ICT as a Platform for Change

Social Media
• (according to TechTarget network, as posted by
Margaret Rouse) is a collective term for website
applications which focus on community-based
input, communication, interaction, content-
sharing and collaboration.
ICT in the recent history of Philippines
(From-JUST NERD THOUGHTS)
1. EDSA (People Power Revolution)
• The People Power Revolution lasted from 1983 to 1986.
During a radio broadcast of Radyo Veritas, Cardinal 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
regions and sectors.
• These include civilians, political parties, the military and
religious groups. The radio broadcast helped to change the
course of history. Without it, Filipinos would not have been
moved into action.
2. EDSA II.
• This was also known as the 2001 EDSA Revolution
which happened during January 17 to 21, 2001.
• It was fueled after 11 prosecutors of then President
Joseph Estrada walked out in the impeachment trial.
As a result, the crowd in EDSA grew over the course
of few days through text brigades.
• Like the first People Power Revolution, Edsa Dos
would not have been successful without the text
brigades.
3. Million People March.
• This was a series of protest that mainly took place in
Luneta Park from August 22 to 26, 2013. There were
also several demonstrations that happened in key
cities in the Philippines and some locations overseas.
• It condemned 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 as it
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.
4. Yolanda People Finder.
• Recent storms in the Philippine 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.
On Covid-19 Pandemic
• DOT launches 'SafePass' app to help businesses
under new normal.
• Tourism-related establishments can now count on
an application called SafePass to operate under the
new normal that was launched by the Department
of Tourism.
• It basically provides digital solutions when it comes
to space capacity planning, as in how many people
can actually come inside (an establishment); contact
tracing, to make sure that we're able to monitor the
movements of customers in the establishment, and
protocol enforcement.
• Through SafePass, establishments will be able to
determine their maximum capacity provided social
distancing requirements are in place, explained the
official.
• Meanwhile, customers may use the app to help
map out their visit to their establishment of
choice.
• The app also contributes to the ongoing shift to
cashless, contactless transactions, with the
pandemic forcing the public to reduce as much
physical contact as possible.
ICT as Medium for Advocacy
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 it.
 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 create the change they want to
see.
Change.org in the Philippines.The petition to publicly
execute Police officer Jonel Nuezca released was the
fastest ever-growing petition from the Philippines. 52-
year-old Sonya Gregorio and her 25-year old son Frank
Gregorio were brutally murdered in Paniqui, Tarlac,
Philippines by a police officer, Jonel Nuezca.
The purpose of this petition is to make sure
that the suspect is held accountable for this
terrible crime and prosecuted to the fullest
extent of the law.
Planning and Conceptualizing Social
Advocacy for Developing an ICT Project
Planning and • Always start with the ends in
Conceptualizin mind. Generate your own ideas
g the Content about content and identify
various opportunities based on
your target audience.
• Have a clear plan of actions,
responsibilities, work
requirements, timeframe and
budget if needed. Set a SMART
goal to target.
• (What do you want to do or want to
achieve?) Set a real goal that is direct,
detailed and meaningful.
• Make sure that your goals are focused
and can identify a concrete outcome.
• Your goal will be at risk or vague without
the specifics of the goal, because
knowing what you wanted to achieve is
knowing the leverage to success.
• (When will you know when you reach it?
What are the signs of your success?) –
Make sure that you goal is trackable and
quantifiable.
• Defining your own definition of
“success” will aid you to estimate your
current achievement level on reaching
your specific goals.
• is it possible for you to reach your
goal?) Work towards a goal that is
challenging but possible and doable.
• Check if you have the tools or
resources that will help you to achieve
and attain your goals.
• (Are your current skills enough to reach
your goal?) Knowing yourself is the key
to your success.
• Be honest with yourself and know your
capabilities and the things that you
cannot do.
• Be realistic toward your goals as well as
on your capacity to do.
• (When exactly do you plan to
accomplish it?) Give yourself a
deadline.
• Every goal should have a target date to
finish.
• Having deadlines motivates oneself to
do more efficiently and helps you to be
focused in reaching your goals.
ICT Project for Social Change
Concept Paper
• is a document used to convince a panel of
potential funders to help a product, program,
or service become a reality.
Five Elements of a Concept Paper
1.Introduction - This includes your mission and vision
and a brief introduction of your project/campaign.
2.Purpose - This includes the reason why the
project/campaign is worth your sponsor’s time, effort
and money.
3.Description - this includes all the necessary
information about the project. It involves the website/s
or page you are going to produce and the purpose of
each and how they work in unison.
4. Support - This contains the budget needed
for the project, though some concept papers do
not specify any amount requested from the
sponsor.
5. Contact Information - This includes
information on how the group can be
contacted.
 Group Activity
Instructions/Directions: Create a concept paper and write the five elements of a
concept paper. Choose one topic. Put your output in A4 bond paper. Printed or
handwritten. Due on April 12, 2024.

Topics for the Concept Paper:

Criteria:
Persuasiveness - 20
Content of the Project - 20
Neatness - 10
Timeliness 10
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