VI. Information Communication Technology (ICT)

The 21st century has been characterized as the information age. No doubt, one of the great achievements of this age has something to do with technology, especially the increasing power of communications.The rapid technological advancement ushers us to an era where information and communication are at the tip of one's finger. 

One way to described the rapid acceleration of technology in relation to information and communication is simply to be aware of the evolution of some communication tools(e.g., the transition from telegraph to email , from wired telephones to cellular phones, from typewriters to computers and many more)The connection of telephones to computers contributed to the capability of computers to be developed as an entire communication system. 

• ICT is providing an extra ordinary opportunity to hone our critical thinking and problem solving skills, communication skills, creativity and innovation. 
• ICT opens up remarkable chances to guarantee all inclusive access to investigate information and data.
• ICT can generate global social awareness through social network sites.
• ICT promotes social development by sharing knowledge, fostering cultural creativity, increasing democratic participation and enhancing social cohesion.Technological advances have improved life and brought the world's people closer.

How was ICT 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 . For students, the different search engines, online libraries  and the like are useful tools in researching different topics relevant to their subjects or courses. 

Business

Most entrepreneurs are making use of the internet and different social networking sites to promote their businesses and products. Through the use of the internet and mobile phones, they are able to reach a wider range and bigger number of possible customers.



Government
Many transactions with government offices are now possible and available online. Application for birth certificate, passport, NBI and the like are maximized by some Filipinos







Computers, electronic 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. 

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 collaborative with others through the use of technologies. 

ICT hastens global and democratic networks 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 advocacies especially among the younger generation.