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The Philippines
ICT4D Resources on the Philippines
| Quick Facts |
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|---|---|
| Total population |
90,675,900 (2008) |
| Literacy rate |
Female = 90.4%; male = 86.8% |
| GDP per capita |
USD 3,200 (2007 est.) |
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Computers per 100 inhabitants |
7.46 (2007) |
| Fixed-line telephones per 100 inhabitants |
4.48 (2007) |
| Mobile phone subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
58.88 (2007) |
| Internet users per 100 inhabitants |
6.03 (2007) |
| Domain names registered under '.ph' |
100,000 |
| Broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
0.56 |
| 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 |
99.00 |
Source: Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2009/2010
Commission on Information and Communications Technology
Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2007/2008
Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2005/2006
Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2003/2004
Global Information Society Watch 2007
Information Technology and E-Commerce Council
Philippine Communication Centrum
Philippine National Observatory on the Information Society
General Resources
Development Gateway's Country Resources
The Economist's Country Briefing
Resources on E-Co Hub
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.
Content Development by Communities: Case Studies in the Philippines
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.
Towards Universal Internet Access in the Philippines
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.
Developing Content for the Community
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.
The Innovative Use of Mobile Applications in the Philippines: Lessons for Africa
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.
Philippine Community eCenter Portal
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.
Philippine ICT Roadmap
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.
Mobile Telephony as an Enabler of Environmental Action in the Philippines
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.
Mapping Ict4d Projects In The Philippines
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.
e-Government in the Philippines: Benchmarking Against Global Best Practices
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.
Philippines National Information Technology Plan for the 21st Century (IT21)
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:
Executive Summary: National Information Technology Plan 2000 of the Philippines
The National Information Technology Plan 2000 documents an overall strategy to spur the country to global competitiveness through Information Technology diffusion.
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