Introduction

Nearly everywhere around the world you cannot go out in public without someone seeing

some texting, using laptop, tablets, listening to I-pods etc… it is a driving factor in

globalisation. Since the early 90’s it has increased rapidly. Information communication

technologies (ICT’s) have given new opportunities in businesses, governments& personal

use. Most industries nowadays these day rely on ICT’s and even governments use them in

warfare and surveillances.

There has been a revolution in computers and communications over the last few decades. All indications of this has pointed to it continuing at a very fast pace. They present many

opportunities but also challenges. These are having large effects on many aspects of society,

with policy makers tackling issues which involve economic productivity, intellectual

property rights, protection of privacy and the costs of access to information. The policies

which are implemented now must be considered carefully as the social and economic impacts

of these choices will be long-lasting.(Konsbruck,R)

Technology cannot solve social problems, but the use of information technology and

communication technologies are vital for the economic and social development of the modern

world. They can be considered as the functional equivalent of what electricity was in the

industrial age. The 1990’s saw the world become organised around computer networks which

is at the heart of information and communication processes.(Castells, M, 1999)

Since the PTT days (Push to talk), ICT (Information and communication technologies has

become the foundation of all sectors of every economy, worldwide. The reasons for this are

that they improve productivity by reducing transaction costs, improve the efficiency,

transparency and accuracy because of immediate connection be