Empowerment Technologies

Governor Pack Road, Baguio City, Philippines

2600
Tel. Nos.: (+6374) 442-3316, 442-8220; 444-2786;
442-2564; 442-8219; 442-8256; Fax No.: 442-6268 Grade Level/Section:
Email: email@uc-bcf.edu.ph; Website: www.uc-
bcf.edu.ph

Module 1: Intro to ICT Subject Teacher:

Course Objectives:
a. define ICT related terminologies
b. provide examples and uses of ICT
c. recall the state and impacts of ICT in the Philippines
d. discuss the global technological trends

Motivation:
1. What do you think of ICT?
2. Is everything around us a product of ICT?

INTRODUCTION TO ICT

Definition of terms:
o Information – refers to the knowledge obtained from reading, investigation, study or
research
o Communication – act of transmitting messages and a process whereby information is
exchanged between individuals
o Technology – application of science used to solve problems

Definitions of ICT:
 Various tools and devices that are used to gather, create, edit and store
information that are communicated or exchanged by others by means of electronics.
 Used to convert, store, protect, process, transmit and retrieve information from
anywhere, anytime.
Official IBM Glossary’s definition of ICT:
“ICT is the use of computer based information systems and communications systems to
process, transmit, and store data and information.”
UK National Curriculum Document (2000)
“ICT as the technology used to handle information and aid communication.”

Examples and Uses of ICT:

Information Communication Technologies

 news can be read online  video conferencing  computers

Eg. Sun Star Newspaper has Eg. The use of Zoom, Eg. Desktop, laptop,
its online Facebook page. Google Meet netbooks
 books can be accessed  cellular network  radio
online for free or with a Eg. Send texts and call Eg. Access of FM and AM
fee people and use of mobile stations
Eg. Online modules or E- data for browsing  televisions
books Eg. The rise of Smart
 research journals can be Televisions
retrieved online with  smartphones/ tablets
relative ease  satellite systems
Eg. EBSCO Host

1
 Empowerment Technologies
Governor Pack Road, Baguio City, Philippines
2600
Tel. Nos.: (+6374) 442-3316, 442-8220; 444-2786;
442-2564; 442-8219; 442-8256; Fax No.: 442-6268 Grade Level/Section:
Email: email@uc-bcf.edu.ph; Website: www.uc-
bcf.edu.ph

Module 1: Intro to ICT Subject Teacher:

E-learning Online Records System Software

 Students can learn  Can be stored online  Every software has a
anywhere and anytime and retrieved from different set of purposes
 Has pre-test, learning, anywhere Examples: Examples:
assessment, and post-test - Online student records - AutoCAD – Computer
Examples: - Online patient records Aided Design (architects)
- Google Classroom -Audacity – Music
- Edmodo production software
- Schoology (music mixers)

ICT in the Philippines

 Short History of ICT in the Philippines:
Before ICT in the PH 1928: American-owned PLDT was
incorporated and given the 1968: Filipinos Connecting
Before 1928, franchise to establish and operate Filipinos to the World
telecommunications in the telephone services in the
Philippines was PLDT became a Filipino-
Philippines. Small phone controlled corporation
segmented. You could only companies in the provinces were
call people within your bought by Ramon
acquired to speed up the rollout Cojuangco.
own small city. process.
1994: Our First Internet
1987: Cellular 1987: Cellular Telephone Connection
Telephone Network Network Benjie Tan, who was
working for ComNet
PLDT establishes the PLDT establishes the country’s established Philippines’
country’s first cellular first cellular telephone first connection to the
telephone network. network. Internet at a PLDT network
center in Makati City.
2013: Massive 2017: Internet
2014: Fastest Growing
Growth of Mobile Connection Population
Connections
Networks Penetration
The Philippines named fastest
119M Mobile Phone
Our Mobile Cellular growing internet population in
Subscriptions in the
Subscriptions reach the last five years with a
Country (117%
102 million. growth of 531%
Penetration Rate)

 State of ICT in the Philippines:

 dubbed as the “ICT Hub  dubbed as the SMS text  Selfie Capital in the World
of Asia” messaging capital of the
world - Makati and Pasig
- because of the huge (Ranked 1)
growth of ICT related jobs, - the country has a - Cebu City (Ranked 9)
one of which is Business capacity of 10 million - Baguio City (Ranked 16)
Process Outsourcing, or phone lines and the - Ilo-Ilo City (Ranked 72)
call centers volume of messages (Times Magazine, 2010)
- telecommunications remains one of the
infrastructure highest in the world

 Development of ICT in the Philippines

1. E-enabled Society
- Citizens have access to technologies that provides:
a. quality education
b. efficient government service

2
 Empowerment Technologies
Governor Pack Road, Baguio City, Philippines
2600
Tel. Nos.: (+6374) 442-3316, 442-8220; 444-2786;
442-2564; 442-8219; 442-8256; Fax No.: 442-6268 Grade Level/Section:
Email: email@uc-bcf.edu.ph; Website: www.uc-
bcf.edu.ph

Module 1: Intro to ICT Subject Teacher:

c. greater source of livelihood

d. a better way of life.

