Empowerment

Technologies
Subject Description:
Information and Communication Technology (ICT), in the
context of global communication and interaction, serves
as a tool of curating, contextualizing, and creating
content and experiences for learning in the professional
tracks.
Introduction to Information,
Communication and
Technology (ICT)
Empowerment Technologies
Information and Communication
Technology (ICT)
It is the extension of the field of Information Technology
(IT). It is the integration of telecommunication wires,
software, storage and audio-visual systems that could
manipulate and access information in the internet.
Information and Communication
Technology (ICT)
• This includes the Internet, wireless networks, cell
phones, and other communication mediums.
• In the past few decades, information and
communication technologies have provided society
with a vast array of new communication capabilities.
Information and Communication
Technology Index
It is the ranking and compares the usage and efficiency
of ICT used in various countries. Most of the top spots
are the countries who is economically stable or have
strong economies.
Information and Communication
Technology in the Philippines
• The Philippines is dubbed as the “ICT Hub of Asia”
• Exponential growth of jobs related to ICT, such as
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) centers
Advantages of Information and
Communication Technology (ICT)
• Opens up new communication models that can be
accessed by everyone
• Opens up new working opportunities for people
• Faster way of accessing information
• Has a near-limitless capacity of storing data or
information
Advantages of Information and
Communication Technology (ICT)
• Used to organize learning materials to be taught to
students
• Used to search a near-infinite volume of information
• Used in health purposes
• Used in military (tactical) purposes
• Used in economic (business) purposes
Disadvantages of Information and
Communication Technology (ICT)
• Can be used in criminal purposes (e.g. identity theft,
plagiarism, etc.)
• Can be used as an act of terrorism
• Can be a form of harassment to other people (cyber
harassment)
• Becoming dependent on technology