ICT development in India and its social consequences

Section: Foreign Journalism

Information and Communication Technologies are being used in several seg­ments of the Indian market, including Internet and mobile services, landline com­munications and audiovisual media. The development of ICT influences the lifestyle of the Indian society whose main feature is the priority of age-old traditions. How­ever the Indians' national consciousness plays a key role in their ability to adapt for the new conditions of the global information society unlike the people in western countries where active use of ICT often results in the break with traditions.