This article is about the direction and management of research and development in information technology. Information technology (IT) is defined as any aspect of science and technology which concerns the storage, manipulation, communication and use of information. IT concerns the development and use of semiconductor circuits, microprocessor computers, software, display and printing devices and so on. As such IT permeates every aspect of our lives: at home in our domestic appliances and home control systems, at leisure in our cars and electronic games, at work in our office systems, management systems and design systems. A user of IT is anyone who uses any aspect of IT for any purpose. A user may himself be an IT professional, a member of the lay public, or a business person with a difficult problem to solve.
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