ICT4D Resources on the Philippines
||103.775 million (July 2012 est.)
|GDP per capita
USD 4,100 (2011 est.)
Computers per 100 inhabitants
|Fixed-line telephones per 100 inhabitants
|Mobile phone subscribers per 100 inhabitants
|Internet users per 100 inhabitants
|Domain names registered under '.ph'
|Broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants
|Internet domestic bandwidth
||From 64 Kbits/s to 5 Mbits/s (2008)|
|Internet international bandwidth
||3,214.5 Mbps (as of 2008)
|Percentage of population covered by mobile signal
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Philippines (NCC-NCI): Enterprise Architecture & eServices Strategic Planning
On 28 June, the National Computer Institute (NCI), one of two UN-APCICT/ESCAP partners in the Philippines, conducted a series of technology talks entitled “Empowering the Youth Through ICT” for 200 secondary and university students.
This capacity buidling publication includes a compilation of several articles written by different authors on the activation of ICT resources in low-income agricultural communities. The articles discuss the effect that ICT, such as cell phone technology, is having on people’s lives in countries across Asia, includeing China, the Philippines, India and Sri Lanka.
Over 150 senior government officials and representatives of academia join APCICT and NCI for meeting on information and communication technology (ICT) capacity development in the Philippines.
APCICT to extend ICT capacity development programme to more beneficiaries in Myanmar and the Philippines
Despite improvements in educational indicators, such as enrolment, significant challenges remain with regard to the delivery of quality education in developing countries, particularly in rural and remote regions. In the attempt to find viable solutions to these challenges, much hope has been placed in new information and communication technologies (ICTs), mobile phones being one example. This article reviews the evidence of the role of mobile phone-facilitated mLearning in contributing to improved educational outcomes in the developing countries of Asia by exploring the results of six mLearning pilot projects that took place in the Philippines, Mongolia, Thailand, India, and Bangladesh.
The first issue of the Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development’s (APCICT) ICTD Case Study Series, ICT Human Capacity Building for Development discusses the experiences of ICTD practitioners who have partnered with APCICT to roll-out the “Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders” (Academy). The Academy, APCICT’s flagship programme, is designed to equip government officials and policymakers with the necessary skills and knowledge to leverage ICT solutions for socio-economic development. Case Study 1 shares the lessons learned by Academy partners in rolling-out the Academy in their own countries, including Afghanistan, Indonesia, Mongolia, the Philippines, and the Pacific Island Countries.
The paper explores several areas linked to information management systems throughout Asia Pacific, and reveals a strong general trend towards improved management systems. It also highlights the massive growth of data that governments are required to keep and the challenge of keeping up with expected future growth.
The Philippines Uses APCICT’s Academy to Boost ICT Capacity: Government officials receive ICT for development training in Naga City on 16-23 July 2009
Under the CESB's Executive Leadership Programme, a training course was held on 16-23 July 2009 in Naga City, Philippines, which included a track dedicated to the Filipino version of APCICT's Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders.
UN Works with the Philippines to Close the Digital Divide: Government officials receive ICT for development training in Tagaytay City on 17-19 February
APCICT has teamed up with the Career Executive Service Board (CESB) and the Development Academy of the Philippines to hold an inaugural national training of trainers workshop, in Tagaytay City, from 17-19 February. The training is part of APCICT’s Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders Programme, a specially designed course that provides a comprehensive ICT for development curriculum.
This paper is a technical study of three cases of community-based content development in the Philippines, namely: 1) the Molave Development Foundation's production of the Water, Hygiene and Sanitation Modules with the Maguinda Community; 2) the participatory video projects for the community by the University of the Philippines' College of Social Work and Community Development, PATAMABA and Sony Japan; and, 3) the e-Knowledge Public Domain Pilot Project in Barangay Payatas, Quezon City by the Philippine Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), UNESCO and Intel. This paper examines the methodologies these projects employed to train community members to develop content through ICT-enabled tools. It also surveys the different modes of community participation in developing this content, and determines key lessons learned so as to contribute to the enhancement of government policy on content development for communities.
