ICT's Platform for Change PDF

ICT’S PLATFORM FOR CHANGE www.wjbdbsjxdwsnoe.com ICT AS MEDIUM FOR ADVOCACY AND DEVELOPMENTAL COMMUNICATION ADVOCACY a process of supporting and enabling people to: express their views and concerns, access information and services, defend and promote their rights and resp...

ICT’S PLATFORM FOR CHANGE www.wjbdbsjxdwsnoe.com ICT AS MEDIUM FOR ADVOCACY AND DEVELOPMENTAL COMMUNICATION ADVOCACY a process of supporting and enabling people to: express their views and concerns, access information and services, defend and promote their rights and responsibilities. ICT ADVOCACY TOOLS There are several social media networks available nowadays and one of the most popular of them is facebook. Blog Sites include WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr and others. They allow users to create websites or blogs that are customizable and easily used for sharing text, photos, and videos. Uses a family of standard web feed formats to publish frequently updated information such as blog entries, News Headlines, Audio or Video. Include Skype, Meebo and others. These tools allow users to communicate in real time via voice or text chat and provide the opportunity to participate in conference calls. THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA Social media platforms hold significant influence in today's society by allowing users to quickly share information, gather support, and create online communities. Social media has been crucial in spreading ideas and creating social movements, like organizing protests or raising awareness about political or environmental issues.  DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP - It refers to the responsible use of technology by anyone who uses computers, the Internet, and digital devices to engage with society on any level. Why is Digital Citizenship important? How can you be a good digital citizen? The Role of ICT in Recent History EDSA PEOPLE POWER REVOLUTION l The People Power Revolution lasted from 1983 to 1986. There was a civil resistance against regime violence and alleged electoral fraud. EDSA Dos and the use of text messaging to mobilize people EDSA People Power II was a series of protests held from January 16 to 20, 2001, against former president Joseph Ejercito-Estrada who was then facing plunder charges. Million People March against Pork barrel via Facebook This is a series of protests that mainly took place in Luneta Park from August 22 to 26 2013. clearly demonstrated how powerful social media campaigns are. The organizers and promoters used Facebook and Chang.org as their mediums.  Disaster relief operations and mobilization via Internet and text brigades 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.  Change.org Is dubbed as the 'world's platform for change" where anyone from online community can create a petition and ask others to sigreit. It gives access to more people by allowing the online community to affix their digital signatures on a petition.  Procedure on how to make a simple petition using Change.org Platform 1. Log in first using your account and the search and click the word “petition” 2. Select a topic of what kind of issue are you petitioning on? 3. Write your petition title on the box 4. Choose the recipient(s) of your petition. It can be people or organizations which has the power to solve your problem. 5. Estate your problem that you would like to solve 6. Upload a photo or video that captures the emotions of your story; 7. Then lastly click the word publish. THANK YOU! FOR LISTENING