ICT is a prefix combination of three English words: information communication technology (ICT for short). It is a new concept and new technical field formed by the integration of information technology and communication technology.
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 165438+ Information Society Measurement Report (hereinafter referred to as the report) published the latest national and regional ICT development index (IDI). According to the report, the IDI values of all the 65,438+067 economies participating in the statistics have increased from 2065,438+00 to 2065,438+05, that is to say, the acquisition, use and skills of information and communication technologies have been continuously improved on a global scale. Among them, China's IDI value has greatly increased from 3.69 in 20 10 to 5.05 this year, which is higher than the global average, ranking 4 places higher than last year and ranking 82nd. And Hong Kong ranks among the top ten, ranking ninth.
At the beginning of 2 1 century, in the Okinawa Charter of the Global Information Society held in Okinawa, the Group of Eight held that "information and communication technology is one of the most powerful driving forces for social development in 2 1 century, and will soon become an important driving force for world economic growth."
In fact, the understanding of ICT in the information and communication industry is not uniform. As a technology, it is generally understood that ICT can not only provide various services based on broadband and high-speed communication networks, but also transmit and enjoy information. It is also a general intelligent tool. As for how much business there will be and how smart this tool will be, the current concept is still very vague. Triple play is only a foundation and prelude of ICT, and IPTV and mobile TV are probably just the tip of the iceberg.
For fixed-line operators who have sounded the horn of transformation, ICT is now more regarded as a service provided to customers. This service is the combination and blending of IT (information industry) and CT (communication industry), and the communication industry, electronic information industry, Internet and media industry will all be integrated within the scope of ICT. Fixed network operators such as China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom provide customers with one-stop comprehensive ICT services, including comprehensive services, consulting services, outsourcing services, professional services, knowledge services and software development services. In fact, ICT services not only provide enterprise customers with solutions for line construction and network architecture, but also reduce the burden of enterprises in establishing applications, system upgrades, operation and maintenance, security and other aspects, and save the operating costs of enterprises, so they are welcomed by enterprise users. At present, the intersection of IT and CT is mainly reflected in the construction of IT enterprises' support system for operators. It is worth mentioning that BOSS (Business Operation Support System), mobile is called BOSS, and China Telecom and China Unicom are called BSS.
August 20 15, according to the data released by Korea Information and Communication Policy Research Institute, Apple ranked first in the global market value list of ICT enterprises. Apple has been the first for three consecutive years since 20 12. After Apple, the second to fifth places are Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon. Alibaba ranks sixth and is the only non-American company in the top ten.