High Impact, Pro-Poor e-Governance Applications: Identifying 'Killer Applications' and Best Practice Models of e-Governance through Community e-Centers in the Philippines
The purpose of the study is to find a way to identify services that genuinely make a difference to people in their interactions with Governments. The expected outcome is increased impact and utilization of e-governance and e-government services in the Philippines and Asia-Pacific over the longer term. This study is a collaboration between the Commission of ICT in the Philippines, UNDP Philippines and UNDP-APDIP.
The Philippine government has recognized the importance of providing universal Internet access and, through various international instruments and national policy documents, has committed to provide community-based Internet access by 2010. This paper provides a review of existing policies and strategies, as well as good global practice on universal access. To ensure this paper responds truly to the needs of the country, a multi-stakeholder Study Group was organized to review and comment on the paper.
This case study details the e-Knowledge Public Domain project that aims to extend the use of Community e-Centers in the Philippines from simply being a means to access information to becoming local knowledge production centres. The strategy is to develop appropriate ICT skills in communities to enable community members to create relevant digital content. As its first activity, the project worked with the residents of Payatas – a poor community in Quezon City, to help address their health information needs.This case study assessed the situation in the target community, the implementation strategy and the outcome of the project.
Mobile phones are now the primary form of telecommunication in developing countries and they are used for communications, information and, more recently, access to a range of services from m-Banking to m-Education and m-Governance. The transformation of society by mobile telephony, and especially mobile applications, is perhaps most profound in the Philippines. This publication digs deeper into the Philippine experience and attempts to identify best practices and lessons learned.
This portal is rich with training resources for telecentre managers and operators, as well as for trainers of telecentre staff. The portal include training resources on: telecentre management; marketing/business plan preparation; technical requirements and maintenance; women's use of telecentres; monitoring and evaluation; and basic IT skills.
The roadmap outlines the guiding principles for the use of ICT for socio-economic development in the Philippines. It also discusses strategic programmes and initiatives for ICT related to: ensuring universal access to ICT; developing human capital; e-governance to promote efficiency and transparency in government; strategic business development to enhance competitiveness in the global ICT market; and the legal and policy agenda for the Philippine ICT sector.
This study discusses the use of mobile telephony, particularly, SMS-based initiatives to promote awareness and involve citizens in advancing environmental protectionin the Philippines. The study also provides information on ICTs in the Philippines with focus on mobile communication as well as case studies on previous and current ICT-based public programmes.
This paper provides an inventory of information and communication technology for development (ICT4D) projects in the Philippines. It serves as a contribution to the task expected of governments and stakeholders from the World Summit on the Information Society to promote ICT4D. This includes developing reliable information on successful experiences of mainstreaming ICTs in various development sectors.
E-governance at the Local Government Level in the Philippines: An Assessment of City Government Websites
The study is focused on the extent local governments in the Philippines have implemented e-governance using websites as their medium. The study used the available resources and services that city governments provide to citizens and other groups in society through their websites. The focus of this research is the content of the websites, with cities as the representative local government units.
This resource focuses on e-government applications in the Philippines with cross references to other countries like Singapore and India. It also touches on specific processes (initiatives) of how the Philippines is adapting e-Governance and other strategies to be considered for further adaptation.
Building Institutional Capacity in Asia - Alleviating the Digital Divide: Policy Recommendations for Malaysia, Thailand, The Philppines, Vietnam (Executive Summary)
This report examines the evolving Asian ICT environment using a comparative framework. It undertakes an audit of the ICT initiatives in Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam. Data collection involved in this report has been supplemented by interviews with senior policy leaders and executives from key government and research agencies.
This National Information Technology Plan presents the Philippines' broad strategy to spur itself to global competitiveness through information technology. This plan sets down specific time frames for achieving these goals:
The National Information Technology Plan 2000 documents an overall strategy to spur the country to global competitiveness through Information Technology diffusion.