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Definition of ICT

It seems that ICT is not satisfactorily defined out there hence, I offer a definition:

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a confluence of  information technologies such as software and electronics devices as well as communication technologies that include all manner of computer and telecommunication networks that enable the acquisition,  access, retrieval, storage, analysis, transmittal, and manipulation of information in analogue or digital form. - J M Githeko, 23-8-2017

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