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Week 12 ICT as a Platform of Change

The document discusses the significant role of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in promoting social change and advocacy, particularly in the context of the Philippines' recent history. It highlights various movements, such as the EDSA People Power Revolution and the Million People March, where ICT facilitated communication and mobilization. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of ICT in development communication and bridging the digital divide to foster economic growth and social reform.

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Week 12 ICT as a Platform of Change

The document discusses the significant role of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in promoting social change and advocacy, particularly in the context of the Philippines' recent history. It highlights various movements, such as the EDSA People Power Revolution and the Million People March, where ICT facilitated communication and mobilization. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of ICT in development communication and bridging the digital divide to foster economic growth and social reform.

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Week 12-13

ICT as a
Platforms of
Change
Empowerment
Te c h n o l o g y
“An investment to
knowledge pays
the best interest.”
Benjamin
Franklin
Information Communication
Technology (ICT) has been an
important part in our social
life today since we are in the
information age era. With the
use of these technology it
has made life easier and it
provides wider knowledge
and can help in gaining and
accessing information.
Information and
Communication Technology
(ICT) is a tool, medium, and
force bringing about action
and mobilize changes in a
population, society, or
culture.
ICT is a medium for advocacy.
Advocacy simply means the following:

Advocacy

• The act or process of


supporting a cause
or proposal.

Advocacy

2. The act or process


of advocating
something
Advocacy in Democracy
According to Matthew
Keplan, advocacy in
democracy is about getting
what you want out of the
government. In a
democracy, which is a
collection of voices, it is
everyone’s job to use their
voice to remind the
government about what
people want.
ICT took a big part or played a great role for communication dissemination
and for promoting advocacy.

The Role of ICT in Recent History

Throughout recent history, the Philippines have been


one of a few nations that demonstrate unity for a
call to action or social change. These campaigns for
social change would have not been successful if it
were not for ICT.
EDSA (PEOPLE POWER
REVOLUTION)
The people power revolution lasted from 1083 to 1986.
During a radio broadcast of Radio Veritas, Cardinal Sin
encouraged the Filipinos to help end the regime of then
President Ferdinand Marcos. A major protest took place
along the EDSA from February 22 to 25, 1986 involving
two million Filipinos from different sectors. These
included civilians, political parties, the military and
religious groups.
EDSA (PEOPLE POWER
REVOLUTION)
From this happening, radio broadcast had helped change
the course of history. They’ve use Radyo Veritas to reach
out with other people and to convey messages and
disseminate information about this even in the recent
history.
EDSA DOS

This is also known as the 2001 EDSA Revolution,


happened during January 17 to 21, 2001. It was
fueled after 11 prosecutors of the 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.
EDSA DOS

In the history, it can be traced that they’ve


used text messaging to mobilize people
Million People March

This is a series pf protest that mainly took place in


Luneta Park from august 22 to 26, 2013. There
were also several demonstrations that happened
around key cities in the Philippines and some
location overseas. The organizers and promoters of
the Million People March used Facebook and
Change.org as their, mediums.
Yolanda People Finder.

Recent storms in Philippines history gave birth to


the People 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
Change.org is dubbed as the “world’s
platform for change” where anyone
from the online community can
create a petition and ask others to
sign in 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
Change.org
more people by allowing the online https://www.change.org/

community to affix their digital


signatures on petition.
Signing an Online Petition

1 2 Change.org works
this way. If this is 3 You can then
start your own
Visit your first time to petition, but for
Change.org2 use Change.org, now click on any
click Sign up or log petition you want
in with Facebook.
under tending
Otherwise, just
petitions.
input your log in
details.
Read the petitions
4 description to see if
this petition matters
5 Share the
to you. If it is, sign the petition on
petition by filling up Facebook to
the information on the promote it.
right side of the
screen.
Development Communication
• An approach to communication which provides
communities with information they can use in
bettering their lives.

• An art and science of human communication


applied to the speedy transformation of a
country and the mass of its people from
poverty to a dynamic stater of economic
growth that makes possible greater social
equality and the larger fulfillment of the human
potential.
ICT for Development
An initiative aimed at
bridging the digital divide
(the display between
technological “have” and
“have not” geographic
locations or demographic
groups) and aiding
economic development by
ensuring equitable access
to up-to-date
communications
technologies.
ICT- A Force for Social Reform
“On January 17, 2001, during the impeachment trial of
Philippine President Joseph Estrada, loyalists in the
Philippine Congress voted to set aside key evidence against
him. Less than two hours after the decision was announced,
thousands of Filipinos, angry that their corrupt president
might be let off the hook, converged on Epifanio de los
Santos Avenue, a major crossroads in Manila. The protest
was arranged, in part, by forwarded text messages reading,
“Go 2 EDSA. Wear, blk.” The crowd quickly swelled, and in
the next few days, over a million people arrived, choking
traffic in downtown Manila.”
ICT- A Force for Social Reform

“The public’s ability to


coordinate such a massive and
rapid response – close to
seven million text messages
was sent that week – so
alarmed the country’s
legislators that they reversed
the course and allowed the
evidence to be presented.”
The Three Faces of
Social Media
used for communication where distance no
Good longer matter.

allowed people to hide behind the screens


Bad and avatars and it has taken over our lives
rather than us being in control.

it has become a common cause to broken


relationships, self-centeredness and
Ugly egocentricity. It is also for frauds and child
abuse.
References
https://lhxzaquino.wordpress.com/2019/10/24/ict-
as-a-platform-for-change/

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