ICT Perspective Towards Leadership

and Development
(Presented duringthe 2018 Assessment and 2019 Planning
of Rural Impact Souring Technical Training in the Province
of Aurora)
Presented By:
Ravenal A. De Jesus, PECE, ASEAN Engineer, LPT, 1PHN
Concurrent OIC of DICT Provincial Field Office and
Focal Person of SECURE GovNet
OBJECTIVES OF THE DISCUSSION

• Give the participants the sense of identity and belongingness in the society
where their roles have significant contribution towards economic
development.
• Synthesize corresponding success stories and challenges
• Evaluate the impact of technology in economy.
• Reconcile misconceptions in ICT
•
Knowing and Developing Your Personality

Higher
Hierarchy of
Needs
Career Path

• Skills and abilities are necessary.

• It is also necessary grabbing the opportunity.
• Break the “Catch 22” (a dilemma where no matter which side you choose, you are
a looser)
• Example of Catch 22: “TO GET A JOB YOU MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE, TO GET EXPERIENCE
YOU MUST HAVE A JOB”
• Job Experience emanates in your day to day activities particularly in school and
extra curricular activities.
• Example: Participating in sports either in school or community foster your team playing /
leadership skills
• It is also necessary grabbing the opportunity.
Looking at the Bigger Picture
Looking at the Bigger Picture

Source: John Moavenzadeh, 2015. (as cited by

Lin et. Al. 2017)
 ICT, Economics and Leadership

• The world is getting smaller and even smaller due globalisation.

• Globalisation has a number of benefits that can give to member economies,
and there are also challenges that should be addressed.
• Local products will be affected as consumers might opt to choose affordable
imported products freely entering the country.
• When a host country is facing massive unemployment, expatriates are
coming to work in the same host country, creating competition with the
citizens
 ICT, Economics and Leadership
• Technology and economics nowadays are interrelated from international down to
local levels.
• One example of intertwining of the latter and the former is the encyclopaedia
industry
• Prior to the boom of internet, encyclopaedia was expensive and only few from upper middle
socio – economic class can afford.
• Years hence, information became easy to access via internet
• The demand in purchasing encyclopaedia declined which gave detrimental impact to the
aforementioned industry.
• Another example was the photography industry
• Prior to computer, phone and printer technology, camera films were expensive
and you have to limit your photo shots.
• Today, even amateur photographers can use camera built in phone and take shots as long as
there are enough memory space in the phone.
ICT, Economics and Leadership
• As popularly said that there are always two sides of the coin, some
economic fiasco might constructively affect others in some aspect.
• Outsourcing boomed and become boon to developing countries as
developed countries opt to “outsource” ICT based and ICT enabled services
for affordable yet quality service.
• Revenue of off-shore countries contribute to the economy
ICT, Economics and Leadership
• Opportunity have always has its own twin, i.e. “Competition”
• The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Asia Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC) are examples of economic communities
where Philippines is a member.
• ASEAN and APEC bring both opportunities as well as competitors
• Skills of Filipinos should be uplifted and benchmarked
•
ICT, Economics and Leadership
ICT, Economics and Leadership

APEC Member Economies

ICT, Economics and Leadership
DICT Mission – “DICT of the people and for the people.”
• Provide every Filipino access to vital ICT infostructure and services
• Ensure sustainable growth of Philippine ICT-enabled industries resulting to creation of
more jobs
• Establish a One Digitized Government, One Nation
• Support the administration in fully achieving its goals
• Be the enabler, innovator, achiever and leader in pushing the country’s development
and transition towards a world-class digital economy
DICT Vision
“An innovative, safe and happy nation that thrives through and is enabled by
Information and Communications Technology.”
Assessment (Showcase of Accomplishment
and Constraints)
Helping Hindering
Continuous Learning (augmentation of knowledge in Time constraints due slow internet (including logistics)
RIS)
New knowledge in graphics design (future intensive -do-
training is recommended)
RISTT Program helped scholars in “Scheduling of Posts”
Work opportunities came from local clients
Planning
Targets Requisites

Create and help groups of graduates and/or RIS 1st quarter

practitioners that will spearhead trainings with DICTs
help ()
Conduct local trainings for RISTT preferably per cluster 1 per quarter at the start of 2nd quarter
(e.g. DICADI, Central Towns, Dingalan)
Make intensive topic specific training that include the 2nd quarter
following but not limited to: photo and video editing,
social media ads,
Regular DL (once a month)

Advanced proficiency level DL (Tertiary) 3rd and 4th

Benchmarking of RIS (sharing of best practices)

Thank you!!! 