The Information and Communication Pandiscipline

The introductory chapter presents the book’s theme, how information and communication have been applied for sustainable development. Often, undertakings of this nature have been labelled as contemporary since these have been mainstreamed during the First Development Decade following massive reconstruction programs after World War II. However, let us explore this theme at the fundamental level, diving deep into the essence of information and communication itself. We begin with the argument that information and communication science is a pandiscipline.