INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)

       

     The twenty-first century has been characterized as the information age. No doubt, one of the greatest achievements of this age has something to do with the technology, especially the increasing power of communications. ICT is providing an extra-ordinary opportunity to hone our critical thinking and problem-solving skills. communication skills, creativity and innovation.

How has ICT positively affected the life of the members of the society or the digital citizens? The following can serve as an example:

Education – Many educators are already using and infusing technology as a teaching-learning pedagogy through the use of different platforms.

Business – Most entrepreneurs are making use of the internet and different social networking sites to promote their businesses and products.

Government – In the Philippines, many transactions with government offices are now possible and available online. Application for birth certificates, passport, NBI and like are maximized by some Filipinos.

    Computers, e-mail, internet, fax machines, mobile phones are only among the information communication tools that can be considered an integral part of work activities in almost all companies or institutions in the Philippines and abroad. The development and access of different technologies like wireless networking and mobile devices significantly transformed user into content producers.

ICT and Global Networks

     With ICT in our schools, learners are not only consumers but content creators as they write, edit, publish, participate, co-create and collaborate with others through the use of technologies. ICT hastens global and democratic network across the planet. The Internet is an apparatus for causal connection as well as open spaces where individuals can voice out their issues. ICT can generate global social awareness through social network sites. Social networking sites also facilitate the mobilization of grassroot movements and advocates especially among the younger generation. ICT promotes social development by sharing knowledge, fostering cultural activity, increasing democratic participation, and enhancing social cohesion. Technological advances have improved life and brought the world’s people closer.