What is Information and

Communication Technology
(ICT)?
What is ICT?
• ICT stands for “Information and Communication Technology
• A term currently favored by most businesses and educational
institutions
• Communications means emails, the Web, by satellite and cellphone
(mobile phones) and the like.
• It is the extension or another term for Information Technology that
stresses on the role of unified communications(Murray, 2011)
Google released icons designed for user in
mobile applications
Are you familiar with this icons?
Components of ICT
• Information – valuable context that gives meaning and relevance
depending on the concept.

• Communication – refers to the conveying of information between two

or more people in different places

• Technology - devoting to create new tools to accomplish various task

in daily lives, these are products, processes, organization, models,
prototypes, arts and services
Current state of Philippine ICT
• Electronic Government – (e-Government) is the use of information
and communication technology and other web – based technology to
enhance the access of information and improve delivery, efficiency
and effectiveness of services to the public
ICT Projects in the Philippines
• Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (NOAH)
• Mobile Operational Systems for Emergency (MOSES)
• Integrated Government Philippines (iGov Phil)
• Electronic Governance in Local Government Unit Projects (E-LGU
Projects)
• Contact Center ng Bayan(CCB)
• E-Government Philippines Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)
– Personally Controlled Health Records (PCHR)
Activity: Identify yourself
• Think about the term ICT based on the words corresponds to that
abbreviation. In groups of 2 thinks of 10 keywords that are essential
for ICT
• You can scan or browse the internet to search for this key words and
explain each why you chose t
Web 2.0
• A collection of application and technologies that make it easier for
people to find information and connect with one another online
• Using the wen as Application Platform which provides a service rather
than a product
• Democratization of the Web which refers to the way people access
and contribute to the Internet.
• Distributing Information where users will receive updates from any
applications
Web 3.0 (Semantic Web)
• Approaches:
• Every user will have a unique Internet Profile based on that user’s browsing
history
• Its foundation will be Application Programming Interface
• It represents all kinds of content/data that can be easily understood,
no mater which computer/program is used
• Web 3.0 frees the user from websites and turns the internet into a
repository of useful applications that works on various kinds of
platforms.
Online Safety
• Is the knowledge of maximizing the user’s personal safety and
security risk to private information, and the self protection from
computer crime in general.
10 Internet Safety
Tips
1. Know the scams – learn about
different kinds of scams and
what you can do to avoid
them
2. Thinks before you click – think
twice, thrice and a zillion
times before you click any
links or buttons
10 Internet Safety Tips cont’d…
3. Safety peruse – these sites may have an address that’s very similar
to legitimate site, but the page can be misspelled, have bad
grammars or have low resolution images
4. Shop safely – don’t shop on a site unless it has the “https” and a
padlock icon to the left or right of the URL
10 Internet Safety Tips
cont’d…

5. Kick-butt passwords – use an

extremely uncrackable
password
10 Internet Safety Tips cont’d…
6. Protect your info. Keep your guard up. Back up all of your data on
your computer, smartphone and tablet, theft or a crash.
7. Watch your Wi-Fi connectivity, protect your network by changing
your router’s setting and making sure that you have the connection
password-protected.
8. Install a firewall, a firewall is a gate line of defense against
cyberattacks
9. Keep up to date – the best security updates automatically to protect
your computer
10. Use your noggin – use your common sense while surfing the web