The Sixth Scientific Conference On TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FOR
DEVELOPMENT, Khartoum, 8-10 April 2003: Establishing Basic
Levels of Technology Transfer for :Sudan Documentation and
Library Services:Challenges and Opportunities /By: Rafaa
Ashamallah Ghobrial|| 2. IT, ICTS AND TT CONCEPTS By definition,
Information technology (IT) is various technologies, which are
used in creation, acquisition, storage, dissemination,
retrieval, manipulation and transmission of information. IT
(core of technology) includes computers, various
telecommunication devices, media, broadcasting, press, audio-
visuals, and micrographs, etc. Whereas Information and
Communication Technologies (ICT) include electronic networks -
embodying complex hardware and software - linked by a vast array
of technical protocols. ICT are embedded in networks and
services that affect the local and global accumulation and flows
of public and private knowledge. According to the United Nations
Economic Commission for Africa, ICT cover Internet service
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