Empowerment Technologies

Quarter 3 – Module 1:
The Power of Information and
Communication Technologies
 Let Us Learn
Great day to you, dear learner! In this module you will demonstrate
your understanding on Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT) in the context of global communication for specific
professional track, in which you will be able to explore the current state of
ICT technologies (i.e., Web 2.0, 3.0, convergent technologies, social, mobile,
and assistive media); and online systems, functions, and platforms.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

a. compare and contrast the nuances of varied online platforms,

sites, and content to best achieve specific class objectives or
address situational challenges (CS_ICT11/12-ICTPT-Ia-b-1);

b. share plans on how to use your knowledge on the different

trends in ICT; and

c. independently compose an insightful reflection on the nature of

ICT in the context of your life, society, and professional tracks
(Arts, TechVoc, Sports, Academic).

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 Let Us Try
Name the Thumbnail

Can you identify the icons below? Try to name them and see how
digital native you are. Check your responses from the Answer Key provided
at the end of this module.

1. ______________ 6. _____________ 11. __________

2. _____________ 7. _____________ 12. __________

3. _____________ 8. __________ 13. __________

4. ______________ 9. _____________ 14. __________

5. _____________ 10. ____________ 15. _________

If you get 10 or more correct answers, there is no denying that you are
a digital native and information and communication technologies have
already been in your system. Find out more about ICT in the next
discussions.

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 Let Us Study
The Power of ICT

As countries around the world put up their best fight against the
coronavirus pandemic, the Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) industry is playing a key role in this journey. In the article of Mint
(2020) entitled ―The power of ICT: Using technology to combat the
pandemic‖, several examples to showcase the role and contribution of ICT
were mentioned —from keeping in touch with friends, family members, and
acquaintances to fulfilling basic needs such as health and education. Others
are as follows.

 5G telemedicine is proving especially instrumental in the protection of

medical personnel and quarantine ward automation, among others.
For instance, remote gene sequencing, which is a 5G application, is
helping improve the detection rates of Covid-19.

 Unmanned or self-driving vehicles that spray disinfectants on their

own are helping reduce the risk of infection of those working in
quarantined areas.

 Infrared temperature measurement tools and mobile trolleys for

quarantine ward consultations are other examples of how the
healthcare sector is currently benefitting from using ICT.

 The advent of 5G is also making it possible to provide telemedicine

facilities in rural areas, with lesser transmission lag. Patients can
communicate with their family members or counselors, and receive
24*7 medical interventions.

 Governments across the world, meanwhile, are using ICT to collect

information about the epidemic and facilitate collaboration among
different stakeholders.

 When it comes to the online education space, 5G technology is proving

to be of paramount importance. Students can enjoy better download
and upload speeds, and can connect with educators seamlessly from
the comfort of their homes.

The listed examples give us a picture of the current state of ICTs and how
these help in times of global crises and needs. These may sound so high-
tech but we cannot deny the fact that even in our homes and in our

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everyday lives, ICT also play important roles in our coping of the different
challenges.

Directions: On a separate sheet of paper, write at least five (5) ways on how
information and communication technologies have helped you in the
following situations during the pandemic.

A. In doing your daily tasks

B. In connecting with people

C. In continuing your learning and education

D. In shopping and payments

E. In keeping your physical and mental health

Before we delve further into the current state of ICT, let us first understand
the fundamentals of ICT.

What is ICT?
Stands for "Information and Communication Technologies." ICT, in
a very simplified sense, refers to technologies associated with the
transmission and exchange of data in the form of sound, text, visual images,
signals or any other form or any combination of those forms through the use
of digital technology. It encompasses such services as telecommunications,
posts, multimedia, electronic commerce, broadcasting, and information
technology (TESDA). It focuses primarily on communication technologies
which include the Internet, wireless networks, cell phones, and other
communication mediums (Christensson, 2010). Today information and
communication technologies are the one thing and so the repertoire of
technologies expands further to encompass computers and computer-
related products, email, MMS, and other forms of communication (ICTE
Solutions Australia, 2020).
According to Christensson (2010), information and communication
technologies have provided society with a vast array of new communication
capabilities in the past few decades. For example, people can communicate
in real-time with others in different countries using technologies such as
instant messaging, voice over IP (VoIP), and video-conferencing. Social
networking websites like Facebook allow users from all over the world to
remain in contact and communicate on a regular basis.

