Human Capital

Development
Group Synthesis and
Commission on
Information and
Communications
Action Agenda
Technology

Emmanuel C. Lallana, PhD

Commissioner, CICT
7 September 2006
 ICT for National Development

PGMA
ICT is the way of the future, the
foundation for tomorrow's
economic development.
• Computers have changed the way we look at
the world, the way we use information,the
way we work, the way we play.
 ICT for National Development

PGMA
1 million Filipinos in the ICT
and ICT-enabled industry by
2010
–From 2000 employed in 2001
to over 200,000 today
 ICT for National Development

Mr. Gerry White

–1% increase in skilled
workers = 0.65% increase in
gross domestic product
–benefit to cost value of at
least $10 for every dollar
invested
 ICT for National Development
Secretary Ramon Sales
• Affordable digital access
• Jobs through world-class ICT
services
• ICT for efficient, effective and
transparent government
• Use of ICT in education
CICT's ICT4E: Table of Activities

Educators Applications Content Dev Infrastructure

Training Dev Deployment

Elem Limited No No No

HS Yes Yes Yes Yes

ALS Yes Yes Yes Yes

Tertiary Yes Yes Yes Yes

Why ICT4E

Mr. Gerry White

–Improved learning outcomes
–More engaged learners
–More effective teaching without
increasing workload
–Collaboration and cooperation
When does ICT4E make sense?

• If it reaches more children not

reached by conventional
delivery system
• If it eases the teachers load
• If it is affordable
• If use of technology is
widespread
Key principles for sustainable ICT4E
partnerships

• Must be based on trust

• Need for a clear focus on
delivery
• Importance of charismatic
leaders and champions
• Sustainability must be built in
from the start
Key principles for sustainable ICT4E
partnerships

• Balancing demand and supply

agendas
• Time must be spent on
sustaining networks
• Transparency and a sound
ethical basis
Partnership and Sustainability

• Multi-stakeholder partnership
helps to ensure sustainability
–Many stakeholders involved
• Combines shared expertise
–Building on individual strengths
• Delivers appropriate solutions
–Through focus on users’ needs
Partnership and Sustainability

• Facilitates ‘joined up writing’

–Limits duplication of effort
• Can frequently be delivered
very swiftly
–A private sector strength
• Can be very cost-effective
Evaluation is NOT an Afterthought

• Evaluation and research on

current programs and policies
are fundamental to the
successful transformation of our
education systems.
• Not a “day of reckoning” but as
an effort to improve
Evaluation is NOT an Afterthought
• effective evaluation produces
–research-based knowledge
of what technological
applications work best in
various educational
environments
Evaluation: Not an After thought
• effective evaluation produces
– practice-based knowledge of
how the technology integration
process is best designed to
meet locally defined learning
goals in education systems
and schools.
ICT for Education Master Plan

Secretary Jesli Lapus

“The quality of and access to basic
education substantially remains as
the overriding goal of educational
development. Thus, all educational
interventions shall be geared
towards the empowerment of
learners with lifelong skills though
the use of appropriate technologies”.
ICT for Education Master Plan
Secretary Jesli Lapus
• Improvement of quality and access
• Empowerment of teachers and
learners towards lifelong learning
• Efficient and effective educational
planning and governance
• Coordination and collaboration with
stakeholders
ICT4E.ph Challenges and Opportunities

• ICT4E challenges are varied across

regions but call for collaborative
work among stakeholders.

• Education policies and programs will

only be fully realized if these are truly
responsive to the actual needs of our
teachers and students.
ICT4E.ph Challenges and Opportunities

• Need to learn and model from good

practices.
● More local experiences

● Document and share experiences

• Need for systems for monitoring &

evaluation for better planning,
continuous improvement, and
sustainability of programs.
ICT4E.ph Challenges and Opportunities

• Enabling factors:

school leadership,
administrative support

enhancement of curriculum

availability of resources

development of appropriate and

relevant content
ICT4E.ph Challenges and Opportunities

• Enabling factors:

community involvement

Strategic (real) partnerships

understanding of legal & ethical

issues surrounding technology

use
Action Agenda – Training
PGMA
We need more ICT-competent
teachers; this is why DepEd and
CICT are currently drafting the
National ICT Competency
Standards (NICS) for Teachers...
Most teachers should comply
with NICS for Teachers by 2010.
Action Agenda – Training
• Finalize NICS for Teachers
nicsforteacher.blogspot.com
• Align pre-service and in-service
training with requirements of
NICS Teachers
Action Agenda - Access
Sec Lapus
• ICT is not just PCs and Internet
but radio, TV
–to reach the unreached
• “69% of public schools now
have at least one PC, we hope to
increase this figure to 75% by
the end of 2006”
 Action Agenda - Access
• All public High Schools (4,729) with
multimedia laboratories by 2010
● 20% of public Elem Schools (7500 of

37492) with computer labs, with

multimedia equipment
● 50% of Community Learning Centers
with computer labs
● All public schools with computer labs
connected to Internet
 Action Agenda - Access
● Other Issues
● Improve PC to Student Ratio
● Dedicated PCs for Use of
Teachers
● Dedicated PCs for School
Administration
● Broadband (Bandwidth)

● More Reliable Tech Support

 Action Agenda – Content
Secretary Lapus
All recipient schools to be provided
with appropriate software and
instructional resources
● School Radio Broadcasting
● TEAM Mindanao
● Mindanao eLearning Space
● iSchool Webboard
● BEAM Learning Guide System
● Project ECIJANOS
 Action Agenda – Standards
Develop Open Standards

“The key point here is we need

not define specific software but
we must define the
specifications that would allow
various software to work
together (interoperability).”
– Center for Education Technology Interoperability Standards
 Action Agenda - Sustainability
NOT ONLY
• Economic/Financial Sustainability
BUT ALSO
• Educational Sustainability
• Technological Sustainability
• Social-Political Sustainability
• Environmental Sustainability
• Cultural Relevance and
Sustainability
Action Agenda – ICT Governance

• What decisions must be made to

ensure effective management and
use of ICT in DepEd?
• Who in DepEd should make these
decisions?
• How will these decisions be made
and monitored?
The View for the Front Line
Technology is a catalyst of change. And
change... is an element of culture. As
such, we should advocate how ICT as a
core foundation of technology can be
part of our culture, our way of life.

For most of our teachers, ICT is just not

a way of life. For them, the key is to
survive their daily tasks, inside and
outside the classroom.
The View from the Front Line

The bottom line is, we should

inculcate to our teachers how ICT
can make their lives easy. Easy
enough so our teachers can focus
on their classroom teaching.”

Malcolm Garma
Asst Schools Division Superintendent
Cabanatuan City
 Thank you!

lallana@ncc.gov.ph