Project Title: ​ “Eat Away Your Feelings” 

I. Project Audience: Mothers, Culinary Arts students, Aspiring Chefs, Chefs

II. Project Goals & objectives:
❏ Our foremost priority is to discover and explore unique and distinctive
recipes coming from different Asian countries. To provide excellence in
promoting how unique and good our Asian chefs are and serving you
guys heavenly made sets of foods---it’s Asian’s Pride!
❏ Offering wholesome, fairly priced and ethnically diverse food options.
❏ Providing really relevant informations specially for those aspiring chefs
out there, and the food lovers! You guys better check this out!
III. Website’s Background Color Light Green,Yellow,White and a shade of Blue
IV. Text Color Black (Title color: Dark Pink)
V. Timeline Deadline: After 2 months

​ ​ ​Beerbecue Beef Flank Steak 

Ingredients 
● 1/2 cup ketchup
● 1/4 cup molasses
● 1/3 cup white vinegar
● 1 tablespoon white sugar
● 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
● 1 teaspoon salt
● 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
● 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
● 1/4 teaspoon ground all spice
● 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
● 1 cup strong beer
● 1 (1 1/2-pound) trimmed beef flank steak
● salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions 
1. Pour ketchup, molasses, and white vinegar in a bowl; add white sugar, 2 teaspoons black
pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, cayenne pepper, cumin, allspice, and cinnamon. Whisk until
sauce is smooth. Pour in beer.
2. Place flank steak into a non-reactive container; pour sauce over meat. Poke at least 100
holes per side in the flank steak using 2 forks.
3. Cover container with plastic wrap and marinate beef 8 to 12 hours (up to overnight).
 4. Remove flank steak from marinade and pat the meat dry with paper towels. Pour leftover
marinade into a saucepan, place over medium heat, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to
low and simmer for 5 minutes to make a basting sauce.
5. Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate. Season flank steak with salt
and black pepper.
6. Grill flank steak for 2 1/2 minutes; turn meat around on grate to a 45-degree angle to
make diamond grill marks; grill for 2 1/2 more minutes. Repeat on second side, turning
meat 45 degrees after 2 1/2 minutes and grilling 2 1/2 more minutes.
7. Flip steak to original side and paint meat with sauce. Continue to grill until sauce has
glazed onto the meat, about 30 seconds. Turn meat over and brush other side with
sauce. Sauce will burn if cooked too long. Repeat 1 more time, brushing and glazing
sauce onto meat for about 30 seconds on each side. An instant-read meat thermometer,
inserted into the thickest part of the flank steak, should read 125 degrees F (52 degrees
C).
8. Transfer steak to a platter and let rest 5 to 10 minutes before slicing lengthwise down the
center; cut each half across the grain into slices about 3/8 inch thick. Drizzle slices with
more sauce to serve.

By: Role
1. Zoe Alea Martinez Project Manager
2. Diana Mae Cabalo Web Designer
3. CJ Flaris Web Designer
4. Jae Anne Ebora Data Analyst
5. Leonah Claire Sanchez Content Writer and Editor
6. Ivan Kurt Delos Santos Developer
 COMMUNICATION PLAN (DAY 18)
NAME ROLE CONTACT DETAILS

Zoe Alea Martinez Project Manager zoemartinezbaek@gmail.com

Diana Mae C. Cabalo Web designer diananamae00@gmail.com

Jae Anne Ebora Data Analyst summerleondalewp@gmail.com

Leonah Claire T. Sanchez Content Writer and Editor lcsanchez1226@gmail.com

Ivan Kurt Delos Santos Developer i​vandelossantos07@gmail.com

Christopher Jerome Flaris Web Designer cjflaris05@gmail.com

COMMUNICATION MEDIA

MODE OF COMMUNICATION APPLICATION

EX. CHAT GOOGLE HANGOUT

CHAT MESSENGER

VIDEO/AUDIO CALL SKYPE

 
 
DAY 19
Team Leader: Zoe Alea Martinez
Members:
1. Diana Mae C. Cabalo
2. Jae Anne V. Ebora
3. Leonah Claire T. Sanchez
4. Ivan Kurt T. Delos Santos
5. Christopher Jerome Flaris

