At the beginning of the 21st century, the Group of Eight (G8) published the Okinawa Charter of the Global Information Society in Okinawa, saying: "Information and communication technology is one of the most powerful driving forces for social development in the 21st century, and will soon become an important driving force for world economic growth."

in fact, the understanding of ICT in the information and communication industry is not uniform. As a technology, it is generally understood that ICT can not only provide a variety of services based on broadband and high-speed communication networks, but also transmit and enjoy information, and it is also a general intelligent tool. As for the extent to which there will be more business and how intelligent this tool will be, the current concept is still very vague. Triple play is only a foundation and prelude of ICT, and IPTV and mobile TV are probably just the tip of the iceberg.

similarities between CT and IT enterprises

Both CT and IT belong to the information industry, with similar industrial characteristics, and many nodes in the industrial chain overlap, complement each other and are inseparable. On the one hand, many IT vendors are also CT equipment suppliers, such as equipment suppliers that produce network switches and routers. On the other hand, CT itself is the main customer of IT service industry. For example, in 24, the telecom industry accounted for 17.9% of the IT service market structure in China, ranking second only to the financial industry (18.6%).

at the same time, in the process of informatization, the integration of IT and CT is getting closer and closer. Usually, a successful information application system must organically combine the knowledge and resources of IT and CT, such as distance education, telemedicine, e-agriculture, e-government, e-commerce, information security and other fields.