ICT – A PLATFORM FOR CHANGE ICT4D

TOOL/ MEDIUM/ FORCE - An initiative aimed at bridging the

digital divide (the disparity between
- Bringing about action and mobilize change in a technological "have" and "have not"
population, society, or culture. geographic locations or demographic
ICT – a medium for ADVOCACY groups) ensuring and aiding economic
access development by equitable to
Advocacy up-to-date communications
technologies.
- in democracy is about getting what you
want out of the government. Reclassification of ICT4D
- “In a democracy, which is a collection of
voices, it is everyone’s job to use their ICT4D Typology ICT
Application
voice to remind the government about
Political/Governance/ E-
what people want, ”- Matthew Kaplan
Empower ment Government
Economic/Livelihood E-Business
Example
E-Employment
E-Agriculture
- EDSA Dos and the use of text messaging
Social/Education E-Learning
to mobilize people
E-Health
E-Environment
- Million people march against pork barrel
Infrastructure/Access E-Science
via Facebook. ICT – a force for SOCIAL REFORM
- Disaster relief operations and mobilization THE THREE FACES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
via internet and text brigades.
1. The Good
ICT – a tool for DEVELOPMENT - used for communication where distance
COMMUNICATION no longer matter.
Developmental Communication 2. The Bad
- allowed people to hide behind screens
- an approach to communication which and avatars and it has taken over our
provides communities with information lives rather than us being in control.
they can use in bettering their lives 3. The Ugly
- An art and science of human - it has become a common cause to
communication applied to the speedy broken relationships, self-centeredness
transformation of a country and the and egocentricity. It is also for frauds
mass state of its people from poverty and child abuse.
to a dynamic possible of economic
growth that makes greater social
equality and the larger fulfillment of
the human potential. - Nora Quebral