Empowerment Technologies 11

2.  Information and Communication Technology (ICT) deals
with the use of different communication technologies such
as mobile phones, telephone, Internet, etc. to locate, save,
send, and edit information.
 In terms of economics, ICT has saved companies a lot of
resources (time and money) with the kind of
communication technology they use, nowadays.

3. ICT in the Philippines
 Several international companies dub the Philippines as the "ICT Hub of Asia“. It is no secret
that there is a huge growth of ICT related jobs around the country, one of which is the call
center or BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) centers.

4. According to the 2013 edition of Measuring the Information Society by the
International Telecommunication Union, there are 106.8 cellphones per 100
Filipinos in the year 2012.

5. In a data gathered by the Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industries in
2010, the ICT industry shares 19.3% of the total employment population here in
the Philippines.

6. To add to these statistics, Time Magazines "The Selfiest Cities around the World”
of 2013 places two cities from the Philippines in the top 1 and top 10 spots. The
study was conducted using Instagram, a popular photo sharing application.

7. Makati is 'Selfie Capital of the World' – TIME MAGAZINE

8. ICT Department in the Philippines is responsible for the planning, development
and promotion of the country's information and communications technology (ICT)
agenda in support of national development.

9. Activity No 2:
Conduct a short interview (via free data on messenger or Facebook) of the business owner using the guide
below. Paste a picture of the owner or the business products itself. Deadline for the activity will be on Monday
(March 29, 2021) until 5 pm. Important Note, don’t go outside to complete this activity – you just need to
communicate with them online.