Quotes from দিবারাত্রির কাব্য-মানিক বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় !

Impressive  relationship  between    ICT  and  humaN  life - Arif Shahriar

Introduction: ICT Stands for "Information and Communication  Technology ". ICT  refers  to  technologies that provide access to information through telecommunications. It is similar to Information Technology (IT) but focuses primarily on communication technologies. This includes the Internet, wireless networks, cell phones, and other communication mediums.

E-learning:  E-learning  is  the  use  of  electronic  media  and  information  and  communication  technologies  in  education . Bernard  Luskin, a  pioneer  of  e-learning ,  says that  the  "e" should  be  interpreted  to  mean " exciting, energetic, enthusiastic, emotional, extended, excellent, and educational" in  addition  to "electronic ."  E-learning includes numerous types of media for delivering text, audio, images,  animation, and streaming video, etc. E-learning can occur in or out of the classroom.  It is suited to distance learning and flexible learning.  There are many advantages to online and computer-based learning when compared to traditional face-to-face courses and lectures. Classwork can be scheduled around work and family.  It  reduces  travel  time  and  travel  costs  for students. Students can study anywhere they have access to a  computer and Internet connection. Students  may  select  their  level  of knowledge  and  interest . They  can  develop  knowledge  of  the  Internet  and  computers  skills  that  will  help  learners  throughout  their  lives  and  careers. Successfully  completing  online  or  computer  based  courses build self-knowledge  and  self-confidence  among  students . the  instructor  and  classmates .However, in addition to traditional learning e-learning can help learners in many ways. We  can  easily make  two  big  examples  of  it  by  referring to Ayman  Sadiq’s “10  Minute  School”  or  Salman  Amin  Khan’s  “Khan  Academy”!

E-governance:  Electronic  governance  involves  the  use  of ICT  and  its  numerous applications by the government for the provision of informations and e-services to the citizens of the country. Broadly  speaking, e-governance  can  be referred  to  as  the  uses  and  applications  of  ICT  in  public  administration  to  conduct  processes  to  effectively  manage  data  and  information  to  enhance  public service delivery for the empowerment of the citizens. Digital  developments  of recent  years  like  online  services, big  data,  social  media , mobile apps, cloud computing, etc. now influence people and the government tremendously.

The use of  e-governance  can  make  public  administration  fast and  effective, provide  better  services , and  respond  to  the demands of transparency and accountability.  It  can  help  the  government  to  go  green  by effective management of natural resources aiding sustainability to the environment.  E-governance  stimulates  economic  growth  and  promotes social  inclusion  of  disabled  and  vulnerable  sections of society.  E-governance  can  provide  benefits  in  the  form  of new  employment, better  health, better  education, knowledge  sharing, skills  developments, and  capacity building for sustainable development.  Quick  and  fast  e-services  eliminate  middlemen  and  save  both  time  and money.  Without  such  online  services, our  cities  and  towns would  have  turned  into  more  difficult  places  to  live  and  the  transport  services  would  have  been  impossible  to manage. The  government  of  Bangladesh  has  been  implementing  diverse programs to  establish  ‘Digital Bangladesh’  where  the  aim  is  to  make  public  services  more  prompt, cheaper  and  hassle-free  through  implementing  e-service programs based  on  ICT.

E-commerce:  E-commerce  is a  commercial transaction which is happened over the internet.  Online  stores like Amazon, Flipkart, Shopify, Myntra, eBay, Quikr, Olx are  examples  of  E-commerce  websites. In  Bangladesh Rokomari, Daraz, Ajkerdeal, Othoba, Chaldal, etc.  are  very  popular  among  the  Bangladeshi  online  customers .

Tele-medicine:  Bangladeshi citizens can take health suggestions for free now from doctors working in government health centers.  For this, a  mobile phone has been given to each district and sub-district hospital of Bangladesh.  The numbers of these mobile phones have been publicized locally. These  numbers  are  also  given  on the  website  of  Directorate  General  of  Health  Services  (www.dghs.gov.bd) .  Doctors receive calls in these numbers  24  hours.  Local  people  can  receive  free  health  suggestions  by  calling  these  numbers  without the need  for  coming  to  hospitals  in  person .  Busy  persons can  also  take  medical  help  at  the beginning of any disease.  The risk of complications of diseases is lessened this way.  Many hospitals are trying to involve in this new technology to be more effective.

