International ICT Council

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International Information and Communication Technology Council (International ICT Council, IICTC) is a non-profit organization formed by academicians, industry practitioners and professionals of the ICT industry internationally. Members include practitioners from all levels in broad range of ICT industries. It is designated for heaving the skills, professionalism and morality of members.

The Council develops standard curriculum in a vendor neutral manner and establish an examination board as a mean of skill transfer, and collaborates with vendor of very specific domains to transfer knowledge and promote the ICT industry effectively.

The Council recognizes that pursuing certified status is well common in most developed countries where technology development flourish, whilst it is equally or sometimes even more important for people to get certified in many developing countries. Unlike the people in developed countries, females in some developing countries enjoy less opportunities to receive technological education because of unequal human rights. Having known this, the ICT Council formulates different strategies to cater the needs of different cultures and religious beliefs in different countries.

Besides, the ICT Council facilitates peer interaction to build and enhance the knowledge, skill and professional growth of its members. Through regular meetings among the members and professions in various sectors, such as education, information technology, communications and government, they can work together to promote the ICT business environment and solve recent problems related to the ICT industry. In short, the Council initiates alliances between members towards the development of the industry and channels communications of different areas.

Digital Divide

The term “digital divide” refers to the disparity in accessing to technology that exists across certain demographic groups with different literacy and technical skills. The capability of using computers is also a part of difference.

Such discrepancy does not only exist between countries, such as the more and the less technological developed nations, but also within the boundaries, such as between urban region and remote areas. It also exists between the educated and the uneducated.

In today’s society, jobs and education are directly related to the computer literacy. The digital divide has attracted a lot attention because of its impact on development of global economy that relies so much on the exchange of information and knowledge.

The ICT Council encourages equal opportunity in receiving technological education among different nations. It formulates different strategies to cater the needs of different people from all over the world. It helps the people in less developed countries to improve the level of technological skills and living standards. Thus, it helps them to maintain certain competitiveness with other developed countries.

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• Official site
• iPress: International ICT Council
• LinuxPR: The International ICT Council announces to launch an Open Training Content Project