GUIDED PRACTICE: Gather Relevant Information from credible encyclopedia: (WIKIPEDIA)

Visit ​Wikipedia.org
Search -- ​Information Communication Technology

a. DEFINE ICT
Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extended term for i​ nformation

​ ​ and the integration of

​ nified communications[1]
technology​ (IT) which stresses the role of u

telecommunications​ (​telephone​ lines and wireless signals), computers as well as necessary

enterprise software,​ ​middleware​, storage, and audio-visual systems, which enable users to

access, store, transmit, and manipulate information.[2]

​

The term ICT is also used to refer to the ​convergence​ of audio-visual and ​telephone networks
with ​computer networks​ through a single cabling or link system. There are large economic
incentives (huge cost savings due to elimination of the telephone network) to merge the
telephone network with the computer network system using a single unified system of
cabling, signal distribution and management.

However, ICT has no universal definition, as "the concepts, methods and applications

​ ​ The broadness of ICT

involved in ICT are constantly evolving on an almost daily basis."[3]

covers any product that will store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive information
electronically in a digital form, e.g. personal computers, digital television, email, robots. For
clarity, Zuppo provided an ICT hierarchy where all levels of the hierarchy "contain some
degree of commonality in that they are related to technologies that facilitate the transfer of

​ ​ ​Skills
information and various types of electronically mediated communications.".[4]
Framework for the Information Age​ is one of many models for describing and managing
competencies for ICT professionals for the 21st century.

b. DESCRIBE ICT
​Technology​ – ​collection of tools, including machinery, modifications, arrangements and
procedures used by humans. ​Engineering​ is the discipline that seeks to study and design new
technologies. Technologies significantly affect human as well as other animal species' ability to
control and adapt to their natural environments​.
​Information technology – the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal,
pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing
and telecommunications.
The term ​ICT is used to refer to the ​convergence of audio-visual and ​telephone networks with
computer networks through a single cabling or link system. There are large economic incentives
(huge cost savings due to elimination of the telephone network) to merge the telephone network with
the computer network system using a single unified system of cabling, signal distribution and
management.
The broadness of ICT covers any product that will store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive
information electronically in a digital form, e.g. personal computers, digital television, email, robots.
The phrase ​information and communication technology has been used by academic researchers
since the 1980s,and the abbreviation ​ICT became popular after it was used in a report to the UK
government by ​Dennis Stevenson in 1997, and in the revised ​National Curriculum for England,
Wales and Northern Ireland in 2000. But in 2012, the ​Royal Society recommended that ​ICT should
no longer be used in British schools "as it has attracted too many negative connotations",and with
effect from 2014 the National Curriculum uses the word ​computing,​ which reflects the addition of
computer programming​ into the curriculum.

Variations of the phrase have spread worldwide, with the United Nations creating a "​United Nations
Information and Communication Technologies Task Force​" and an internal "Office of Information and
Communications Technology".

c. What are the use and functions of ICT?

ICT in education
 Today's society shows the ever-growing computer-centric lifestyle, which includes the rapid influx
of computers in the modern classroom.

Information and Communication Technology can contribute to universal access to education,

equity in education, the delivery of quality learning and teaching, teachers’ professional
development and more efficient education management, governance and administration.
UNESCO takes a holistic and comprehensive approach to promoting ICT in education.
Access, inclusion and quality are among the main challenges they can address. The
Organization’s Intersectral Platform for ICT in education focuses on these issues through the

joint work of three of its sectors: Communication & Information, Education and Science.[21]
​

Access and use of ICT

The general perception is that people who have access to ICT will benefit from it, and
those who don’t would not. Benefits include theoretically, boundless information sharing,
connectivity, decentralization, and globalization. Those who don’t have access to technology
run the risk of being marginalized and bypassed. In his blog, Richard Heek’s further
categorizes the users and non-users of ICTs into Non-Users, Indirect Users, Shared Users,

and Owner-Users.[23]
​

Non-Users: those who have no access to either ICTs or ICT-based information and services.
Indirect Users: those who do not get hands-on themselves, but gain access to digital
information and services via those who are direct users. Shared Users: those who do not
own the technology, but who directly use ICT owned by someone else (a friend, workplace,
ICT business, community, etc.). Owner-Users: those who own and use the technology. Heeks
says that non-users of technology can benefit from ICT4D in what he calls spillover benefits.
Spillover benefits are "situations in which some category of user gains a benefit from ICT

while non-users also gain a (lesser) benefit." [23]

