Information and Communication information and analysis, meteorological data collection,
Technologies (ICT) advisory services to farmers for agricultural extension,
early warning systems for disaster prevention and control,
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) financial services, traceability of agricultural products,
is a broader term for Information Technology (IT), which agricultural statistical data gathering, etc." (ICT for
refers to all communication technologies, including the sustainable agriculture, FAO, 2013).
internet, wireless networks, cell phones,
computers, software, middleware, video- What are the components of ICT?
conferencing, social networking, and other media
applications and services enabling users to access, retrieve, The list of ICT components is exhaustive and continues to
store, transmit, and manipulate information in a digital grow. Some components, such as computers and
form. telephones, have existed for decades. Others, such
as smartphones, digital TVs and robots, are more recent
ICTs are also used to refer to the convergence of entries.
media technology such as audio-visual and telephone
ICT components include the following:
networks with computer networks, by means of a unified
system of cabling (including signal distribution and
1. Devices A. Wired networks.
management) or link system. However, there is no
(hardware).
universally accepted definition of ICTs considering that the 2. Software. B. Wireless
concepts, methods and tools involved in ICTs are steadily networks.
evolving on an almost daily basis. 3. Middleware. C. Communication
technologies
To define professional skill levels for its ICT professional 4. Data. D. Communications
protocols and
education products, the IEEE Computer Society has
interfaces.
adopted, for example, the Skills Framework for the
Information Age (SFIA). The value of ICT strategies as
a means of bridging the digital divide and as a powerful
Create a diagram for ICT components
tool for economic and social development around the
world should not be underestimated in agricultural and
related sectors. Improving extension of ICT services to
farmers would effectively improve the transmission
of global open data for agriculture and nutrition for
development of sensible solutions addressing food security,
nutrition and sustainable agriculture issues.
By using ICTs, there have already “been diverse
types of innovations taking place in the agriculture sector,
which include commodity and stock market price
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ICT means more than its list of components. It
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need to bring together private and public providers to
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ICT is essential in the current social scenario,
particularly during the COVID19 global pandemic.
The government focuses on how different actors,
such as individuals, non-profit organizations, and
governments, are using ICT to respond to the COVID
crisis around the world.
