The growing impact of ict on globalisation july 26 2003 leo brincat 0 5 min read times of malta there is no doubt that scientific advances and technological change have been are and will . Few would argue against the fact that english has achieved a global status becoming a means of international communication in the early 21st century bruttgriffler 2002 crystal 2003 2004 mckay 2002 seidlhofer 2001 2003 warschauer 2000a according to crystal 2003 english enjoys a genuinely global status with a special role that . 20 ict for sustainable development defining a global research agenda ict3 while the growth rates of ict even in developing countries are impressive the base upon which these apply is very low john daly in a series of articles4 discusses point by point how ict can work to meet the eight goals identified with the 18 targets set by the mdgs. Oecd 2003 mentioned three main impacts of ict on economic growth capital deepening investment in ict contributes in overall capital deepening and consequently helps raise labor productivity while the qualities and capabilities of icts have been improved all over the years nominal prices of most icts have decreased hempell and writschaftsforschung 2006. How ict development varies across countries becomes a critical indicator for global digital divide it is critical to investigate the trends of global ict development for better resource allocation at the national level our first research question was to explore global ict development trends in the last decade