EmTech_platform for change

• ICT


  An effective instrument for promoting and spreading relevant advocacies on social change
• Social change


  The adjustment in human interactions, which changes the established cultural and social constructs, beliefs, and institutions
• Widespread social changes in recent history

  • Civil rights
  • Women's rights
  • LGBTQ+ rights
  • Labor rights
• Ogburn's Theory on Technology and Social Change


  Technology was the primary driving force of social change and progress, but social responses to it weakened it
• Three stages of technical development according to Ogburn


  1. Invention

  2. Discovery

  3. Diffusion
• Invention stage


  • The invention of the computer comes with communication technology that has allowed people to spread information quickly, regardless of distance. It has brought social networking, which lets people develop social groups despite being in different places.
• Discovery stage


  • The discovery of computer technology has changed how people understand aspects of different situations. It has made people realize information that would otherwise be impossible and difficult to acquire, such as events in distant areas.
• Diffusion stage


  • Computer technology and innovations from America and Europe, from basic calculations to modern computers, were diffused from regions in Asia and Africa. Some adjustments were made in how the culture responded to the invention.
• Role of ICT in Philippine History


  • EDSA and Cardinal Sin's call to action via radio broadcast
  • EDSA II and the use of text messaging to mobile people
  • PhilAWARE application for humanitarian response
• Social media


  The best tool for spreading advocacies and causes than other forms of technology
• Social media movements and trends in recent history


  • 2019 Hong Kong Protests
  • ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
  • Black Lives Matter
  • Me Too Movement
  • Million People March
• Slacktivism


  Simple measures to support a social movement online, such as signing petitions and copying and reposting statuses and images
• Cancel Culture


  A divisive idea that can be defined as a way of withdrawing support for public figures or companies over controversial or scandalous acts and can be considered a form of online shaming on social media platforms
• Social media can create online spaces where people come together and find support, such as creating a space for sharing ideas online that creates unity for a cause
• Social justice causes aim to achieve equity for minorities and underrepresented individuals and groups, as their stories and struggles are not often known and publicized. Social media gives a platform to amplify and share these stories with potentially millions of people worldwide
• Social media is not just a tool for organizing large-scale protests but also for documenting them. The Hongkong protests of 2019 maximized social media by sharing pictures and videos of the events in the demonstrations and protests to redirect the narrative