摘要: Information and communications technology (ICT) encompasses all technologies that facilitate the processing, transfer and exchange of information and communication services, including the technology used to store, manipulate, dist... 展开 Information and communications technology (ICT) encompasses all technologies that facilitate the processing, transfer and exchange of information and communication services, including the technology used to store, manipulate, distribute and create information. Marzelle (quoted in UNDP) suggests that ICTs are both traditional (such as radio, television, dance, drama folklore, print and fax) and new devices (such as the Internet, the World Wide Web, electronic mail, teleconferencing and distance learning tools including CD-ROMs, hypertext and the virtual classroom). ICT has continued to improve the way we live, work, interact with our environment and perceive our lives. In addition, the proliferation of ICTs has played a key role in changing the lifestyle of many people, including older adults in recent times. Further, it has shown~1 to have considerable potential to boost economic growth and promote international development. ICTs~2 are the main drivers of economic growth in African countries over the recent period 2007-2016. It is also suggested that technology plays an important role in driving the development of the information society and economy in developing countries, with many countries in Africa equally placed to take advantage of technology to facilitate socioeconomic development. Technology is also widely recognized as having the potential to improve environmental performance and tackle climate change. Moreover, it is claimed that ICT provides the bedrock for survival and development in a rapidly changing global environment. However, climate change and global warming represent a complex set of challenges and long-term problems that require collaborative solutions and the engagement of all countries on the planet. It is for this reason that a cohesive and coordinated international ICT policy between countries is required to respond to this emerging global reality and avert this continuous environmental degradation. 收起