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From there, the significance, nature and scope of
ICT in religious education system, its advantages,
flaws and prospects, turn academicians, IT experts

and religious leaders to debate for enumerating the
role of ICT in promotion of religious education.
Infact, in the contemporary global world, ICT is
considered as an emerging tool for the dissemination
of religious education without meeting anyone and
travelling to anywhere. The present study focuses on
the concept of ICT and its role, advantages and
disadvantages in the promotion of religious education.

Concept of ICT
The term ICT might still be strange to some,
confusing to many and also misunderstood by great
number of people. However ICT is taken to be the
highest breakthrough in educational technology since
the invention of the blackboard.
It is an acronym for Information Communication
Technology. According to Prof G. B. Harrison,
technology is the process of using scientific materials
and human resources in order to meet human need or
purpose. Information on its own side is that which can
be communicated and understood.
Therefore information Technology (IT) which is the
same with Information Communication Technology
can be defined as the use of Information in order to
meet human need or purpose with reference to the use
of contemporary devices such as the internet, etc
(Harrison, 2000).