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What is the state of ICT in the Philippines?

MEC Network Corporation (2019) presented the history and the

current state of ICT in the Philippines.

Philippines ICT Throwback

Before Before ICT in the PH

1928 Telecommunications in the Philippines was segmented. You
could only call people within your own small city.
1928 Telecoms in the Philippines
American-owned PLDT was incorporated and given the
franchise to establish and operate telephone services in the
Philippines. Small phone companies in the provinces were
acquired to speed up the rollout process.
1968 Filipinos Connecting Filipinos to the World
PLDT became a Filipino-controlled corporation bought by
Ramon Cojuangco.
1987 Cellular Telephone Network
PLDT established the country’s first cellular telephone network.
1993 Birth of the Philippine Internet
With the support of the Department of Science and Technology
and the Industrial Research Foundation, the Philnet project
(now PHNET) was born.
1994 Our First Internet Connection
Benjie Tan, who was working for ComNet, established
Philippines’ first connection to the Internet at a PLDT network
center in Makati City.
2013 The Massive Growth of the Country’s Mobile Networks
Our mobile cellular subscriptions reached 102 million.
2014 Fastest Growing Connections
The Philippines was named the fastest growing internet
population in the last five years with a growth of 531%.
The number of Philippine Internet users is 38 million out of a
population of 100 million.
2017 Internet Connection Population Penetration
119M mobile phone subscriptions in the country (117%
Penetration Rate)
95% Prepaid
Greater 10% broadband subscription
55% mobile broadband subscription
80% subscribed to the Lowest Speed Plans (1-3 MBPS)

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 Philippines ICT My Day

The number of hours Filipino spent online

3.2 hours on 5.2 hours on desktop/

mobile phones tablets

What is World Wide Web?

In order to understand World Wide Web, it's important to understand
the differences between the World Wide Web and the Internet. Many people
refer to them as the same thing, but in fact, although the end result is the
common perception of most everyday users, they are very different.

The world wide web, or web for short, are the pages you see when
you're at a device and you're online. But the internet is the network of
connected computers that the web works on, as well as what emails and
files travel across (BBC, 2019). The internet could be likened to the roads
that connect towns and cities together while the world wide web are the
things you see on the roads like houses and shops. And the vehicles are the
data moving around - some go between websites and others will be
transferring your emails or files across the internet, separately from the web.
Additionally, Lumsden (2012) describes the internet as a series of huge
computer networks that allows many computers to connect and
communicate with each other globally. Upon the internet reside a series of

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languages which allow information to travel between computers. These are
known as protocols. For instance, some common protocols for transferring
emails are IMAP, POP3 and SMTP. Just as email is a layer on the internet,
the World Wide Web is another layer which uses different protocols.

The World Wide Web uses three protocols:

o HTML (Hypertext markup language) - The language that we

write our web pages in.

o HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) - Although other

protocols can be used such as FTP, this is the most common
protocol. It was developed specifically for the World Wide Web
and favored for its simplicity and speed. This protocol requests
the 'HTML' document from the server and serves it to the
browser.

o URLS (Uniform resource locator) - The last part of the puzzle

required to allow the web to work is a URL. This is the address
which indicates where any given document lives on the web. It
can be defined as <protocol>://<node>/<location>

The different online platforms of World Wide Web:

Web  the first-generation web

1.0  static and monodirectional
 read-only web and also as a system of cognition
 began as an information place for businesses to broadcast
their information to people.
 limited user interactions or content contributions and only
allowed to search the information and read it.
 main goal was to publish the information for anyone at any
time and establish an online presence.

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  web users simply surfed the web looking for information, and
did not interact with the sites themselves in terms of returning
user-generated data.
 just a brochure-ware
Web  dynamic and bi-directional
2.0  wisdom web, people-centric web, participative web, and read-
write web
 allow assembling and managing large global crowds with
common interests in social interactions
 users of web 2.0 have more interaction with less control
 flexible web design, creative reuse, updates, collaborative
content creation and modification
 support collaboration and to help gather collective intelligence
 Examples: social networking sites, blogs, wikis, video sharing
sites, hosted services and web applications
Web  semantic web
3.0  desires to decrease human’s tasks and decisions and leave
them to machines by providing machine-readable contents on
the web
 is included two main platforms, semantic technologies and
social computing environment
 make the web readable by machines and not only by humans
 improve data management, support accessibility of mobile
internet, simulate creativity and innovation, encourage factor
of globalization phenomena, enhance customers’ satisfaction
and help to organize collaboration in social web.
 internet is able to predict the best possible answers to user’s
question by learning from his/her previous choices.
Web  symbiotic web in which human mind and machines can
4.0 interact in symbiosis
 will be as a read-write-execution-concurrency web with
intelligent interactions
 no exact definition of it yet
 an underground idea in progress
Sources: Techopedia, Innovative Training Works Inc., (2016), and (Aghaei, Nematbakhsh, & Farsani, 2012)