​

ICT4D projects often employ low-cost, low-powered technology which are sustainable in a
developing environment. The challenge is hard, since it is estimated that 40% of the world's
population has less than US$20 per year available to spend on ICT. In Brazil, the poorest 20%

of the population counts with merely US$9 per year to spend on ICT (US$0.75 per month).​[24]

​ ecessity good​ and ICT

In Latin America it is estimated that the borderline between ICT as a n
​
as a l​ uxury good​ is roughly US$10 per person per month, or US$120 per year.[24]
​ This is the

cost ICT people seem to strive for and therefore is generally accepted as a minimum. In light
​ esktop virtualization​ and m
of this reality, telecentre, d ​ ultiseat configurations​ currently seem
the most simple and common paths to affordable computing.

ICT4D projects need to be properly monitored and implemented, as the system's design and
user interface should be suitable to the target users. ICT4D projects installed without proper
coordination with its beneficiary community have a tendency to fall short of the main
objectives. For example, in the usage of ICT4D projects in those farming sectors where a
majority of the population are considered to be technologically illiterate, projects lie idle with
materials sometimes becoming damaged or obsolete.

Further, there should be a line of communication between the project coordinator and the
user for immediate response to the query of, or the difficulty encountered by, the user.
Addressing the problem properly will help encourage the user via interactivity and
participation.

Information and communication

technologies for development (ICT4D)
It refers to the use of​ information and communication technologies​ (ICTs) in the
fields of​ socioeconomic development,​ ​ international development,​ and​ human rights.​ The
theory behind this is, more and better information and communication furthers the
development of a society.
Aside from its reliance on technology, ICT4D also requires an understanding of
community development, poverty, agriculture, healthcare, and basic education. This
makes ICT4D​ appropriate technology​, and if it is shared openly,​ open source appropriate
technology​.​ Richard Heeks​ suggests that the I in ICT4D is related with "library and
information sciences", the C is associated with "communication studies", the T is linked
with "information systems", and the D for "development studies".It is aimed at bridging
the​ digital divide​ and assisting economic development by fostering equitable access to
modern communications technologies, and it is a powerful tool for economic and social
development. Other terms can also be used for "ICT4D" or "ICT4Dev" ("ICT for
development") such as​ ICTD​ ("ICT and development", which is used in a broader sense[4] ​ ​)
and​ development informatics.​
ICT4D can refer to assisting disadvantaged populations anywhere in the world,
but it is usually associated with applications in​ developing countries.​ ​ It is concerned with
directly applying​ information technology​ approaches to​ poverty reduction​. ICTs can be
applied directly, benefiting the disadvantaged population, or indirectly, by assisting aid
organizations,​ non-governmental organizations,​ governments, and/or businesses, to
improve socio-economic conditions.
The field is an interdisciplinary research area, quickly growing through a number
of conferences, workshops and publications, but there is a need for scientifically
validated benchmarks and results, to measure the effectiveness of current projects. This
field has also produced an informal community of technical and social science
researchers who rose out of the annual ICT4D conferences.

d. What are the advantages of ICT?

