NATIONAL ICT ECOSYTEM FRAMEWORK

GLOSSARY OF TERMS
By: Rolando Y. Santiago Jr.

AFFORDABLE ACCESS AND DEVICES

The interfaces—which may include wearable
technology, mobile phones, laptops, desktop
computers, internet cafes, and other similar
devices or locations—through which users
access the apps, services, information, and
data.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

Is the replication by machines, particularly
computer systems of human intelligence
processes. These systems are capable of
learning to foresee and make decisions in
particular situations. It can perform a wide
range of intelligent behaviors such as
optimization, pattern recognition, prediction
and hypothesis

BIG DATA
is a term used to refer to datasets that are too
large and complex for traditional data-
processing application software to deal with
adequately.

BLOCKCHAIN
was first conceived with the introduction of
Bitcoin, a digital currency and decentralized
payment system that runs without the
assistance of a central bank. It is a combination
of newly developed technologies that
incorporates databases, cryptography, hashing,
peer-to-peer networks, and smart contracts.

CLOUD COMPUTING
is the provision of computing resources on
demand, including database and application
services as well as storage and computation.
Large data centers, sometimes known as "the
cloud," house these platforms, programs, and
databases.

CYBER RESILIENCE
IOrganizations must make a substantial
investment in cybersecurity and intend to
develop a strategy to simplify cybersecurity
operations and compliance in order to increase
cyber resilience. t can also characterized as a
system's or organization's capacity to create
and implement a long-term plan to survive
cyber disasters.
 DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (DICT)

A executive department of the Philippine
government responsible for the planning,
development and promotion of the country's
information and communications technology
1 (ICT) agenda in support of national
development.

DIGITAL ADOPTION INDEX

is a global index that evaluates the degree to
which individuals, governments, and
businesses have adopted digital technology
in various nations.

E-GOVERNANCE
Is the application of information technology to
improve the standard of services provided by
governments to residents and enterprises. It is
intended that this would strengthen the bond
between public servants and the communities
they serve, resulting in a democracy that is
more robust, accountable, and inclusive.

FIFTH-GENERATION NETWORK (5G)

5G promises incredibly quick data transmission
rates, incredibly low latency, and incredibly
high reliability. Additionally, with increased
ability to accommodate huge number of
wireless connections and high data traffic

FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY (FinTech)

ICT is used in fintech to offer financial services.
Fintech has improved banking operations'
efficiency, and with the explosive growth in
mobile phone adoption, it has also increased
financial inclusion by giving those who lack
bank accounts access to loans, savings, transfer
and payment services, insurance, investment
management, and financial literacy.

FREE WI-FI INTERNET ACCESS IN PUBLIC PLACES

intends to speed up government initiatives to
improve internet access for Filipinos so that, in
turn, economic, social, and educational
prospects would be bolstered and the nation's
widening digital divide can be closed.

HUMAN CAPITAL
The people who use the apps, services,
information, and data made available by the ICT
ecosystem's participants have certain talents
and skills.

INCLUSIVE INTERNET INDEX

Attempts to measure how "relevant to all,
permitting usage that promotes positive social
and economic results at individual and group
level" the Internet is.
 INFORMATION SECURITY
Information security is essentially the
protection and preservation of information,
with the confidentiality, integrity, and
availability of information as its primary goals. It
could also entail making sure that organizations
1 display accountability and safeguarding the
veracity and dependability of information.

INFOSTRUCTURE/INFRASTRUCTURE
These are the logical and physical parts that
work together to establish a secure connection
between users, their devices, and the platform
they are visiting.

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

To tackle traffic congestion, air pollution, and
environmental degradation, new technologies
are frequently being developed as part of
smart city projects.

INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT)

It describes physical objects with sensors,
processing ability, software, and other
technologies that connect and exchange data
with other devices and systems over the
internet or other communication networks.

LIMITS ON CONTENT
examines the use of digital tools for civic
engagement, legal restrictions on content,
technical website filtering and blocking, self-
censorship, the vibrancy and diversity of online
news media, and technological filtering and
blocking of websites.

NATIONAL BROADBAND PROGRAM

The National Broadband Plan was created by
the Philippine government to increase internet
speed and accessibility nationwide, especially in
distant areas, and to speed up the
implementation of wireless and fiber optic
technology.

NATIONAL ICT ECOSYTEM FRAMEWORK (NICTEF)

Defined to envisioned as a 'living document,'
contributory to the realization of an equitable,
inclusive, and sustainable development for the
nation, with ongoing reviews and updates driven
by inputs from stakeholders.

NATIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN

FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

A executive department of the Philippine
government responsible for the planning,
development and promotion of the country's
information and communications technology
(ICT) agenda in support of national development.
OBSTACLES TO ACCESS
Information on access restrictions due to
infrastructure and finances, ownership
restrictions on internet service providers, and
the independence of regulatory organizations

PLATFORMS (APPS/SERVICES AND

CONTENT/DATA)
These are the solutions (or pieces of a solution)
that users of the ecosystem can access to help
our society evolve in an equitable, inclusive,
and sustainable way and perhaps even improve
their quality of life.

SMART CITIES
ICT is used in smart cities to improve
sustainability, live-ability, and workability. With
the use of technology, a smart city improves
the welfare and well-being of its residents by
promoting and facilitating involvement in both
physical and virtual environments.

STANDARDS, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES

These serve as the limits that will enable the
ecosystem's participants and components to
work together securely and successfully.

SUSTAINABLE ICT ENVIRONMENT

Disaster risk mitigation and management
require a sustainable ICT environment. In fact,
disaster management with ICT is an
administrative priority that guarantees ongoing
economic growth and the reduction of risks.

VIOLATIONS OF USER RIGHTS

focuses on privacy, surveillance, and the
consequences of online speech and activity,
such as incarceration, illegal harassment, or
cyberattacks.