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Information and communication technology (ICT)

Technology which provides for electronic input, storage, retrieval, processing, transmission and dissemination of information.

Source:
Cedefop, Glossary. Terminology of European education and training policy, (accessed 03/2023)


Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) refer to a range of technologies and tools used to create, collate and communicate information and knowledge. ICTs are used in daily life to prepare documents, talk to others by phone, listen to radio and watch television programmes. Some ICTs involve one-way communication, while others facilitate two-way communication. Some can include only one medium (e.g. telephone), while others can handle more than one medium (e.g. computer and television).

Source:
COL, Open and distance learning: key terms and definitions, 2015 (revised 2020)


For the purpose of statistical reporting and in the context of this guide, information and communication technologies (ICT) is defined as a diverse set of technological tools and resources used to transmit, store, create, share or exchange information. These technological tools and resources include computers, the Internet (websites, blogs and emails), live broadcasting technologies (radio, television and webcasting), recorded broadcasting technologies (pod casting, audio and video players, and storage devices) and telephony (fixed or mobile, satellite, visio/video-conferencing, etc.).

Source:
UIS, Guide to measuring information and communication technologies (ICT) in education, 2009


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