Opportunities
ICT is central to today's most modern economies. Many international development
agencies recognize the importance of ICT4D – for example, the ​World Bank'​ s GICT
section has a dedicated team of approximately 200 staff members working on ICT issues.
A global network hub is also promoting innovation and advancement in ICT4D. G ​ lobal
Knowledge Partnership (GKP)​ is the world's first multi-stakeholder network, bringing
together public sector, private sector and civil society organizations with the goal of
sharing knowledge and building partnerships in ICT4D.
Developing countries far lag developed nations in computer use and internet
access/usage. For example, on average only 1 in 130 people in Africa has a computer
while in North America and Europe 1 in every 2 people have access to the Internet. 90%
of students in Africa have never touched a computer.
However, local networks can provide significant access to software and information even
without utilizing an internet connection, for example through use of ​Wikipedia for
Schools​ or the e
​ Granary Digital Library​.
The World Bank runs the Information for Development Program (i​ nfoDev​), whose Rural
ICT Toolkit analyses the costs and possible profits involved in such a venture and shows
that there is more potential in developing areas than many might assume. The potential
for profit arises from two sources- resource sharing across large numbers of users
(specifically, the publication talks about line sharing, but the principle is the same for,
e.g., ​telecentres​ at which computing/Internet are shared) and ​remittances​ (specifically the
publication talks about carriers making money from incoming calls, i.e., from urban to
rural areas).
A good example of the impact of ICTs is that of farmers getting better m ​ arket price
information​ and thus boosting their income. The Community e-Center in the Philippines
developed a website to promote its local products worldwide. Another example is the use
​ obile telecommunications​ and r​ adio broadcasting​ to fight ​political corruption​ in
of m
Burundi.​
Women
In recent years there has been a major thrust in the effort to fight longstanding gender
discrimination through ICT and to empower women. In May 29 at the "International Girls
in ICT Day 2012" held in Geneva, Switzerland, the I​ TU's​ Secretary General D
​ r. Hamadoun
Touré​ said that "Technology needs girls for all sorts of reasons – but perhaps the most
important one is that women drive social and economic growth. A study made by ITU
shows that narrowing the gap between men and women in the workplace increases
economic growth, while fighting to maintain the gap costs billions of dollars a year. Plus,
a more diverse gender pool in the workplace makes for a more robust and healthy
business environment. As of today, it is a fact that --on average-- women have less
access to ICT than men, that they use ICT less intensively and that they are vastly
outnumbered in high-level ICT positions worldwide. Few of the ICT4D initiatives in any
field involve women. According to ​WomenWatch​, the United Nations’ Internet gateway for
advancement and empowerment of women, women in ICTs are rare and few. ICTs
benefits across all countries should be available to women and men on a fair and equal
basis. This i​ nfographic​ by the Council of European Professional Informatics Societies
(CEPIS) shows the gender gap in ICT profession.
There is disagreement for reasons of this gap. On the one hand, one often cited
argument are that women are somehow technophobic and that they perceive ICT to be a
male-dominated terrain, making it less appealing to approach them, and as a career
choice (see for example at ​Insight's​ study or​ ​Changes are currently underway in the
Americas, Europe, Asia and the Pacific, and Russia to change the perspective of girls at
the primary educational level regarding the feasibility of ICT as a long-term and fruitful
career. On the other hand, a carefully controlled study has shown that women actually
embrace digital technology even more than men, disproving the stereotype of
"technophobic women". The reason for the negative correlation of ICT with women is
confounded by a s ​ purious correlation.​ The c
​ onfounding variables​ are income, education
and employment. In other words, the reason why fewer women access and use ICT is a
direct result of their unfavorable conditions with respect to employment, education and
income. When controlling for these variables, women turn out to be more active users of
digital tools than men. This turns the alleged digital gender divide into an opportunity:
given that digital ICT have the potential to provide access to employment, education,
income, as well as health services, participation, protection, and safety, among others
(​ICT4D)​ , the natural affinity of women with these new communication tools provide
women with a tangible bootstrapping opportunity to tackle social discrimination. This
shows that if woman are provided with modern information and communication
