Empowerment Technologies

ICT
 Information and Communication Technology

 ICTdeals with use of different
communication technologies such as mobile
phones, telephone, internet, etc. to locate,
save and edit information.
 Example:
 Video call we use internet.
 Senda text or make call thru cellular
networks.
 Multiple messages by SMS
ICT in the Philippines
 Several international companies dub the

Philippines as the “ICT Hub of Asia. ” it is no
secret that these is a huge growth of ICT-
related jobs around the country.
 Example
 BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) centers.
 IT related Works.
 According to the 2013 edition of Measuring the
Information Society by International
Telecommunication Union, there are 106.8
cellphone per 100 Filipinos in the year 2012.
 In data gathered by the Annual Survey of
Philippine Business and Industries , NSO/PSA in
2010, the ICT industry shares 19.3% of the total
employment population here in the Philippines.
 The Time Magazine’s “The Selfiest Cities around
the World ” of 2013 place two cities from the
Philippines in the top 1 and 10 spots. The study
conducted using INSTAGRAM, a photo sharing
Application.
 MAKATI CITY and PASIG CITY PHILIPPINES
 258 selfie-takers per 100,000 people
 Makati City, known as the financial center of the
Philippines, can now boast another distinction: It
is the Selfie Capital of the World.
 An examination of hundreds of thousands of
selfies—the low-fi, self-shot photographs that are
intensely popular among younger social media
users—suggests that the city, part of
metropolitan Manila and home to 500,000
people, produces more selfies per capital than
any other city in the world.
 CEBU CITY IN THE 9 SPOT
 99 selfie-takers per 100,000 people
Web 2.0: Dynamic Web Pages
 When the World Wide Web was invented, most
web pages were static.(also known as Flat
Page or Stationary Page)in the sense that the
page is “as is” and cannot be manipulated by
the user. This referred to as WEB 1.0
 Web 2.0 is a term coined by Darcy Dinucci on

January 1999.
Static vs. Dynamic
 Web 2.0 is the evolution of Web 1.0 by
adding dynamics web pages which is
allows users to use Web Browsers instead of
just using operating system and also the
user interface, application software (or
Web application), and file storage.
 Example of Web 2.0

 Social network sites, blogs, wikis, video
sharing sites, hosted services and web
applications.
Features of Web 2.0
 Folksonomy – allows user to categorize and
classify/ arrange information using freely
chosen keywords. Popular social network sites
such as:
 Twitter,Instagram and Facebook, etc. using
tags that start the pound sign (#) this is also
referred to as hashtag.
 Rich User Experience – content is dynamic and

is reponsive to user’s input. In the case of social
network sites, web logged, your account is
used to modify what you see in their website.
 Long Tail – service that are
offered on demand rather than
on a one-time purchase. In
certain, time-based pricing is
better than file size-based
pricing or vice versa.
Example
Internetor data plan that
charges you for the amount of
time you spent in the internet.
Mainstream product
 UserParticipation – the owner of the
website is not the only one who is able
to put content. Others are able to
place a content of their own by
means of comment, reviews, and
evaluation.
Some websites allow readers to

comment or an article, participate in
a poll, or review specific product.
Example
Amazon.com and different kind of online
store.
 Mass Participation – diverse
information sharing through
universal Web Access. Since most
users can use the internet, web 2.0
content based on people from
various cultures.
Universal web access leads to

differentiation of concerns from
the traditional internet userbase.
 Softwareas a service – user’s will
subscribe to a software only when
needed rather than purchasing
them. This cheaper option if you do
not always need to use a software
Example
Google Docs is free web-based
application that allows user to
create and edit word processing
and spreadsheet documents online.
Word Processor you can purchase it
for online.
Web 3.0 the Semantic
Web
 The semantic Web is a movement led by
the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
The W3C standard encourage web
developers to include semantic content
in their Web pages.
 World Wide Web was created by Tim
Berners-Lee also noted that the
Semantic Web is a component of Web
3.0
 The Semantic Web provides a common
framework that allows data to be
shared and reused across application
Web 3.0 several problems
 Compatibility – HTML files and

current web browsers could not
support Web 3.0.
 Security – The user’s security is also in
question since the machine is saving
his or her preferences.
 Vastness –The World Wide Web
already contains billions of Web
pages.
 Vagueness - Certain words are
imprecise. The words “OLD” and
“SMALL” would depend on the user.
 Logic – Since machine use logic, there
are certain limitations for a computer to
be able to predict what the user is
referring to at given time.
TRENDS IN ICT
CONVERGENCE
 Technological convergence is the synergy

of technological advancement to work on
a similar goal or task.
 Example
 Personal Computer to create document
 You can use your smartphone
 It can also use cloud technologies to sync
files from one device to another.
 LTE technologies
Social Media
 Isa website, application or online
channel that enables web users to
create, co-create, discuss, modify and
exchange user- generated content.
 According to Nielsen,
A global information and measurement
company, internet users spend more time
in social media sites than any other type
of site.
SIX TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
SOCIAL NETWORK
 Theseare sites that allow you to

connect with other people with
the same interest or background.
 Example
 Facebook
 Google+
BOOKMARKING SITES
 These are sites that allow you to

store and mange links to various
websites and resources.
 Example
 StumbleUpon
 Pinterest
SOCIAL NEWS
 These sites allow users to post

their own news items or links to
other news sources.
 Example
 Reddit
 Digg
 CNN
MEDIA SHARING
 These are sites that allow you to

upload and share media content
like images, music and video.
 Example
 Flicker
 YouTube
 Instagram
MICROBLOGGING
 These are sites that focus on

short updates from the users.
 Example
 Twitter
 Plurk
BLOGS AND FORUMS
 These websites allow users to post

their content. Other users are
able to comment on the said
topic.
 Example
 Platforms
Blogger
 WordPress
 Tumblr
MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES
 The popularity of smartphones and
tablets has taken a major rise over the
years. Several of these devices are
capable of using high-speed internet.
Today latest mobile devices use 4G
Networking (LTE) Which is currently the
fastest mobile network.
 Example
 LTE – Long Term Evolution
 3G
MOBILE DEVICES
 iOs– used in Apple devices such as

the iPhone and iPad.
 Android – an open operating system

developed by Google. Being open
source means several mobile phone
companies use this OS for free.
 Blackberry OS- used in Blackberry

devices.
 Windows Phone OS- a closed
source and proprietary operating
system developed by Microsoft.
 Symbian-the original smartphone
OS; used by Nokia Device
 WebOS-originally
used for
smartphone; now used for Smart
TVs.
 Windows Mobile- developed by
Microsoft for smartphones and
pocket PCs.
ASSISTIVE MEDIA
 Isa nonprofit service designed to

help people who have visual and
reading impairments. A
database of audio recording is
used to read to the user
 Example
 http://www.assistivemedia.org/

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ICT

 Information and Communication Technology

 Several international companies dub the

 Web 2.0 is a term coined by Darcy Dinucci on

 Example of Web 2.0

 Rich User Experience – content is dynamic and

Some websites allow readers to

Universal web access leads to

 Compatibility – HTML files and

 Technological convergence is the synergy

 Theseare sites that allow you to

 These are sites that allow you to

 These sites allow users to post

 These are sites that allow you to

 These are sites that focus on

 These websites allow users to post

 iOs– used in Apple devices such as

 Android – an open operating system

 Blackberry OS- used in Blackberry

 Isa nonprofit service designed to

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