Features of Web 2.0

o Folksonomy - It 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 the pound sign (#). This is also
referred to as hashtag.

o Rich User Experience - 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.

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 o User Participation - The owner of the website is not the only
one who is able to put content. Others are able to place a
content of their own by means of comment, reviews, and
evaluation. Some websites allow readers to comment on an
article, participate in a poll, or review a specific product (e.g.,
Amazon.com, online stores).

o Software as a Service - Users will subscribe to a software only

when needed rather than purchasing them. This is a cheaper
option if you do not always need to use a software. For instance,
Google Docs is a free web-based application that allows the user
to create and edit word processing and spreadsheet documents
online. When you need a software, like a Word Processor, you
can purchase it for a one-time huge amount and install it in
your computer and it is yours forever. Software as a service
allows you to ―rent‖ a software for a minimal fee.

o Mass Participation - It is a diverse information sharing through

universal web access. Since most users can use the Internet,
Web 2.0’s content is based on people from various cultures.

What is the difference between webpage, website, web browser, web

server, and search engine?

Webpage
A web page or webpage is a document, commonly written in
HTML, that is viewed in an Internet browser. This can be accessed by
entering a URL address into a browser's address bar. Also, it may
contain text, graphics, and hyperlinks to other web pages and files. A
web page is often used to provide information to viewers, including
pictures or videos to help illustrate important topics. It may also be
used as a method to sell products or services to viewers. Multiple web
pages make up a website (Computer Hope, 2020).
Website
A website is a collection of linked web pages (plus their
associated resources) that share a unique domain name. Each web
page of a given website provides explicit links—most of the time in the
form of clickable portion of text—that allow the user to move from one
page of the website to another (Mozilla Developer Network, 2020).
Illustration below shows examples of webpage and website.

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Web Browser
The web browser is an application program that displays a www
document. It usually uses other internet services to access the
document (Tech Differences, 2021). Below are some of the web
browsers.

Web Server
A web server stores and delivers the content for a website –
such as text, images, video, and application data – to clients that
request it. The most common type of client is a web browser program,
which requests data from your website when a user clicks on a link or
downloads a document on a page displayed in the browser. A web
server communicates with a web browser using the HTTP. The content
of most web pages is encoded in HTML. The content can be static, for
example, text and images, or dynamic, for example, a computed price
or the list of items a customer has marked for purchase (NGINX).

The difference between the web browser and web server is that
web browser requests the server for the web documents and services
while the web server accepts, approve and respond to the request
made by the web browser for a web document or services.

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 (Vitteshagupta, 2019)

Search Engine
Search engines are answer machines. They are used to
discover, understand, and organize the internet's content in order to
offer the most relevant results to the questions searchers are asking.
They work through three primary functions. One is crawling or
scouring the Internet for content, looking over the code/content for
each URL they find. Another is indexing. They store and organize the
content found during the crawling process. Once a page is in the
index, it’s in the running to be displayed as a result to relevant
queries. And lastly, ranking as they provide the pieces of content that
will best answer a searcher's query, which means that results are
ordered by most relevant to least relevant (Muller & Moz Staff, 2021).

Below are 10 best search engines in 2021, ranked by popularity.

1. Google
2. Microsoft Bing
3. Yahoo
4. Baidu
5. Yandex
6. DuckDuckGo
7. Ask.com
8. Ecosia
9. Aol.com
10. Internet
Archive
(Chris, 2021)
What are the current trends in ICT?

As the world of ICT continues to grow, the industry has focused on

several innovations. These innovations cater to the needs of the people that
benefit most out of ICT. Whether it is for business or personal use, these
trends are the current front runners in the innovation of ICT (Innovative
Training Works Inc., 2016).

