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Information, Communication Technology in Solid Waste Management - cdc - 07-29-2014

Information, Communication Technology in Solid Waste Management

Information technology in Municipal Solid Waste Management (SWM) sector has equipped this sector with better management of this crucial mandatory function under the urban domain. ICTs stand for Information and Communication Technologies and are defined, as a “diverse set of technological tools and resources used to communicate, and to create, disseminate, store, and manage information.” These technologies include computers, the Internet, broadcasting technologies (radio and television), and telephony. (UNDP, 2000) The term, information and communication technologies (ICT) refers to forms of technologies that are used to create, store, share or transmit, exchange information. This broad definition of ICT includes such technologies as: radio, television, video, DVD, telephone (both fixed line and mobile phones), satellite systems, computer and network hardware and software; as well as the equipment and services associated with these technologies, such as video conferencing and electronic mail. (UNESCO 2002)

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