On the assumption that you heard/read the SONA of the President last month, (July 2000), identify at least 3 areas related to ICT and identify how these areas can improve our quality of life.
These are some issues that President Gloria Arroyo once said in her last State of the Nation Address in relation with ICT.
First one is:
“Sa telecommunications naman, inatasan ko ang Telecommunications Commission na kumilos na tungkol sa mga sumbong na dropped calls at mga nawawalang load sa cellphone. We need to amend the Commonwealth-era Public Service Law. And we need to do it now.”
This statement talks about vanishing cellphone loads in telecommunication companies. We all know that cellphone now a days are very essential in our daily needs especially the way we communicate. Using cellphones is the best and faster way in communicating. Me as a cellphone user it is essential for me to have a load in order for me to have contact with my family, friends, and etc., so having these issues such as vanishing of loads and dropped calls is a problem that needs to be solved.
The second one is:
“Kung noong nakaraan, lumakas ang electronics, today we are creating wealth by developing the BPO and tourism sectors as additional engines of growth. Electronics and other manufactured exports rise and fall in accordance with the state of the world economy. But BPO remains resilient. With earnings of $6 billion and employment of 600,000, the BPO phenomenon speaks eloquently of our competitiveness and productivity. Let us have a Department of ICT.”
Having a Department of ICT is a great move in the part of our economy, because it can help us in boosting our economic growth using all the technology in hand despite being a third-world country. And also Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) which help our fellow Filipino workers in having jobs abroad aiding the unemployed ones.
The third one is:
“In technical education and skills training, we have invested three times that of three previous administrations combined. Narito si Jennifer Silbor, isa sa sampung milyong trainee. Natuto siya ng medical transcription. Now, as an independent contractor and lecturer for transcriptions in Davao, kumikita siya ng P18,000 bawat buwan. Good job.”
Also free training for our fellow Filipinos in order to have jobs for sustaining there own family. One example is technical education such as medical transcription which is using technology in converting voice-recorded reports as dictated by a healthcare professional, into text format. If more people are trained it can also help unemployed one plus gaining enough money for there needs.
And lastly,
“As the process of fundamental political reform begins, let us address the highest exercise of democracy…voting!
In 2001, I said we would finance fully automated elections. We got it, thanks to Congress.”
Having an automated election is a good way of preventing if not maybe lessens cheats in elections. As we all know cheating is part of Philippine politics so this is a good way of preventing at least. It can also make election process fast and easy having results faster. So let me give this one two-thumb up.
Reference:
pinayads.com/2009/07/transcript-of-gloria-macapagal-arroyo-last-sona-2009/
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