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Abstract
ICTs are crucially important for sustainable development in developing countries. For the past two decades, most developed countries have witnessed significant changes that can be traced to ICTs. These changes have been observed in economics, education, communication, and travel. Many initiatives have been taken at the international level to support Africa's efforts to develop a communication infrastructure and. This study uses a survey that employed a two-part questionnaire that collected data on the personal characteristics of the respondents and their use of ICTs. A sample of 120 respondents was used. The respondents were drawn from the Ethiope East local government area of Delta state. Data was analyzed using frequency counts and simple percentages. The study found widespread use of mobile phones and computers among the respondents, but much less use of other ICTs such as the Internet. The reasons for this are exploired.