ICT theme focuses on world-class teaching and research into the foundations and applications of computing systems, planning the effective use of information and communication technologies within organizations, developing corporate and government policies to maximize the benefits resulting from the wide-spread use of these technologies and increasing the productivity.

Today’s fast-booming world of Telecommunications and Computer networking plays a significant leadership role. This theme focuses on world-class teaching and research into the foundations and applications of computing systems, planning the effective use of information and communication technologies within organizations, developing corporate and government policies to maximize the benefits resulting from the widespread use of these technologies and in c re asing t h e p ro d u ctivit y and creativity of managers and executives who work with information resources.
Research subjects include those on ICT applications (e-services such as e-learning, e-health, e-governance, rural development, knowledge creation and knowledge dissemination); on the information technologies (e.g. operating systems, programming languages, information storage and retrieval); on the communication infrastructure (e.g. networks, transmission technologies, switching and routing). Research specializations are in adaptive technologies; computer-supported collaboration; Home networking; ICT security; online communities; and voice over IP.