| What does Development Mean? | | | | humanistic values, all of which will serve not only to |
| Development means a change, a growth, progress | | | | enhance material well-being but also to generate |
| and modernization. Though there can be change | | | | greater individual and national esteem. |
| without development, but we shall consider it that is | | | | 3. To expand the range of economic and social |
| stands for good, positive and favorable. Development, | | | | choices available to individuals and nations by freeing |
| traditionally, would mean the desirable economic | | | | them from servitude and dependence not only in |
| changes, the economic take off. Economic | | | | relation to other people and nation states but also to |
| development involves mobilization of natural resources, | | | | the forces of ignorance and human misery. |
| capital and technological know-how, and their utilization | | | | Role of communication and telecommunication in |
| for the attainment of constantly rising national goals, | | | | development: |
| higher income standards and the change form a | | | | As the commutation is a vehicle of sharing or |
| traditional to modern society. It is measured by Gross | | | | exchange of ideas, information knowledge, attitude or |
| National Product (GNP), total or per capita. | | | | feelings, so in development only after sharing or |
| But development is much more than mere economic | | | | exchange of those with the people - we can |
| growth and as the scholars opine-- it should not be | | | | understand their problems in the right prospective and |
| viewed only in economic terms but in terms of social, | | | | assist them in development to accelerate the |
| political, cultural and moral values that makes a | | | | modernity. Discerned the utility of communication in |
| person's life whole, and enable a person to attain his | | | | development and modernity-- people are looking to |
| her possible potential. | | | | make it more expeditious. Consequently, we have had |
| In nutshell, development is both a physical reality and a | | | | telecommunication as the most effective means to |
| state of mind in which society has, through some | | | | proceed towards our desired goals of development. |
| combination of social, economic and industrial process, | | | | After the introduction of semiconductor by Isaac |
| secured the means for obtaining a better life. | | | | Einstein, we have had the modern era as an era of |
| Whatever be the specific components of life, the | | | | telecommunication boom and now the world has |
| development in all societies must have at least three | | | | become a global village. |
| objectives: | | | | Enthused by its utility as an effective and rapidest |
| 1. To increase the availability and widen the distribution | | | | means of communication as well as its best |
| of basic life-sustaining goods such as food, shelter, | | | | acceptability in the business world many business |
| health and protection. | | | | Giants as well as corporate bodies have entered |
| 2. To raise levels of living including addition to higher | | | | under the telecom arena to take part in this mega |
| incomes, the provisions of more knowhow, better | | | | workshop. |
| education and greater attention to cultural and | | | | |