e tech

• 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
• Global digital divide


  Unequal distribution of information and communication technology across nations
• The role of ICT in the recent history
• EDSA (People Power Revolution)


  A major protest that took place along EDSA from Feb. 22 to 25, 1986 involving 2 million Filipinos from different sectors
• During a radio broadcast of Radyo Veritas, Cardinal Sin encouraged the Filipinos to help end the regime of then President Ferdinand Marcos
• EDSA II (EDSA DOS)


  Also known as 2001 EDSA Revolution, happened during Jan 17-21, 2001, fueled after 11 prosecutors of then President Joseph Estrada walked out in the impeachment trial, the crowd in EDSA grew over the course of few days through text brigades
• Yolanda People Finder


  People finder database powered by GOOGLE, a vital tool for people across the globe to track the situation of their relatives
• Million People March


  A series of protests that mainly took place in Luneta Park from Aug. 22 to 26, 2013, to condemn the misuse of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), the number of total attendees was only around 400,000, the organizer and promoters of the protest used Facebook and Change.org as their mediums
• Change.org


  Dubbed as the "WORLD'S PLATFORM FOR CHANGE", it gives access to more people by allowing the online community to affix their digital signatures on a petition, its mission is to help people from around the world create the change they want to see, sample petitions raised were economic problems, criminal injustice, abuse of human rights, lack of education, environmental concerns, animal abuse, human health concerns and world hunger
• Digital citizenship


  Refers to the utilization of information technology in order to engage in society, politics, and government, those who use the internet regularly and effectively
• Digital citizenship elements

  • Digital access - full electronic participation in society
  • Digital commerce - electronic buying and selling of goods
  • Digital communication - electronic exchange of information
  • Digital literacy - process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology
  • Digital rights & responsibilities - those freedoms extended to everyone in a digital world
  • Digital health - physical and psychological well-being in a digital technology world
  • Digital security - electronic precautions to guarantee safety