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Lesson 11 - ICT as an Agent of Change 01

The document outlines the evolution of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a catalyst for social change, highlighting key historical developments from the first electromagnetic computer to modern wireless technology. It details significant events in the Philippines, such as the People Power Revolution and the Million People March, which utilized ICT for mobilization and advocacy. Additionally, it emphasizes the role of platforms like Change.org in facilitating online petitions for various social issues.

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Lesson 11 - ICT as an Agent of Change 01

The document outlines the evolution of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a catalyst for social change, highlighting key historical developments from the first electromagnetic computer to modern wireless technology. It details significant events in the Philippines, such as the People Power Revolution and the Million People March, which utilized ICT for mobilization and advocacy. Additionally, it emphasizes the role of platforms like Change.org in facilitating online petitions for various social issues.

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• Understand the importance of ICT as a

platform for social change.


• Understand the events that ICT helped realize;
• Use prior ICT knowledge in planning a
campaign using online resources.
First Phase

World War II marked the creation of the first


electromagnetic computer. This device weighed about 5
tons, that’s eventually developed using transistors in 1947.
Second Phase

During the 1970’s, the development of personal


computers started. This is made possible by chip
technology and magnetic discs which made bulky
computers fit a desktop.
Second Phase

This technology made word processing, accounting, and


graphics easily available to the public.
Third Phase

Microprocessor, also know as the logic chip, were


eventually invented which reduced the cost of
processing power of computers.
Fourth Phase

Soon thereafter, small connections were made so that


computers were able to communicate with each other.
This all started in small distances then eventually broke
the distance barriers which gave birth to the internet.
Fourth Phase

These days, we still see newer developments which make


our Internet connections faster, thus improving this
technology.
Fifth Phase

Wired connections were already a huge advancement


for the Internet, but to travel to different places while still
being able to browse websites, update your social media
status and search Google were all made possible with
wireless technology.
The People Power Revolution
lasted from 1983 to 1986.
During a radio broadcast of
Radyo Veritas, Cardinal Jaime
Sin encouraged the Filipinos
to help end the regime of
then President Ferdinand
Marcos.
A major protest took place along EDSA from
February 22 to 25, 1986 involving two million
Filipinos from different sectors.
These included civilians, political parties, the
military, and religious groups. The radio
broadcast helped change the course of history.
Without it, Filipinos would not have been moved
into action.
This is also known as the 2001
EDSA Revolution, happened
during January 17 to 21, 2001.
It was fueled after 10 senator-judges and 11 prosecutors of
then President Joseph Estrada walked out of the
impeachment trial. As a result, the crowd in EDSA grew
over the course of a few days through text brigades.
Like the first People Power Revolution, EDSA II would not
have been successful without the text brigades.
This is a series of protests that
mainly took place in Rizal Park
from August 22 to 26, 2013.
There were also several demonstrations that
happened around key cities in the Philippines and
some locations overseas. It was to condemn the
misuse of the Priority Development Assistance
Fund (PDAF).
Though dubbed as the Million People March, the
number of total attendees was only around
400,000. Despite that, it was still considered a
success and clearly demonstrated how powerful
social media campaigns are.
The organizers and promoters of the Million
People March used Facebook and Change.org as
their media.
Recent storms in Philippine history
gave birth to the Person Finder
database powered by Google.
During typhoon Yolanda, the People Finder was 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 people track
relatives during calamities.
Change.org is dubbed as the “worlds platform for
change” where anyone from the online community can
create a petition and ask others to sign it.
During the past times, petitions are
only done through signing a paper,
usually done by a group asking for
signatures via travel.
Change.org gives access to more people by allowing
the online community to affix their digital signatures on
a petition.
Change.org’s mission is to help people from around the
world to create the change they want to see. For years,
Change.org hosted several petitions that help solve the
following problems: economic problems, criminal
injustice, abuse of human rights, lack of education,
environmental concerns, animal abuse, human health
concerns and world hunger.

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