Social media:  Social media is any website that allows social interaction.  Social  media  is growing rapidly throughout the world.  More  adults  and  teenagers  are  joining  sites  such     as  Facebook ,  Instagram, MySpace,  and  Twitter to interact with friends,  family, and strangers.  The  introduction  of  social  media  has  changed  the  world  in  many ways.  It affects each individual in different ways. Today  it  can  be used  as  a  very  helpful  tool  in  changing  a  person’s  life,  but at  the  same  time  cause  such  conflicts  which  can  negatively  impact a  person.  While  there  are  some  negatives  associated  with  social  media,  the  positives  in  communication  all  around, has  made  the  world  stronger  and  a  better  place  to  live  in.  Social  media  has  many positive  effects  on  the  society  by the way.

Amazing softwares :  Here  are  a  few  of  innovative  softwares  of  ICT  which  has  made  our  daily  works  much  more  easy :-)

1.    Microsoft PowerPoint -  MS  PowerPoint is commonly used in a  variety of ways by business,  education, and government employees to provide a  computerized slide show for enhancing a presentation.  PowerPoint might be employed to direct attention to an outline of the presentation or to display graphs and pictures,  or to focus the audience on key points.

2.    Adobe  Photoshop  -  Adobe  Photoshop is a  software application for image editing and photo retouching for use on  Windows or  Mac computers.  Photoshop offers users  the  ability to  create,  enhance,  or otherwise edit  images  or artworks.

3.    Adobe  Illustrator –  Adobe Illustrator  is  graphic-driven software  used  primarily  for creating vector graphics. Developed  alongside  with  Adobe  Photoshop  as a companion  product,  Adobe  Illustrator  is  used for  creating  logos,  graphics,  cartoons, and  fonts  for  the  photo-realistic  layouts  of  Adobe  Photoshop .

4.    Microsoft  Word  -  MS  Word  is  a  popular  word processing  program  used  primarily  for  creating documents such as letters,  brochures,  learning activities,  tests,  quizzes, and students'  homework assignments.  There  are  many  simple  but  useful features  available  in  Microsoft  Word  to  make  it  easier for  study  and  work.

5.    Microsoft  Excel  -  Microsoft  Excel  is  a  spreadsheet program .  That  means  it  is  used  to  create  grids  of  text ,  numbers  and   formulas  specifying  calculations .  That's  extremely  valuable  for  many  businesses ,  which  use  it  to  record  expenditures  and  income,  plan  budgets ,  chart  data  and  succinctly  present  fiscal  results .

ICT  in  everyday  life:  Information  and  Communication Technology  has  an  important  role  in  the  world  since  we are  now  in  the  information  age  era .  Nowadays  ICT  cannot be  separated  with  our  daily  needs. ICT  has  a  great  impact in our daily lives.  For  example , we  can  read  our  local newspaper using the online newspaper.  Another  example  is  we  still  can  get  connected  with  our  family ,  relatives or colleagues  even  if  we  are  abroad by  using  the  electronic mail ,  yahoo  messenger , call  conference ,  or  video conference .  Digital  computer  and  networking  has  changed  our  economy  concept  to  the  economy  with  no  boundary  in time  and  space  because of  ICT.  It  brings  a  lot  of advantages  for  economic  development  enabling  millions  of transactions  to  happen  in  an  easy  and  fast  way . ICT  is  one of  the  economic  development  pillars  to  gain  national competitive advantages.  It  can  improve  the  quality  of human  life  because  it  can  be  used  as  a  learning  and  education  media,  the  mass  communication  media  in  promoting  and  campaigning  practical  and  important  issues, such  as  the  health  and  social  area. It  provides  wider knowledge  and  can  help  in  gaining  and accessing informations. ICT  has  become  an  integral  part  of  everyday  life  for  many people.  It  increases  its  importance  in people’s  lives  and  it  is  expected  that  this  trend  will continue,  to  the  extent  that  ICT  literacy  will  become  a functional  requirement  for  people’s  work,  social, and personal lives. The  use  of  ICT  in  education  add  value  in teaching  and  learning,  by  enhancing  the  effectiveness  of learning,  or  by  adding  a  dimension to learning that was not previously available.  ICT  may  also, be  a  significant motivational  factor  in  students’  learning,  and  can  support students’  engagement with collaborative learning. ICT  is basically  our  society’s  efforts  to  teach  its  current  and emerging  citizens  valuable  knowledge  and  skills  around  computing  and  communications  devices,  software  that operates  them, applications  that  run  on  them  and  systems that  are  built  with them.

Conclusion:   As  a  matter  of  fact , we  are  living in  a constantly evolving digital world.  ICT  has an impact on nearly every aspect of our lives  –  from working to socializing,  learning to playing.  The  digital  age  has  transformed  the  way  young  people communicate ,  network,  seek  help ,  access information and learn. We  must  recognize those young people  are  now  an  online  population and have access  through  a  variety   of  means  such as computers,  TV  and mobile phones.