technologies, these digital tools represent an opportunity for women to fight
longstanding ​inequalities in the workplace​ and at home.
Examples of women's empowerment through ICT include:
● Training in the use and design of computer applications, such as e-mail,
word-processing and design applications, builds marketable skills
● Marketable skills create alternative possibilities for income generation and the
possibility of upward mobility
● An independent income is the basis for individual autonomy, increased agency
and control and, frequently, increased self-esteem and self-confidence
● Increased agency and self-confidence allow women to travel more and develop
a wider network of contacts. Such travel and networking expose them to the
availability of more economic opportunities
● ICTs open new avenues for education, communication and information sharing
● ICTs can be a valuable tool for the organization and mobilization of women’s
advocacy and interest groups
● Education and information increase knowledge about the world and the
political, economic, social and cultural factors that shape women’s lives.
ITU, in cooperation with Sookmyung Women's University of Korea and the Asia Pacific
Information Network Center, recently funded an ICT pilot program in the Philippines and
Bhutan that specifically targets rural women. Its results show that women tend to adapt
much quicker to the use of ICT once exposed to it, and participants, though initially
averse to the idea of using ICT for information gathering and marketing, found the
application of ICT in their local setting beneficial.
Artificial Intelligence
Insightful applications of ​machine learning,​ reasoning, planning, and perception have the
potential to bring great value to disadvantaged populations in a wide array of areas,
including healthcare, education, transportation, agriculture, and commerce. As an
example, learning and reasoning can extend medical care to remote regions through
automated diagnosis and effective triaging of limited medical expertise and
transportation resources. Machine intelligence may one day assist with detecting,
monitoring, and responding to natural, epidemiological, or political disruptions. Methods
developed within the artificial intelligence community may even help to unearth causal
influences within large-scale programs, allowing a better understanding on how to
design more effective health and education systems. Ideas and tools created at the
intersection of artificial intelligence and electronic commerce may provide new directions
 ​ icro-finance​ and
for enhancing and extending novel economic concepts, such as m
micro-work.​
Machine learning holds particular promise for helping populations in developing regions.
Unprecedented quantities of data are being generated in the developing world on human
health, commerce, communications, and migration. Automated learning methods
developed within the AI community can help to tease out insights from this data on the
nature and dynamics of social relationships, financial connections and transactions,
patterns of human mobility, the dissemination of disease, and such urgent challenges as
the needs of populations in the face of crises. Models and systems that leverage such
data might one day guide public policy, shape the construction of responses to crises,
and help to formulate effective long-term interventions.
Machine intelligence has been pursued before in projects within the broader information
and communication technologies for development community. These and other ICT4D
efforts have already led to valuable ideas, insights, and systems. AI-D stimulates a larger
focus on opportunities to harness machine learning, reasoning, and perception to
enhance the quality of life within disadvantaged populations.
To Indigenous People
According to UNESCO, "Generally, indigenous people have low computer ownership, low
computer literacy, low connectivity to the Internet and low access to other digital
technologies such as cameras, film-making equipment, editing equipment, etc.
Exacerbating factors are the remoteness of many indigenous communities – often
located in regions where connectivity is difficult – and poor levels of literacy, particularly
in English, the main computer language…There is a lack of trained Indigenous ICT
technicians to provide maintenance locally."
ICTs represent a particular challenge to Indigenous concepts of knowledge and
intellectual property, the internet has provided the medium for the intercultural dialogue
of Indigenous people, it has been an effective distributor of information for both
Indigenous nations and non-natives alike. Thus, UNESCO created a project that aims to
create cultural diversity.
The goals of the U​ NESCO ICT4D Project​ for the Indigenous People are for the
preservation of cultural resources, to be able to contribute to the recovering of their
cultural self-worth and dignity, and to enable the management of indigenous cultural
resources and the training of stakeholders to acquire greater mastery of ICT.

