1. ICT can be consideredtobe builtonthe 4 C´s: computing,connectivity, contentand human
capacity.
ICT ismuch more than computersandthe internetoreven telephony,eventhoughthe digital
divide andissuesof internetgovernance were muchof the focusof WorldSummitonthe
InformationSociety(WSIS).Applicationsof ICTcanbe dividedundertwobroadcategories.The
firstare those largelydependentontraditionalcommunicationsnetworks.The secondgroupof
ICT, we shall call HumanIndependent, where informationisprocessedanddecisionsare arrived
on the basisof presentcriteriawithouthumaninterventionatthe time of decisionmaking.
ICT isa fundamental partof economicgrowth,especiallyforthe so-termedknowledge economy.
ICT can help achieve the MDG´s by: increasingefficiency,transparencyand competitiveness,
openingupnewopportunitiesandbusinessmodels,andempoweringcitizens.