ICT as a Platform for Change

ICT – A PLATFORM

FOR CHANGE

ICT – A PLATFORM

FOR CHANGE

TOOL MEDIUM FORCE

Bringing about action and mobilize change in a

population, society, or culture.

I C T

ICT – a medium for ADVOCACY


the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal

the act or process of advocating something

Advocacy in democracy is about getting what you want out of the government.

In a democracy, which is a collection of voices, it is everyone’s job to use their voice to remind the government about what people want,”

- Matthew Kaplan


• EDSA and Cardinal Sin’s call to action via radio broadcast 📻


• EDSA Dos and the use of text messaging to mobilize people 📱📲


• Million people march against pork barrel via Facebook. 👤


• Disaster relief operations and mobilization via internet and text brigades. 🌍📲



SOCIAL MEDIA – BOON OR BANE?What is your take on the role of social media in the

campaign of President Rodrigo Duterte against drug abuse?

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ICT – a tool for DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION


- an approach to communication which provides communities with information they can use in bettering their lives

Developmental Communication


- An art and science of human communicationapplied to the speedy transformation of a countryand the mass of its people from poverty to adynamic state of economic growth that makespossible greater social equality and the largerfulfillment of the human potential.

Developmental Communication

Nora Quebral


- an initiative aimed at bridging the digital divide(the disparity between technological "have" and"have not" geographic locations or demographicgroups) and aiding economic development byensuring equitable access to up-to-datecommunications technologies.

ICT4D (ICT for Development)

http://whatis.techtarget.com/


Reclassification of ICT4DICT4D Typology ICT Application

Political/Governance/Empowerment E-Government

Economic/LivelihoodE-BusinessE-EmploymentE-Agriculture

Social/EducationE-LearningE-HealthE-Environment

Infrastructure/Access E-Science

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ICT – a force for SOCIAL REFORM


On January 17, 2001, during the impeachment trialof Philippine President Joseph Estrada, loyalists inthe Philippine Congress voted to set aside keyevidence against him. Less than two hours after thedecision was announced, thousands of Filipinos,angry that their corrupt president might be let offthe hook, converged on Epifanio de los SantosAvenue, a major crossroads in Manila. The protestwas arranged, in part, by forwarded text messagesreading, "Go 2 EDSA. Wear blk." The crowd quicklyswelled, and in the next few days, over a millionpeople arrived, choking traffic in downtown Manila.


The public's ability to coordinate such a massive and rapid response --close to seven million text messages were sentthat week -- so alarmed the country's legislators that they reversed course and allowed the evidence to be presented.


Place and Year of Campaign ICT Medium Used Result

Spain, 2004 Text MessagingOuster of Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar

Moldova, 2009 Facebook, Text Messaging, Twitter

Communist Party lostpower

Around the World, 2002

The Boston’s Globe exposé of sexual abuse in the church went viral online

Catholic faced lawsuits over harboring of child rapists

Philippines, 2016 Facebook and Social News

Duterte dominated the election evenwith a limited funding

ICT – a force for SOCIAL REFORMTHE THREE FACES OF SOCIAL MEDIA

1. The Good – used for communication where distance no longer matter.

2. The Bad – allowed people to hide behind screens and avatars and it has taken over our lives rather than us being in control.

3. The Ugly – it has become a common cause to broken relationships, self-centeredness and egocentricity. It is also for frauds and child abuse.


Explain briefly in an essay;

Social media can be a force of both GOOD and EVIL. Cite specific

examples.