Global Trends in Information and Communication Technology: Implication of Sustainable Development in Education

Abstract

The global trend in information and communication technology (ICT) has changed the way we communicate today, the way we learn and the way we work respectively. For this reason ICT in education has become the irreversible driven tools in institution of learning which no one or institution or nation could ignore. ICT device is also penetrating into all sectors of our society and they are important components of the education which its skill and mastering must be learnt. ICT have some characteristics that make them an indispensable tools if we are to catch up with the emerging impact of the ongoing global trend in all works of life. The global processes can be actualized only if we admit that education is irreversible basic human right and to resist the tendency not to reduce education into a mere routine.