The department was established at 2010 in EPU, in 2020, and after obtaining the approval of the Minister of Higher Education and the presidency of the Polytechnic University and through a scientific conference, the ICT department was established due to our full awareness of the needs of the markets in Kurdistan and meet the market requirements for such graduates. The department can award Both Bachelors/ and Diploma certificates after the student complete the required academic level of the department. ICT Stands for “Information and Communication Technologies.” ICT refers to technologies that provide access to information through telecommunications.
It is similar to Information Technology (IT), but focuses primarily on communication technologies. This includes the Internet, wireless networks, cell phones, and other communication mediums. In the past few decades, information and communication technologies have provided society with a vast array of new communication capabilities. For example, people can communicate in real-time with others in different countries using technologies such as instant messaging, voice over IP (VoIP), and video-conferencing. Social networking websites like Facebook allow users from all over the world to remain in contact and communicate on a regular basis.
Vision
To have a government which fully makes use of ICT in supporting the delivery of its services and which creates the necessary framework (policies, legislations & regulations) that allows the full potential of ICT to be harnessed nationally for the benefit of the country.
Mission
– Provide, coordinate, and facilitate the use of technology and information resources to the satisfaction of the organization and its stakeholders.
– The development& Implementation of legislations, regulations and policies pertaining to telecommunication and related services.
– The development and maintenance of software applications to support the delivery of government services.
– The implementation, management and maintenance of the government ICT infrastructure.
– The collaboration and coordination with the various government sectors/ministries in addressing their specific ICT needs and requirements.
– The establishment of the role/s of ICT in the various sectors/ministries and supporting the enactment of these roles.
-The planning and management of radio communication resources (e.g. domain names, frequency, numbers etc.).
Department council members
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Head of Information and Communication Technology Engineering Department
Salar Ahmed Rasul
salar.ahmed@epu.edu.iq