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Convergence

Technological convergence is the synergy of technological

advancements to work on a similar goal or task. For example, besides
using your personal computer to create word documents, you can now
use your smartphone. It can also use cloud technologies to sync files
from one device to another while also using LTE technology which
means you can access your files anytime, anywhere. Convergence is
using several technologies to accomplish a task conveniently.

Social Media

Social media is a website, application, or online channel that

enables web users to create, co-create, discuss, modify, and exchange
SM.jpguser-generated content. According to Nielsen, a global
information and measurement company, Internet users spend more
time in social media sites than in any other type of site. With this,
more and more advertisers use social media to promote their product.

Six Types of Social Media

1. Social Networks - These are sites that allow you to connect

with other people with the same interests or background.
Once a use creates his or her account, he or she can set up a
profile, add people, create groups, and share content.
Examples: Facebook and Google+.

2. Bookmarking Sites - These are sites that allow you to store

and manage links to various websites and resources. Most of
these sites allow you to create a tag that allows you and
others to easily search or share them.
Examples: StumbleUpon and Pinterest.

3. Social News - These are sites that allow users to post their
own news items or links to other news sources. The users
can also comment on the post and comments may also be
ranked. They are also capable of voting on these news
articles of the website. Those who get the greatest number of
votes are shown most prominently.
Examples: reddit and Digg.

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 4. Media Sharing - These are sites that allow you to upload
and share media content like images, music, and video. Most
of these sites have additional social feature like liking,
commenting, and having user profiles.
Examples: Flickr, YouTube, and Instagram.

5. Microblogging - These are sites that focus on short updates

from the user. Those subscribed to the user will be able to
receive these updates.
Example: Twitter and Plurk.

6. Blogs and Forums - These websites allow users to post their

content. Other users are able to comment on the said topic.
There are several free blogging platforms like Blogger,
WordPress, and Tumblr. On the other hand, forums are
typically part of a certain website or web service.

Mobile Technologies

The popularity of smartphones and tablets has taken a major

rise over the years. This is largely because of the devices capability to
do tasks that were originally found in personal computers. Several of
these devices are capable of using high-speed internet. Today, the
latest mobile devices use 5G Networking (LTE). Also, mobile devices
use different operating systems:

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 Mobile Operating Systems

1. iOS – used in Apple devices such as the iPhone and iPad.

2. Android – an open-source operating system developed by

Google. Being open source means several mobile phone
companies use this OS for free.

3. Blackberry OS – used in Blackberry devices

4. Windows Phone OS – a closed source and proprietary

operating system developed by Microsoft

5. Symbian – the original smartphone OS; used by Nokia

devices

6. WebOS – originally used for smartphones; now used for

smart TVs

7. Windows Mobile – developed by Microsoft for smartphones

and pocket PCs

Assistive Media

Assistive media is a nonprofit service designed to assist people

who have visual and reading impairments. A database of audio
recordings is used to read to the user. You may visit
http://www.assistivemedia.org/ for several of their audio recordings.

What are the technology trends for 2021?

Duggal (2021) presented the top 9 technology trends for year 2021
which are as follows:

1. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning

Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is already known for its

superiority in image and speech recognition, navigation apps,
smartphone personal assistants, ride-sharing apps and so much
more. Other than that AI will be used further to analyze interactions
to determine underlying connections and insights, to help predict
demand for services like hospitals enabling authorities to make better
decisions about resource utilization, and to detect the changing
patterns of customer behaviour by analyzing data in near real-time,
driving revenues and enhancing personalized experiences. Machine
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Learning the subset of AI, is also being deployed in all kinds of
industries, creating a huge demand for skilled professionals.

2. Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Robotic Process Automation, or RPA, is another technology

that is automating jobs. RPA is the use of software to automate
business processes such as interpreting applications, processing
transactions, dealing with data, and even replying to emails. RPA
automates repetitive tasks that people used to do.

3. Edge Computing

Edge computing can be used to process time-sensitive data in

remote locations with limited or no connectivity to a centralized
location. In those situations, edge computing can act like mini
datacenters.

4. Quantum Computing

Next remarkable technology trend is quantum computing,

which is a form of computing that takes advantage of quantum
phenomena like superposition and quantum entanglement. This
amazing technology trend is also involved in preventing the spread of
the coronavirus, and to develop potential vaccines, thanks to its
ability to easily query, monitor, analyze and act on data, regardless of
the source. Another field where quantum computing is finding
applications is banking and finance, to manage credit risk, for high
frequency trading and fraud detection.

5. Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality

Virtual Reality (VR) immerses the user in an environment while

Augmented Reality (AR) enhances their environment. Although this
technology trend has primarily been used for gaming thus far, it has
also been used for training, as with VirtualShip, a simulation software
used to train U.S. Navy, Army and Coast Guard ship captains.

6. Blockchain

Although most people think of blockchain technology in relation

to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, blockchain offers security that is
useful in many other ways. In the simplest of terms, blockchain can
be described as data you can only add to, not take away from or
change. Hence the term ―chain‖ because you’re making a chain of
data. Not being able to change the previous blocks is what makes it so

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secure. In addition, blockchains are consensus-driven, so no one
entity can take control of the data. With blockchain, you don’t need a
trusted third-party to oversee or validate transactions.

7. Internet of Things (IoT)

Another promising new technology trend is IoT. Many ―things‖

are now being built with Wi-Fi connectivity, meaning they can be
connected to the Internet—and to each other. Hence, the Internet of
Things, or IoT. The Internet of Things is the future, and has already
enabled devices, home appliances, cars and much more to be
connected to and exchange data over the Internet.

As consumers, we’re already using and benefitting from IoT. We

can lock our doors remotely if we forget to when we leave for work and
preheat our ovens on our way home from work, all while tracking our
fitness on our Fitbits. However, businesses also have much to gain
now and in the near future. The IoT can enable better safety, efficiency
and decision making for businesses as data is collected and analyzed.
It can enable predictive maintenance, speed up medical care, improve
customer service, and offer benefits we haven’t even imagined yet.

8. 5G

Where 3G and 4G technologies have enabled us to browse the

internet, use data driven services, increased bandwidths for streaming
on Spotify or YouTube and so much more, 5G services are expected to
revolutionize our lives. by enabling services that rely on advanced
technologies like AR and VR, alongside cloud-based gaming services
like Google Stadia, NVidia GeForce Now and much more. It is expected
to be used in factories, HD cameras that help improve safety and
traffic management, smart grid control and smart retail too.

9. Cyber Security

Cyber security might not seem like an emerging technology,

given that it has been around for a while, but it is evolving just as
other technologies are. That’s in part because threats are constantly
new. The malevolent hackers who are trying to illegally access data
are not going to give up any time soon, and they will continue to find
ways to get through even the toughest security measures. It’s also in
part because new technology is being adapted to enhance security. As
long as we have hackers, cybersecurity will remain a trending
technology because it will constantly evolve to defend against those
hackers.

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 Let Us Practice
Philippine ICT in the Future

Directions: With your knowledge of the current trends in ICT, share your
forecast for the Philippines in the next five years in each of the stated
aspects.

Philippine ICT Aspects My Forecast in the Next 5 Years

1. Education

2. Healthcare and
Services

3. Future Job Offerings

4. Filipino Lifestyle

Rubrics for Assessment

Description Score
Demonstrates complete understanding of the task. Inputs are very substantial. 5
Demonstrates considerable understanding of the task. Inputs are substantial. 4
Demonstrates partial understanding of the task. Inputs are little substantial. 3
Demonstrates little understanding of the task. Inputs lack substance 2
Demonstrates no understanding of the task. 1
No response/ task not attempted. 0

Let Us Practice More

ICT development, My Take

With the information on the current trends in ICT is at hand, we can

really say that technology is rapidly evolving. And with the COVID-19

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outbreak, our lifestyles and practices involving ICT, come to many detours.
Moreover, the situation shows us the important of ICT to promote
contactless environment for the safety of everyone. Then, what does this
mean for you? How does your knowledge on the present state of the ICT help
you in dealing with the different challenges in your life, in deciding for your
future actions, and in choosing for your future job or career? How would
make your knowledge in ICT work for you?

Now compose an insightful reflection paper of not less than 200

words on the nature of ICT in the context of your personal life, society, and
professional tracks (Arts, TechVoc, Sports, Academic). Your work will be
assessed using the following RUBRIC.

