ICT POLICIES AND ISSUES:
IMPLICATIONS TO TEACHING
AND LEARNING
Globalization – our reality now.
ICT – a fundamental part of the
process. It has led to the creation of a
networked society in which the entire
planet is organized around
telecommunicated networks of
computers.
ICT Policy
 Policy – It is a plan of action to
guide decisions and achieve
outcomes (operational definition). –
Oxford English Dictionary
 ICT Policies – policies needed to
put a roadmap or course of actions
to be pursued and adopted by
various governments, organizations,
entities involving ICT. These include
principles and guidelines in the use
of ICT which cover three main
areas: telecommunications
(telephone), broadcasting (radio and
television) and Internet.
The New ICT Technologies
1. Information Technology – includes
the use computers, which has
become indispensable in modern
societies to process data and save
time and effort.
2. Telecommunication and
technologies – include telephones
and broadcasting of radio and
television including satellites.
3. Networking technologies – The
best known of networking
technologies is Internet, which has
extended to mobile phone
technology, Voice Over Internet
Protocol (VOIP) satellite
communications and other forms of
communications.
DICT Roadmap
In our country, the Department of
Information and Communication
Technology (DICT) has formulated a
roadmap to guide all agencies in the
utilization, regulation, and enhancement
of ICT. Each project has corresponding
policy statements and guidelines.
DICT
Republic Act No.10844 – otherwise
known as the “Department of
Information and Communication
Technology Act of 2015” which was
signed into law on 23 May 2016.
ICT4E
ICT for Education (ICT4E) – a program
that supports all the efforts of the
education sector in incorporating the
use of ICT as well as in determining and
gaining access to the infrastructure
(hardware, software, telecommunication
facilities and others) which are
necessary to use and deploy learning
technologies at all levels of education.
Recommended Policy Programs:
1. ICT in Education Masterplan for all
levels, including a National
Roadmap for faculty Development in
ICT in Education.
2. Content and application
development through the Open
Content in Education Initiative
(OCEI) which converts DepEd
materials into interactive multi-media
content, develop application used in
schools, and conduct students and
teachers competitions to promote
 the development of education-
related web content.
3. Development of PheDNET. It is a
“walled” garden that hosts
educational learning and teaching
materials and application for use by
Filipino students, their parents, and
teachers.
4. Establishment of Community
eLearning Center called eSkwela for
out of school youth (OSY) providing
them with ICT-enhance alternative
education opportunities.
5. eQuality program for tertiary
education through partnerships with
state universities and colleges
(SUCs) to improve quality of IT
education and the use of ICT in
education in the country, particularly
outside of Metro Manila.
6. Digital Media Arts Programs which
builds digital media skills for
government using Open Source
technologies.
7. ICT skills strategic plan which
develops an inter-agency approach
to identifying strategic and policy
and program recommendations to
address ICT skills demand supply
type.
Global Issues on ICT and Internet
Policy and Regulations
Two sets of issues in ICT Policy which
are crucial to the modern society:
1. Access to the Use of Internet
2. Civil Liberties
 Issue No. 1: Freedom of
Expression and Censorship
Under international human rights
conventions, all people are
guaranteed the rights for free
expression. However, with the shift
from communicating through letter,
newspaper and public meetings to
electronic communications and on-
line networking, a need to
investigate how these new means
modifies the understanding of
freedom of expressions and
censorship.
 Issue No. 2: Privacy and Security
Privacy policies are an issue. Most
commercial sites have a privacy.
When someone uses a site clicks “I
agree” button, it is as if you have
turned over private information to
any authority that may access it.
Types of Privacy:
1. Personal privacy
2. Privacy of communication
3. Information privacy
WARNING! “When you are browsing
the web, you may think you are
anonymous, but there are various ways
that information about you or your
activities can be collected without your
consent”.
 Issue No. 3: Surveillance and
Data Retention
The use of electronic
communications has enhanced the
development of indirect surveillance.
The new and powerful form of
indirect surveillance is dataveillance.
 Issue No. 4: E-pollutants from E-
waste
Large amounts of e-waste is
generated by ICT. These are in
particular, terminal equipment used
for computing (PC’s, laptop),
broadcasting (television and radio
sets), telephony (fixed and
mobile phones), and peripherals (fax
machines, printers and
scanners).

