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1. MODULE 7: ICT AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

2. ICT for Advocacy and Development Communication ICT for development or ICT4D is the use of information and communications technology in the field of international development, socioeconomic development, and human right .The idea behind this using ICT for the welfare of less fortunate individuals, enabling the development of society

3. There are several success factors for ICTD4D. First is the community or the group that ICT would solicit support from another is the creation and the use of facilities that the ICT application offers . Last , the target of the advocacy should be understood . Such target purpose includes poverty , education ,health care .or governance .ICT4D success factors are heavily project dependent .So the cited success factors here aren’t true for all ICT4D cases.

4. By using ICT , the current conditions of the target advocacy can be studied by the community. The aim is to bridge the community. The aim is to bridge the community with the aid of ICT to the marginalized group or the target group.

5. ICT4D cube describes the fusion of different aspects of the society and their interaction with ICT products .generic or basic services are those that a certain government office provides .

6. GENERIC SERVICES are partnered with the infrastructure because this is the basic requirements to provide these respective services.

7. HUMAN CAPITAL – These refers to the manpower dedicated to fulfill the task and activities for development . this can be either government officials and personnel, or NGO volunteers . financing refers to the funding or money that supports the expences on carrying out activities for development .finally; the framework refers to the structure of the services and resources dedicated for development.

8. On the front side of the cube .additional support is provided by ICT .This support can be in the form of E-business . E-health E –Culture. E-Learning ,or E – media. ALL OF THESE ARE CATALYSTS FOR THE EFFICIENCY OF HUMAN CAPITAL.FINANCING AND FRAMEWORK.

9. E-Business is an ICT facility that can handle financial transactions online that benefits the recipient of the development. E-Health is an ICT facility that provides health services . It may include online health transactions such as diagnoses ; laboratory results. and health records maintenance . E- Culture is a Facility of ICT to promote the customes of an ethnic group or local citizens. F urthermore .local food religions and traditions are part of this parameter . E –Learning refers to the facility of ICT to educate INDIVIDUALS in methods of development framework . finally, E-Media refers to the ICT arm in disseminating and informing the public about the development of the program

10. THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS IS CONTINIOUSLY EVOLVING .THE INTRODUCTION OF MOBILE DEVICES .FASTER INTERNET CONNECTIONS PAVED THE WAY FOR MORE ACCESSIBLE AND AVAILABLE WEB APPLICATIONS .TODAY MOBILE PHONES AND SOCIAL MILLIONS OF USERS WITHIN A SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL METHODS.PHOTOS OF SOME ABUSIVE INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR CRIMES HAVE BEEN POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA ,SO THAT PEOPLE ARE INFORMED .SOME USERS ALSO POST IMAGES OF MISSING PEOPLE .SOME PEOPLE EVEN SHARE POST ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE DOING GOOD DEEDS THAT ARE OFTEN UNNOTICED.

11. DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP TODAY.ALMOST EVERYONE IS CONNECTED TO ONE ANOTHER IN A VARIETY OF WAYS .THE FIRST IS BY USING MOBILE PHONES VIA SHORT MESSAGING SYSTEM( SMS ) OR TEXT MESSAGES.ANOTHER IS BY USING MOBILE PHONES VIA CALLS AND MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING SYSTEM ( MMS ).LAST IS BY USING COMPUTERS AND MOBILE PHONES TO ACCES THE INTERNET AND CONNECT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND MESSAGING SYSTEM.MANY FILIPINO USE SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER ONLINE PLATFORMS TO INFORM OTHER PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT ISSUES .SOCIAL MEDIA HAS ALSO BEED USED TO EXPRESS VIGILANCE AND EXPOSE THE WRONG DOINGS OF PEOPLE IN AUTHORITY.HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES.

12. PEOPLE POWER I (EDSA 1) ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES THAT THE POWER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE POWER OF CITIZENS WERE USED IN THE PHILIPPINES WAS DURING THE FIRST PEOPLE POWER REVOLUTION .WHEN IT WAS ORGANIZED .THE INTERNET AND MOBILE PHONES WERE STILL NOT POPULAR .HOW EVER ,TELEVESION AND PRINT (NEWSPAPER)AND RADIO WERE HEAVILY USED . CARDINAL SIN CALLED UPON OF THE CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROTEST AT EDSA .AT THAT TIME .CARDINAL SIN USED BROADCAST RADIO TO SEND INFORMATION TO THE CITIZENS.

13. PEOPLE POWER II (EDSA 2) WHEN PEOPLE POWER II WAS ORGANIZED .APART FROM PRINT .TELEVISION,AND BROADCAST RADIO ,MOBILE PHONES WERE ALSO USED .BECAUSE OF THE CONVENIENCE OF SENDING TEXT MESSAGES ,VAST NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WERE INFORMED IMMEDIATELY.AND WERE THUS QUICKLY MOBILIZED .THE POPULARITY OF MOBILE PHONES ENABLED GROUP TEXTS AND CHAIN TEXTS THAT HELPED SPREAD THE INFORMATION MORE QUICKLY.

14. MILLION PEOPLE MARCH THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT FILIPINOS PROTESTED NOT AGAINST AN INDIVIDUAL BUT AGAINST A SYSTEM . THE PROTEST WAS AGAINST THE PORK BARREL FUND .MANYPEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THIS FUND WAS BEING USED .THIS ANGERED MANY PEOPLE.PROMPTING THEM TO ORGANIZED A PROTEST .THE GATHERING WAS PLANNED WEEKS BEFORE AND CALLS FOR PARCITIPATION FLOODED SOCIAL MEDIA,SPECIFICALLY ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER.