ICT IN THE PHILIPPINES

ICT IN THE PHILIPPINES

ICT IN THE PHILIPPINES

MANILA, Philippines – We have been dubbed as the social media capital of the world, and the numbers continue to prove it.

According to the latest statistics from We Are Social, Filipinos now spend the most time online compared to the rest of the world. In the Asia Pacific, we also spend the most time on social media sites, averaging 3.4 hours every day.

Based on the UN’s State of Broadband report, in 2015, 39.7 percent of Filipinos are able to use the Internet. This is a slight increase from 2014 figures, although our global ranking remains fixed at 106 out of 191 countries.

HISTORY

• The term "information technology" evolved in the 1970s. Its basic concept, however, can be traced to the World War II alliance of the military and industry in the development of electronics, computers, and information theory. After the 1940s, the military remained the major source of research and development funding for the expansion of automation to replace manpower with machine power.

IMPORTANCE OF ICT

IN THE PHILIPPINES

What Is ICT?

CT (information communications technology - or technologies) is an umbrella term that includes any communication device or application, encompassing: radio, television, cellular phones, computer and network hardware and software, satellite systems and so on, as well as the various services and applications associated with them, such as videoconferencing and distance learning. ICTs are often spoken of in a particular context, such as ICTs in education, health care, or libraries. The term is somewhat more common outside of the United States.

ICT (Information and Communications Technology) is a valuable tool that can be used for the economic development of the country. And in a region where other countries are already ahead in using ICT to their benefit, we are still struggling to make effective used of it. A government level commission on ICT was formerly created which was later merged with the Department of Science and Technology (DoST). Whether it should be an independent department or continue to be part of the DoST is not so much the question as to whether the government is giving its due importance to its role in economic development. Given how it has function so far, maybe the need of making it a cabinet level department is essential for this purpose.

Since the 1950s, four generations of computers have evolved. Each generation reflected a change to hardware of decreased size but increased capabilities to control computer operations. The first generation used vacuum tubes, the second used transistors, the third used integrated circuits, and the fourth used integrated circuits on a single computer chip. Advances in artificial intelligence that will minimize the need for complex programming characterize the fifth generation of computers, still in the experimental stage.

REFERENCES

• http://searchcio.techtarget.com/definition/ICT-information-and-communications-technology-or-technologies
• https://wiki.nus.edu.sg/display/cs1105groupreports/History+of+ICT
• https://stimuluscapitalideas.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/the-importance-of-ict-to-the-philippines/
• http://www.rappler.com/brandrap/tech-and-innovation/117508-ph-needs-ict-revolution-now