e. How does ICT change the world?

Cc

In the Environment (E-environment)

The government, civil society and private sector are encouraged to use and promote ICTs as
instruments for environmental protection and the sustainable use of natural resources; to
implement​ ​green computing​ programs; and to establish monitoring systems to forecast and
monitor the impact of natural and man-made disasters.
ICT can be seen as both a boon and a bane for the environment as their relationship can be
multifaceted.
According to a research by OECD, ICTs can be tools for dealing with environmental issues as
follows:
1. Environmental observation:​ terrestrial (earth, land, soil, water), ocean, climate and
atmospheric monitoring and data recording technologies and systems (remote sensing,
data collection and storage tools, telemetric systems, meteorological and climate related
recording and monitoring system), as well as geographic information systems (GIS).
2. Environmental analysis:​ once environmental data have been collected and stored,
various computational and processing tools are required to perform the analysis. This
may include land,
soil, water and atmospheric quality assessment tools, including technologies for analysis of
atmospheric conditions including GHG emissions and pollutants, and the tracking of both water
quality and availability. The analysis of data may also include correlating raw observational data
with second order environmental measures, such as biodiversity.
1. Environmental planning:​ at the international, regional and national level, planning makes
use of the information from environmental analysis as part of the decision making
process for the purpose of policy formulation and planning. Planning activities may
include classification of various environmental conditions for use in agriculture and
forestry and other applied environmental sectors, and is often focused on specific issues
such as protected areas, biodiversity, industrial pollution or GHG emissions. Planning
may also include the anticipation of environmental conditions and emergency scenarios,
such as climate change, man-made and natural disasters.
2. Environmental management and protection:​ involves everything related to managing and
mitigating impacts on the
environment as well as helping adapt to given environmental conditions. This includes resource
and energy conservation and management systems, GHG emission management and reduction
systems and controls, pollution control and management systems and related methodologies,
including mitigating the ill effects of pollutants and man-made environmental hazards.
1. Impact and mitigating effects of ICT utilization:​ ICT use can mitigate the environmental
impacts directly by increasing process efficiency and as a result of dematerialization, and
indirectly by virtue of the secondary and tertiary effects resulting from ICT use on human
activities, which in turn reduce the impact of humans on the environment.
2. Environmental capacity building:​ Includes efforts to increase public awareness of
environmental issues
and priorities, the development of professionals, and integrating environmental content into
formal education.
Examples of How ICT has Already Been Used for the Environment:
 1. Climate change mitigation.​ Climate change mitigation mean reducing the adverse
impacts of climate changes on the environment and are crucial to meeting emissions
targets. Such activities can be focused on mitigating climate changes directly or at a
range of other environmental effects.
Examples are through:
● Measuring, monitoring and enabling efficient use of resources and operation of
infrastructures.
● De-materialization thru online delivery of content e.g. eBooks, newspapers, music, etc.
● Transport substitution e.g. video-conferencing.
● Intelligent transport systems, logistics and freight rationalization.
● Building and home automation.
● Energy Infrastructures;
● Smart Grids: Introduction of ICT and sensing network technologies into the electricity
distribution networks enable improved monitoring and control of the energy network as a
supply chain that equates to reductions in energy losses, greater network operational
efficiency, better quality and reliability of energy supply, better customer control of
energy use, better management of solar and wind power generation and reduction in
greenhouse gas emissions.
Buildings:
● ICT-based monitoring, feedback and optimizations tolls can be used to reduce energy
intensity and surface area at every stage of the building's life cycle, from design to
construction to use and demolition.
● Energy modelling software can help architects determine how design influences energy
use.
● Builders can use software to compare energy models with actual construction.
● Occupants can install building management system to automate building functions such
as lightning, heating and cooling and ICT can be used to also redesign energy model
and measure impacts of change.
· Transport:
● Software can improve the design of transport networks, allow the running of centralized
distribution networks and management systems to facilitate home delivery services.
​ itigating Other Environmental Pressures
2. M
● Geographic Information Systems provide opportunities in land and waterway monitoring
and managements in Egypt, Africa, Southeast Asia and Himalayan region.
● Observational data are increasingly available to users around the world through a range
of portals and systems like the Earth Observations Portal and Climate Change Prediction
Net and Society for Conservation Portal.
● With geo-spatial environmental information becoming more readily available thru use of
common interfaces, information holders are enabled to make geo-specific information
available through standard web interface at low-cost.
Examples: The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network, Atlas of Our Changing