CRITERIA / Exceeds Meets Needs Inadequate

SCALE Expectations Expectations Improvement
(5) (3) (1) (0)
Structure
• Format
(Reflection Professional Structured format Rambling format No format
Paper) format
• Organization Paper is logically Paper has a clear There is some level There is no
organized organizational of organization, apparent
structure with though organization of
some digressions, digressions, the paper.
ambiguities or ambiguities,
irrelevances irrelevances are
too many
• Flow of Easily followed Easily followed Difficult to follow Difficult to follow
thought and with effective, and with basic due to ineffective due to no or poor
Transitions smooth, and transitions transitions transitions
logical transitions
Content Central idea is Central idea and The central idea is Central idea and
 Clarity of well developed clarity of purpose expressed though clarity
purpose and clarity of are generally it may be vague or purpose is
purpose is evident too broad. absent or
exhibited throughout the . incompletely
throughout the essay expressed and
paper maintained
 Critical, Abundance of Evidence of Some evidence of Little or no
insightful evidence of critical, careful critical, careful evidence of
and original critical, careful thought and thought and critical, careful
thought thought analysis and/or analysis and/or thought analysis
and analysis insight insight and insight
and/or insight
 Use of Evidence and There are good, There are some There are too
examples examples are vivid relevant examples or few, no examples
and specific, while supporting evidence though and evidence or
focus remains examples and general mostly irrelevant
tight evidence
https://www.ucdenver.edu/faculty_staff/faculty/center-for-faculty-
development/Documents/Tutorials/Rubrics/documents/ex_writing_sample.pdf

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 Let Us Remember
Compare and Contrast
Directions: In your own words, compare and contrast the following terms in
the boxes. Your work will be rated as follows.
Description Score
Showed complete understanding of the terms. Comparisons are detailed and
with additional inputs from other sources other than what can be found in the
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module.
Showed considerable understanding of the terms. Comparisons are detailed 4
with the inputs from the module.
Showed partial understanding of the terms. Comparisons are limited. 3
Showed little understanding of the terms. 2
Showed no understanding of the terms. 1
No response/ task not attempted. 0

Web 1.0 Web 2.0 Web 3.0 Web 4.0

World Wide Web Internet

Webpage Website

Web Server Web Browser

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 Let Us Assess
True or False

Directions: Write T if the statement is correct; otherwise, write F on your

answer sheets.

1. Information and communication technologies are repertoire of technologies

expands further to encompass computers and computer-related products,
email, MMS, and other forms of communication.

2. World Wide Web is a series of huge computer networks that allows many
computers to connect and communicate with each other globally.

3. Web 2.0 is the web of tomorrow.

4. In the web shown below, the webpage is Wikipedia.

5. URLS stands for Uniform Resource Locator.

6. Convergence is using several technologies to accomplish a task conveniently.

7. Flickr, YouTube, and Instagram allow you to like and comment on posts,
and have your user profile.

8. The birth of the Philippine Internet was on 1994.

9. Quantum Computing had helped in preventing the spread of the

coronavirus, and in developing potential vaccines because of ability to easily
query, monitor, analyze and act on data, regardless of the source.

10. Information and Communication Technologies have contributed big help in

dealing with global challenges including pandemics.

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 Let Us Enhance
The Pros and Cons of ICT

In every aspect of our life, there will always be two sides of the coin.
With the rapid development of information and communication technologies,
a lot of advantages have been served to us to make our lives easy and
productive. But we cannot deny the fact that these will also bring
disadvantages. But whether the effect is positive or negative, ICT is already
here and we can do nothing but adopt to it. Therefore, instead of delving
into the negative impacts of ICT, why not, use this to counteract the
problem brought by it. And so, in this activity, you identify at least three
negative effects of some ICT to you lately and think of ways that other ICT
can combat those effects. Emphasize the technology that you are going to
use or apply to battle the problem.

The negative impact of ICT to me What other ICTs will I use to

lately combat the problem and how will I
maximize them.

Let Us Reflect
We are living in a constantly evolving digital society and Information
and Communication Technology has become an integral part of everyday
life. It yields tremendous benefits for individuals, institutions, and society at
large and its importance is increasing. There might be questions and doubts
surrounding safety, data privacy, sustainability, and trust but these can
also be resolved by combining ICT expertise with social and environmental
awareness. Therefore, instead of evading the technology, let us be prepared
to assume responsibility for all the changes that innovation can bring and
make these changes and development work for us.

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