Information and communication technology or ICT is commonly used as a synonym for information technology. In fact, information and communication technology is a kind of integrated communication system consisting of telecommunication, computer network and related enterprise software, middleware data storage, audio-video system etc. through which a user can easily receive , store , transmit and analyze information . . Academic researchers began using the term ICT in technology in the 1960's. But the word has gained popularity since 1998. Stevenson referred to the term in a 1997 report to the UK government , which was later added to the UK's new national textbook in 2000.