Environment, Climate Change in Our World,
● Integrated ecosystem monitoring, sensing and modelling.​[69]
In Other Sectors
In 2003, the​ ​World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)​ held in Geneva, Switzerland
came up with concrete steps on how ICT can support​ ​sustainable development​ in the fields of
public administration, business, education and training, health, employment, environment,
agriculture and science.​[70]
The​ ​WSIS Plan of Action​ identified the following as sectors that can benefit from the
applications of ICT4D:
● E-government
The e-government action plan involves applications aimed at promoting transparency to
improve efficiency and strengthen citizen relations; needs-based initiatives and services to
achieve a more efficient allocation of resources and public goods; and international cooperation
initiatives to enhance transparency, accountability and efficiency at all levels of government.
Writing about ICT's for government use in 1954, W. Howard Gammon can be credited as writing
the first e-government research paper. Though not mentioning the word "e-government", his
article "The Automatic Handling of Office Paper Work" tackled tactics regarding government
processes and information systems or electronic machinery.​[71]
● E-business
Governments, international organizations and the private sector are encouraged to promote the
benefits of international trade and e-business; stimulate private sector investment, foster new
applications, content development and​ ​public/private partnerships​; and adapt policies that favor
assistance to and growth of SMMEs in the ICT industry to stimulate economic growth and job
creation.
A specific sector that has received some attention has been tourism. Roger Harris was perhaps
one of the first to showcase the possible benefits. His work focused on a remote location in
Malaysia​[72]​[73]​ and highlighted some of the possibilities of small tourism operators using the
internet. Others have shown the possibilities for small tourism operators in using the internet
and ICT to improve business and local livelihoods.​[74]​[75]
● E-health
ICTs can aid in collaborative efforts to create a reliable, timely, high quality and affordable
health care and health information systems​ [76]​​ and to promote continuous medical training,
education, and research. WSIS also promotes the use of ICTs to facilitate access to the world’s
medical knowledge, improve common information systems, improve and extend health care and
health information systems to remote and under served areas, and provide medical and
humanitarian assistance during disasters and emergencies.
● E-employment
The e-employment action plan includes the development of best practices for e-workers and
e-employers; raising productivity, growth and well-being by promoting new ways of organizing
work and business; promotion of teleworking with focus on job creation and skilled worker
retention; and increasing the number of women in ICT through early intervention programs in
science and technology.
● E-agriculture
WSIS recognizes the role of ICT in the systematic dissemination of agricultural information to
provide ready access to comprehensive, up-to-date and detailed knowledge and information,
particularly in rural areas. It also encourages public-private partnerships to maximize the use of
ICTs as an instrument to improve production.
● E-science
The plan of action for e-science involves affordable and reliable high-speed Internet connection
for all universities and research institutions; electronic publishing, differential pricing and open
access initiatives; use of​ ​peer-to-peer technology​ for knowledge sharing; long-term systematic
and efficient collection, dissemination and preservation of essential scientific digital data; and
principles and metadata standards to facilitate cooperation and effective use of collected
scientific information and data.
● E-security
The number of prevalent crimes online and offline, local and international (terrorism and acts to
it) has led to the increased development of arsenals (including ICT) to preempt and enforce
proper security measures that lead to it and put public security, peace and order a number one
priority.
A developed society should have a strong security. The protection of information is a serious
responsibility of every individual. With this constantly evolving technology, regulation and risk
assessment should always be maintained and updated. As part of the society, we all need to
maintain good understanding of our personal responsibility in keeping information secure. We
must promote awareness and highlights of the importance of information security.
Information Security

What is Information security risk? Information risk is the risk of loss, steal or manipulation of
confidential information. Information security risk's goal is to protect information. Information
which is defined as data endowed with meaning and purpose. Why is Information Security is
important? According to the identity Theft Resource Center, 2007 was a year of record data
breaches. There was a total of 431 reported incidents and 128,250,494 records were affected.
These reports only shows that information security risk does really exist. Since it exist it has to
be addressed. If it happens mitigation and control are important. Strong E-security is necessary
to have a sustainable development.
● Reporting, projects and follow-up​:
Since the first edition of the WSIS Stocktaking Report was issued back in 2005, biannual
reporting has been a key tool for monitoring the progress of ICT initiatives and projects
worldwide. The 2012 report reflects
www.itu.int/wsis/stocktaking/docs/reports/S-POL-WSIS.REP-2012-PDF-E.pdf​ more than 1 000
recent WSIS-related activities, undertaken between May 2010 and the present day, each
emphasizing the efforts deployed by stakeholders involved in the WSIS process.