For the Teachers and Teaching

1. Guide the teachers on what they
should teach that relate ICT, and
how to teach it.
2. Technology should never replace
any human teacher.
3. There are rules and regulations
that govern the use of
technology. Caution should be
observed to protect individual
privacy.
4. All the issues and many more
shall be part of the teaching
content as each teacher will be
encouraged to use technology in
learning.

For the Learners and Learning

1. Learners need guidance on how
to use, regulate technology use.
2. Learners should not only know
the benefits of technology use,
but they should also know how
they can be protected from the
hazards that technology brings to
their lives.
3. Learners should take advantage
of the potential of learning
support they can derive such as
the development of higher order
thinking skills, the development of
learning communities through
collaboration, the enhancement
of skills to manage the vast
resources as 21st century
learners and many more.
4. Both the teachers and learners
should be mindful of the e waste
that are being thrown away to the
land and to the atmosphere.
 SAFETY ISSUES ON THE USE
OF ICT INCLUDING E-SAFETY
RULES
Technology – a phenomenon that
seems to be uncontrollable. Despite
the so many benefits for teaching
and learning, there are also negative
effects or influence on the learners.
Some Major Risks in the Use of
ICT and E-Networking
1. Exposure to inappropriate
content, including on-line
pornography, extremism
(exposure to violence associated
with racist language);
2. Lifestyle websites, like self-harms
and suicide sites, and hate sites;
3. Cyber-bullying in all forms,
receiving sexually explicit images
or messages;
4. Privacy issues, including
disclosure of personal
information;
5. Health and well being, (amount of
time spent online, internet gaming
and many more;
6. Prolonged exposure to on-line
technologies, particularly at an
early age;
7. Addiction to gambling and
gaming;
8. Theft and fraud from activities
such as phishing;
9. Viruses, trojans, spyware and
other malware; and
10. Social pressure to maintain online
networks via texting and social
networking sites.
Minor Misuse of ICT in Schools
 Copying information into assignment
and failing to acknowledge the
source (Plagiarism and copyright
infringement)
 Downloading materials not relevant
to their studies
 Misconduct associated with subject
logins, such as using someone
else’s password
 Leaving a mobile phone turned on
during class
 Unauthorized taking of pictures or
images with mobile phone camera,
still or moving
E-Safety
e-Safety – takes care not only of
internet technologies but also of
electronic communications via mobile
phones, games consoles and wireless
technology. It highlights the need to
educate children and young people
about the benefits , risks, and
responsibilities of using the information
technology.
 E-safety helps safeguard children
and young people in the digital
world.
 E-safety emphasizes learning to
understand and new technologies a
positive way.
 E-safety educates children about the
risk as well as the benefits so we
can feel confident online.
 E-safety support young learners and
adult to develop safe online
behavior, both in or out of school.
Network Management
1. Safety in the Use of Network in
Schools
1.1. Make clear that no one should log
in as another user.
1.2. Require all users to always log off
when they have finished working.
1.3. Maintain equipment clean to ensure 4. Provide foot support.
health and safety. 5. Make sure lighting is suitable.
1.4. Provide students with access to 6. Make sure workstations are
content and resources through guided spacious.
e-learning. 7. Create a work plan at a computer
1.5. Set up a clear disaster recovery laboratory to maximize its use.
system in place for critical data that 8. Provide tables, these tables can be
include secure, remote back up of tilted and adjustable to the height of
critical data. the users.
9. Provide anti-glare screen filters.
1.6. Secure wireless network to
10. Provide adjustable chairs.
appropriate standards suitable for
11. Provide foot support.
educational use.
12. Make sure lighting is suitable.
1.7. Install all computer equipment
13. Make sure workstations are
professionally and meet health and
spacious.
safety standards.
14. Create a work plan at a computer
1.8. Review the school ICT system
laboratory to maximize its use.
regularly regarding health and safety
and security.
2.1 Only authorized users will have
individual passwords. Users are not
permitted to disclose their passwords
unless they got permission from the
owner or from the management.
3.1 All mobile phones shall be kept
away in a box away from the children or
learners and access is only allowed at
break time or at the end of classes or
when needed during the class period.
4.1. Taking picture only from parents or
caregivers and not from any other family
member or friend while the child attend
class.
4.2. Any picture taken of children shall
be on cameras solely for the purpose.

Setting up an Educational
Technology Room
1. Provide tables, these tables can be
tilted and adjustable to the height of
the users.
2. Provide anti-glare screen filters.
3. Provide adjustable chairs.