2. ICT Access in the Philippines

a. More advanced: mobile cellular phones
i. The number of cellular phone is higher than the number of users
ii. In 2017, the number of smart users in the country is around 30.4
million
b. Less advanced: Fixed telephones and internet connection
i. In 2014, PH ranked fourth out of 10 with the highest internet users in the
ASEAN countries despite having a slow internet access
ii. average internet speed is 3.2 Mpbs, the 2nd slowest in Asia Pacific
iii. the average internet speed of 19.51 Mbps is far below the global
average of 57.91 Mbps (Source: THE ASEAN POST Published Year 2019)
iv. The country’s average mobile internet download speed of 15.06 Mbps
is far below the global average of 26.12 Mbps. (Source: THE ASEAN POST
Published Year 2019)

3. Social Media Exposure

- Active social media users from the Philippines as of 2017 is around 48
million
a. 42.1 million Facebook users
b. 13 million twitter users

Global Trends in ICT

1. Technological Convergence – the merging of existing technologies to create

new forms. It is the synergy of technological achievements to work on a goal or
task.
Examples: Cellular phone + Walkman + DSLR = smartphone
Smart Phone + watch = Smartwatch

2. Social Media – websites, application or online channel that enables web user to
create, discuss, modify and exchange user-generated content.

Types of Social Media

1. Social Networks 2. Bookmarking Sites 3. Social News

Allows connection of a. Store and manage link Allows users to post their
people with the same websites and resources own news resources.
interest and background. b. Provides tag creation
Eg. Facebook, Youtube (aka hashtag #) to easily Eg. Twitter, Facebook
search a particular post
and sharing them
Eg. Instagram, Twitter,
Tumblr

3
 Empowerment Technologies
Governor Pack Road, Baguio City, Philippines
2600
Tel. Nos.: (+6374) 442-3316, 442-8220; 444-2786;
442-2564; 442-8219; 442-8256; Fax No.: 442-6268 Grade Level/Section:
Email: email@uc-bcf.edu.ph; Website: www.uc-
bcf.edu.ph

Module 1: Intro to ICT Subject Teacher:

4. Media Sharing 5. Blogs 6. Forums

Allow users to upload and Allows users to post, edit a. Part of a certain
share media content and design their own website or web server
(images, music, videos) contents. b. Online discussion site in
the form of posted
Eg. Youtube, Deviant Art, Eg. Wordpress, Blogspot messages
Facebook, Instagram c. Different from chat
rooms

3. Mobile Technologies – these are devices that prioritize being portable, compact,
and lightweight.
Examples: Smartphones, Cellular phones, tablet, laptops, IPod

Brands and Operating Systems of Mobile Devices/Technologies

Symbian Windows Mobile Windows Phone OS

Developed by Microsoft Closed source and
Original platform used by
for smartphones and proprietary OS developed
NOKIA devices
pocket PC’s by Microsoft

Android Operating System Blackberry Operating iOS (iPhone Operating

Open source OS by Google System System)
and one of famous Mobile Proprietary mobile OS Developed by Apple
OS nowadays developed by Blackberry Used in most Apple
Ltd for its line of smart- devices
phone handheld devices

4. Assistive Media – these are software or hardware which aid people with less
abilities in accessing computers.
Examples: Text-to-speech, alternate keyboards, voice recognition
software

4
 Empowerment Technologies
Governor Pack Road, Baguio City, Philippines
2600
Tel. Nos.: (+6374) 442-3316, 442-8220; 444-2786;
442-2564; 442-8219; 442-8256; Fax No.: 442-6268 Grade Level/Section:
Email: email@uc-bcf.edu.ph; Website: www.uc-
bcf.edu.ph

Module 1: Intro to ICT Subject Teacher:

5. Artificial Intelligence – the ability of a computer or computer-controlled robot to

perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings.
Examples: Self Driving Cars, Siri, Alexa

6. Robotics – field of computer science and engineering concerned with creating

devices that can move and react to sensory input

7. Virtual Reality - computer technology is used to create a simulated environment.

It is an artificial environment that is created with software and presented to the
user in such a way that the user suspends belief and accepts it as a real
environment.

8. Augmented Reality – a technology that superimposes a computer-generated

image on a user's view of the real world, thus providing a composite view. AR
apps use the phone’s camera to show a view of the real world in front of the
user, then put a layer of information, including text or images.
Examples: Pokemon Go, Snapchat Camera

9. Internet of Things (IoT) - Billions of physical devices around the world that are now
connected to the internet, collecting and sharing data.

10. Cloud computing – the process of storing and accessing data and programs
over the internet instead of your computer’s hard drive.
Examples: OneDrive (Microsoft), GoogleDrive, DropBox, iCloud

References:

2013 Survey on Information and Communication Technology for Core ICT Industries -
Final Results | Philippine Statistics Authority. (n.d.). Philippines Statistics Authority.
Retrieved June 29, 2020, from https://psa.gov.ph/content/2013-survey-information-
and-communication-technology-core-ict-industries-final-results

Bosamia, M. P. (2013, December 28). Positive and Negative Impacts of Information and
Communication Technology in our Everyday Life. ResearchGate.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325570282_Positive_and_Negative_Im
pacts_of_Information_and_Communication_Technology_in_our_Everyday_Life

Digital, M. (2020, January 7). ICT Trends in the Philippines that will Dominate 2019 and
Beyond • MEC Networks Corporation. https://mec.ph/infographics/ict-trends-
philippines/

Toral, J. (n.d.). The Philippines Competitive Advantage: IT Services Hub of Asia. Digital
Filipino. Retrieved June 28, 2020, from https://digitalfilipino.com/the-philippines-
competitive-advantage-it-services-hub-of-asia/

5
 Empowerment Technologies
Governor Pack Road, Baguio City, Philippines
2600
Tel. Nos.: (+6374) 442-3316, 442-8220; 444-2786;
442-2564; 442-8219; 442-8256; Fax No.: 442-6268 Grade Level/Section:
Email: email@uc-bcf.edu.ph; Website: www.uc-
bcf.edu.ph

Module 1: Intro to ICT Subject Teacher:

Ocampo, F. (2017, February 16). How will the Philippines’ ICT industry change in 2017
and beyond? Open Access BPO. https://www.openaccessbpo.com/blog/how-
will-the-philippines-ict-industry-change-in-2017-and-beyond/