Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies: Lesson 7. What are the trends and issues in ICT development and applications?

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Introduction to

Information and

Communication

Technologies

Lesson 7 What are the trends and

issues in ICT development and

applications?

 What are the legal and regulatory issues that

affect ICT applications?

 What are the ethical and moral concerns in using ICT?

 What political, social, and economic factors should

be considered in using ICT?

 What are the main security issues concerning

computer use/Internet access?

 What technological concerns that must be

addressed in using ICT in libraries?

Learning

outcomes

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

 Identify the trends and issues in ICT

developments and applications

 Be aware of the legal, ethical, moral, social,

economic, and technological concerns relating

to computer use/Internet access

 Define various policy issues related to ICT in

libraries

 Recognize developments in ICT that will affect library service

 Globalization - available around the globe

 Universalization - expanding applications

 Familiarization - especially of the young

 Popularization - discussed by everyone, everywhere

 Enhanced capabilities

 Reduced real costs

 Legal and regulatory

 Moral and ethical

 Political

 Social

 Economic

 Technological

Legal and

Regulatory

 Intellectual property rights

 Information access and

dissemination

 Information privacy

 Censorship

 Reading e-mail

Sending e-mail

Moral and Ethical

 Pornography

 Censorship

 Copyright infringement

 Plagiarism

 National sovereignty

 Governmental control of

information

 Trans-border data flow

 ICT literacy

 Impact on communication and

social interaction

 Impact on reading

 Information rich and

information poor

 Charging for information

 Private versus public sector in

information systems and

services

Language and

Script

 Language distribution and

language dominance

 Script multiplicity

 Cultural issues in design

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 Computer crimes and hackers

 Security a system of safeguards

against deliberate or accidental damage

to the system or data

 Confidentiality

ICT and Libraries

 Print versus electronic information

 Organizational issues

 Staff and training issues

 Library automation

 Retrospective conversion

 Digitization, archival and preservation

 Virtual libraries

ICTLIP Module

1 : Learning Outcomes

1 Describe how computers process information

2 Use a personal computer system for various tasks

in libraries

3 Define how networks (LAN, WAN, intranet,

Internet) operate

4 Recognize the significance of computers and

networks in the creation, collection, consolidation and communication of information

5 Be aware of trends and ethical, legal and