ICT as Platform

for Change
QUARTER 2: LESSON 2
 Technology has definitely changed the
way we lived and enjoy life for many
years already. ICT as part of the general
idea of technology played a significant
role not only to first world countries but
also to developing countries like the
Philippines. This only shows that
investment in devices related to ICT like
smartphones, desktop computers and
laptops have lots of benefits of offer.
 Digital platforms are recasting
the relationships between
customers, workers, and
employers as the silicon chip’s
reach spread throughout almost
everything we do—from buying
groceries online to finding a
partner on a dating website.
 As computing power improves
dramatically and more and more
people around the world participate in
the digital economy, most people
would argue that Philippines are
lagged behind when it comes to
technological advancements but that
does not mean that we have not used
what we have to our benefit.
 The Role of ICT in Social
Change
1. The People Power Revolution-EDSA
(1983-1986)
• Without the radio broadcast, Filipinos would
have not been into action that helped change
Philippine history. When the Filipino people
came together in solidarity to protest the years
of abuse of power and blatant corruption under
the regime of Former President Ferdinand
• Using the radio broadcast of
Radyo Veritas, a major protest
took place along EDSA from
February 22 to 25, 1986 involving
two million Filipinos from different
sectors (civilians, political parties,
military and religious group).
2. EDSA Dos
• considered as the first E-Revolution
and narrated as EDSA Revolution of
2001, also called by the local media as
EDSA II or the Second People Power
Revolution. A four-day political protest
from January 17-20 2001 that
peacefully end the administration of
President Joseph Estrada.
 Advocates describe EDSA II as
popular but critics view the uprising as a
conspiracy among political and business
elites, military top brass and Catholic
Cardinal Jaime Sin.
The collapse of impeachment to
remove the former President, Joseph
Estrada was the start of text brigades.
Propagandas about his corruption
Text brigade
• was the fastest and cheapest way of
relaying messages that time.
Estrada ordered key government
agencies to do something about the
alleged text messages. The revolution
wouldn’t be successful without mobile
technology.
3. Million People March
• The Million People March or famously
known as "Pork Barrel Scam" was the
first ever on-going series of protest in the
Philippines held at Luneta Park on the
26th day of August 2013. Many Filipinos
expressed their anger through creating
blogs, pages, advertisements and even
memes to show that they agree to the
idea of stopping the Pork Barrel Fund.
• The Filipinos behind Power ng
Pinoy, a TV Program in United
States, created a Facebook event
page were thousands signified
their intent to join. The
#MillionPeopleMarch had trend
worldwide and it is the key that
the Philippines' first social media
protest is a success.
4. Yolanda People Finder
• Recent storms in Philippine history gave
birth to the People finder database
powered by Google. During Typhoon
Yolanda, the People Finder is a vital tool
for people across the globe to track the
situation of their relatives. This proved to
be successful and is now adapted by
more organizations to help track
relatives during calamity.
5. ICT Market in Philippines
• The Information & Communications
Technology (ICT) market in the Philippines
is set to continue to grow in 2020 driven
by wider digital transformation initiatives
taken by local enterprises and growing
customers’ needs despite COVID-19
crisis, according to Globaldata’s report,
“Enterprise ICT Investment Trends 2020
Philippines”.
 Alfie Amir, Principal Analyst at
GlobalData, comments: “As IT role is
moving from operational support to
business enabler, ICT purchasing today is
significantly influenced by outcome-based
objectives. Philippine enterprises have
identified improving operational efficiency
and increasing customer satisfaction as the
top two drivers for their ICT investment in
2020.
 Despite the significant business
impact of COVID-19 such as declining
sales, retrenchment and longer
operational support, the overall ICT
spending in the Philippines remained
unchanged. The majority of enterprises
indicated the same budget across
different technology areas pre and post
COVID-19 crisis.
 ICT as a Medium for Advocacy
Change.org
• is an open platform with room for a
wide range of perspectives so people
everywhere can take action on the
issues they care about. It is often
dubbed as the “world’s platform for
change” where anyone from the
online community can create a
 Change.org’s mission is to help people
from around the world create the change
they want to see. For years, Change.org
hosted several petitions that help solve the
following problems:
• economics problem environment
concerns
• criminal injustice animal
abuse
• abuse of human rights, human
Modular Distance Learning (MDL) Activity
A. In one whole sheet of paper write an
essay regarding the topic below. Your
essay should be minimum of FIFTY (50)
words.
Imagine that the world suddenly has an
Internet shutdown and this will take for
several years. What do you think will
happen? Do you think people will survive
even without an Internet? Share your
Quiz No. 2
1. Which radio station used to call
on the Filipino people to support
the rally against President
Marcos?
a. DZRH
b. DZMM
c. Radyo Veritas
d. Double B
2. What online petition platform
that allows the online
community to create or sign
petitions?
a. Facebook.com
b. Change.org
c. Pinterest.net
d. Petition.org
3. What ICT company formulated
the “Yolanda People Finder” that
was used to locate individuals
during and after the storm?
a. Apple
b. Facebook
c. Microsoft
d. Google
4. What series of protest that
happened during August 22 to
26, 2013 that was caused by the
misuse of the “Pork Barrel”?
a. Million People March
b. Digital Revolution
c. EDSA Dos
d. EDSA
5. What market in the Philippines is set
to continue to grow in 2020 driven by
wider digital transformation initiatives
taken by local enterprises and
growing customers’ needs despite
COVID-19 crisis?
a. Stock Market
b. Oil Market
c. ICT Market
d. Social Market
True or False
________6. EDSA Dos will not be
successful without text brigade.
________7. ICT as part of the general
idea of technology played a
significant role not only to first word
countries but also to developing
countries like the Philippines.
________8. Petition.org is an open
platform with room for a wide range of
perspectives so people everywhere can
take action on the issues they care
about.
________9. Philippine enterprises have
identified improving operational
efficiency and increasing customer
satisfaction as the top two drivers for
________10. Despite the significant
business impact of COVID-19 such
as declining sales, retrenchment
and longer operational support, the
overall ICT spending in the
Philippines remained unchanged.
Enumeration
11-15. Give the 5 series
of events in the
Philippines that seen the
role of ICT for Social
Change.
1. c 6. T 15. ICT Market in
Philippines
2. b 7. T
3. d 8. F
4. a 9. T
5. d 10. T
11. People Power Revolution-EDSA
12. Edsa Dos
13. Million People March