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INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
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TELECOMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGIES
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ROADMAP
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POLICY
LESSON 1

ICT Policies and Issues: Implications

to Teaching and Learning
 POLICIES AND ISSUE ON INETERNET AND IMPLICATION TO TEACHING AND
LEARNING
Definition of ICT POLICY

The Oxford English has defined “policy” as a course of action adopted and
pursued by government, party, ruler , statesman. It is any course of action adopted as
expedient or advantageous . Its operational definition of policy is a plan of action to
guide decisions and achieve outcomes.

Thus, ICT Policies are needed to put a roadmap of course actions to be

pursued and adopted by various governments, organizations, entities involving ICT.
These include principles and guidelines in the use of ICT which cover three main
areas:

• Telecommunication(telephone)
• Broadcasting (radio and television)
• Internet
THE NEW ICT TECHNOLOGIES
1. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
2. TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
3. NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES
 THE DICT ROADMAP

• The Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) has

formulated a roadmap to guide all agencies in the utilization, regulation and
enhancement of ICT.

• The ICT for Education (ICT4E) is a program under DICT that supports all the efforts
of the education sector in incorporating use of ICT as well as in determining and
gaining access to the infrastructure which are necessary to use and deploy learning
technologies at all levels of education. Among the policy recommended programs
that have applications to education teaching-leaning are:
1. ICT in Education Masterplan for all levels, including a National Roadmap for
Faculty Development in ICT in Education. A National Framework Plan for ICTs in
Basic Education was develop.

2. Content and application development through the Open Content to Education

Initiative (OCEI) which coverts DepEd materials into interactive multi-media
content, develop applications used in schools and conduct students and teachers
competitions to promote the development of education-related web content.

3. PheDNET is a “walled” garden that hosts educational learning and teaching

materials and applications for the use by Filipino students,their parents and
teachers. All public high school will be part of this network with only DepEd-
approved multi-media applications, materials and mirrored internet sites accessible
from school’s PC’s.

4. Establish Community eLearning Centers called Eskwela for out-of-school youth

(OSY) providing them with ICT- enhanced alternative education opportunities.
5. eQuality program for tertiary education through partnership with universities and
colleges (SUCs) to improve quality of IT education and the use of ICT in education
in the country, particularly outside of Metro Manila.

6. Digital Media Arts program which builds digital media skills for government using
Open source technologies. Particular beneficiary agencies include the Philippine
Information Agency and the other government media organizations, the Cultural
Center of the Philippines, National Commission for Culture and Arts and other
government art agencies, State Universities and Colleges and Local Government
Units.

7. ICT Skills strategic plan which develops an inter-agency approach to identify

strategic and policy and program recommendation to address ICT skills demand-
supply type.
 SOME ISSUES ON ICT AND INTERNET POLICY AND REGULATIONS

• Issue no. 1: Freedom of Expression and Censorship

Under international human right conventions, all people are guaranteed the rights for
free expression. However, with the shift from communicating through letter,
newspapers and public meetings the electronic communications and on-line
networking, a need to look into how these new means modifies the understanding of
freedom of expression and censorship.

The UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights provides that everyone has the right
to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, likewise the right to freedom of
opinion and expression. However, there are practices that violate these provisions in
the use of internet.
• Issue no. 2: Privacy and Security

Examples of types of privacy:

1. Personal privacy is the right of individuals not to have their homes, private life or
personal life interfered with.

2. Privacy of communication refers to the protection from interference with

communication over the phone or internet. Respect for privacy of communication is
an essential prerequisite for the maintenance of human relationship via technological
communications media.

3. Information privacy is related to the use of computers and communication system

which are able to hold and process information about large numbers of people at a
high speed. It is important to ensure that information will only be used for purposes
for which it was gathered and will not be disclosed to others without consent of the
individuals
• Issue no. 3: Surveillance and Data Retention

a.) In the direct surveillance, there is no direct contact between the agent and the
subject of surveillance but evidence of activities can be traced.

b.) Dataveillance is the use of personal information to monitor a person’s activities. It

is the new and powerful form of surveillance.

c.) Data Retention is the storage and use of information from communication
systems.

d.) There is very little that can be done to prevent surveillance but what can be done
is to change the methods of working to make surveillance difficult. This is called “
counter surveillance” or “information security” which refers to computers and
electronic communication.
• Issue no. 4: E-pollutantsfrom E-waste

 Large amount of e-waste is generated by ICT. These are:

a. Terminal equipment used for computing - PC, laptops
b. Broadcasting - television and radio sets
c. Telephony - fixed and mobile phones
d. Peripherals – fax machines, printers and scanners
 The accumulated e-waste us due to rapid turnover of equipment due to rapid
improvement of software.
 Utmost management is required when crushing material waste because these are
toxic materials
 A very dismal state is that there is a significant amount of electronic waste that has
been shipped from industrial countries to developing countries, using less
environmentally- responsible procedure.
Implications to Teachers and Teaching
1. Guide the teachers on what they should teach that relate to ICT, and how to teach
it. Since ICT development comes so rapid and fast, teachers might be overwhelmed
by its rapid speed. Temperance in its use is a caution that should be looked at.
2. Technology should never replace any human teacher. The tools are support
instructional materials for the teachers which are available for use. The human touch
of the teacher is still a vital component in teaching. Teachers should always be
reminded that there are always limitations in the use of the different gadget and tools.
3. There are rules and regulations that govern the use of technology. Caution should
be observed to protect individual privacy. As teachers, you must be aware that the
use of technology may jeopardize your privacy and security.
4. All issues and many more shall be part of the teaching content as each teacher will
be encouraged to use technology in teaching
Implications to Learners and Learning
• Although learners are more advanced in the 21st century, they still need
guidance on how to use and regulate technology.
• Learners should not only know the benefits of technology but should also
know how they can be protected from the hazards that technology brings
to their lives.
• Learners should take advantage of the potential of learning support they
can derive such as the development of higher order thinking skills, the
development of learning communities through collaboration, the
enhancement of skills to manage the vast resources as 21st century
learners.

Both teachers and learners should also be mindful of the e-waste that
are being thrown away to the land and to the atmosphere.