What is Information and

Communication Technology?
Objectives
At the end of the 2 week period, the learners will be
able to:
1. Independently compose an insightful reflection
paper on the nature of ICT in the context of their lives,
society and chosen professional track.
So do you think you are ready for the
networked world? Or better yet, is your
community ready for the Networked World?
What is ICT?
Information Communication Technology (ICT)
– is an ever-changing field that makes the world a smaller
place wherein the information is swiftly exchanging with
different communication enabled devices which includes
the internet.
3 Components of ICT
Information

Communication

Technology
Information means valuable contents that give
meaning and relevance to many people such as
name, date, birth, color, money, your name,
d e p e n d i n g o n t h e co ntex t . Te c h n i ca l l y, t h e
information is referred as data (once processed in a
computer) which is accurate and timely committed
and organized for a purpose.
“Any potentially useful fact, quantity or value that
can be expressed uniquely with exactness.
Information is whatever is capable of causing a
human mind to change its opinion about the
current state of the real word.”

~ deWatteville and Gilbert 2000

Communication refers to the conveying of
information between two or more people in different
places. Technically, communication facilitates the
communication between individuals and groups using
smart phones, features phones, tablets, radio, television,
and all computer based technology.
“A process involving the passing of messages through
the use of symbols which all parties in the
communication encounter understand. It involves the
exchange of ideas, facts, opinions, attitudes and beliefs
between people. It is not a one-way affair. There must
be a sender to transmit the message, and receiver to
make appropriate decisions on how the rest of the
exchange should continue.”
~ James, et al., 2004
Technology means of devoting to create new
tools to accomplish various tasks in our daily lives.
Typically, technology can be described as a product,
processes, organization, models, prototypes, arts
and services.
“The acquisition, analysis, manipulation, storage
and distribution of information; and the design and
provision of equipment and software for these
purposes.”
~ deWatteville and Gilbert 2000
 ICT in the Philippines
Philippines as the “ICT Hub of Asia”. • huge growth of
ICT related jobs around the country, one of which is call
center or BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) centers.
According to 2013 edition of Measuring the
Information Society by the International
Telecommunication Union, there are 106.8 cellphones
per 100 Filipinos in the year 2012.
In a data gathered by the Annual Survey of
Philippines Business and Industries in 2010, the ICT
industry shares 19.3% of the total employment
population.
World Wide Web (WWW)
When WWW was invented, most web pages were static.
Static (also known as flat page or stationary page) in the
same that the page “as is” and cannot be manipulated by
the user. This referred to as Web 1.0.
Examples:
Social Networking sites •Blogs •Wikis •Video sharing sites
Web 2.0
Web 2.0 allows the user to interact with the page
known as DYNAMIC PAGE; instead of just reading a
page, the user may be able to comment or create a
user account. Dynamic page refers to the web pages
that are affected by user input or preference.
Key Features of Web 2.0
Folksonomy – allows users to categorize and
classify/arrange information using freely chosen
keywords (e.g. tagging). Popular social networking sites
such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc. use tags that
start with a pound sign (#) or hashtag.
Rich User Interface – content is dynamic and is
responsive to user’s input. An example would be a
website that shows local content. In the case of social
networking sites, when logged on, your account is used
to modify what you see in their website.
User Participation– the owner of website is not the
only one who is able to put content. Others are able
to place a content on their own by means of
comments, reviews, and evaluation.
Long Tail – services are offered on demand rather
than on a one-time purchase. This is synonymous to
subscribing to a data plan that charges you for the
amount of time you spent on Internet or a data plan
that charges you for the amount of bandwidth you
used.
Web 3.0 and the Semantic Web
Semantic Web– is a movement led by the World
Wide Web Consortium(W3C). The semantic web
provides a framework that allows data to be shared
and reuse to deliver web content specifically
targeting the user.
Web 3.0 is not fully realize because of
several problems:
Compatibility - HTML files and current web
browsers could not support Web 3.0.

Security – The user’s security is also question since

the machine is saving his or her preferences.
Web 3.0 is not fully realize because of several
problems:
Vastness-The World Wide Web already contains
billions of web pages.

Vagueness – Certain words are imprecise. The words

“old” and “small” would depend to the user.
Web 3.0 is not fully realize because of several
problems:
Logic- since machines use logic, there are certain
limitations for a computer to be able to predict what
the user is referring to at a given time.
Trends in ICT
1. Convergence
It is a synergy of technological advancements
to work on a similar goal or task
2. Social Media
Øa website, application, or online channel
that enable web users to create, co-create,
discuss, modify and exchange user-generated
content
6 Types of Social Media
a. Social Networks – these are sites that allow you to
connect with other people with the same interests
and background
Ex. Facebook, Google+
b. Bookmarking Sites – these are sites that allow
you to store and manage links to various websites and
resources.
www.stumbleupon.com www.pinterest.com
c. Social News – these are sites that allow users to
post their own news item or links to other news
sources. The users can also comment on the post
and comments may also be ranked.
www.reddit.com digg.com
d. Media Sharing – these are sites that allow you to
upload and share media content like images, music
and video.
e. Microblogging – these are sites that focus on
short updates from the user. Those subscribed to
the user will be able to receive these updates.
f. Blogs and Forums – these website allows user
to post their content. Other users are able to
comment on the said topic.
3. Mobile Technologies – The popularities of
smartphones and tablets has taken a major rise over
the years. This is largely because of the device
capability to the tasks that were originally on PCs.
- Several device are capable of using high-speed
internet. Today the latest model device uses 4G
Networking (LTE), which is currently the fastest mobile
network,
Mobile OS
viOS – uses by apple devices such as iPhone and iPad

vAndroid – an open source OS developed by Google.

Being open source means mobile phone companies
use this OS for free.
vBlackberry OS – used by blackberry devices
vWindows Phone OS – a closed source and
proprietary operating system developed by Microsoft
vSymbian – the original smartphone OS; used by
Nokia devices
vWebOS – originally used in smartphones; now
used in SmartTVs.

vWindows Mobile – developed by Microsoft for

smartphones and pocket PCs.
4. Assistive Media – is a non profit service designed
to help people who have visual and reading
impairments. A database of audio recordings is used
to read to the user.
Assignment
Research a one momentous event in Philippine
History wherein ICT played a huge role in making it
a success.
 Performance Tasks: Identifying the correct
web platform for social change
Identify a problem in your community (e.g. littering,
garbage disposal, blocked drainage, etc.)
Imagine that you are going to create a website to
persuade both community leaders and members to
solve this problem.
Fill out the provided form.