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Tuesday, August 3, 2010
AUG 4 & 5 ASSIGNMENT - with change of instruction as of Aug. 5 3.37am
There is a seminar on Youth Social Responsibility from Aug 4-5 at the Y508. ALL SOOCOMP students are required to attend any two sessions on the said dates from 1-4pm. Individual reflection should be posted on here as a comment. Please include your name and section in the comment box. Point earning comments are welcome until Aug 10, 7.59am. Thank you.
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I came to understand the concept behind the idea of social accountability. Social accountability is of concern for all human beings, hence a global standard that enforces the protection of human rights especially in the workplace.
Social accountability also covers areas such as child labor, workplace conditions, discrimination, and compensation to name a few.
A global set of standards were set as globalization came to rise of what is known as the Eight Initiatives. These standards are acknowledged by the business sector, corporate governance, and social responsibility (Santos, 2005).
I do believe that human rights should be honored and protected given that it is for the people's good welfare. Having a global set of standards should create a sense of equality of treatment. A lot of people take their rights for granted and some even abuse it for monetary reasons.
With social accountability initiatives going rampant, it will serve to raise awareness for those who are not knowledgeable and encourage those who are to become active participants in advocating social accountability.
In order for initiatives to have an effect and further raise the level of social accountability, it is imperative to have the government, institutions, and society as a whole to cooperate in order to achieve such endeavors.
Despite the state the Philippines is in, with all the endless problems that plague it especially corruption, I strongly agree that the Philippines has a high level of awareness regarding social accountability. Compared to other nations, Filipinos value their rights and even fight for it which is evident in the People Power Revolutions of the past.
By John Kendrick C. Wu
SOCCOMP S13
Bibliography:
Santos, S. (2005, September 18). Social Accountability In The Philippines | Sonnie's Porch. Spiritual Intelligence and Web Safety Advocate. Retrieved August 7, 2010, from http://sesantos.com.ph/2005/09/18/social-accountability-in-the-philippines/
As a requirement for SYSDEVE, i had to attend a lecture one friday a few weeks ago which, coincidentally had a topic similar to the one from the lecture i attended on August 4 (around 2:30 to 3); disaster management. Unlike that lecture which mostly focused on the statistics of non-profit organizations around the world (and not much talk about disaster management in this country, the lecture from Wednesday was mostly about the disaster management efforts in DLSU.
The presentation of the photos of the facilities being build by the group in charge showed that while the place is in its early stages, the facility will become very helpful to the community it was established on.
Besides the presentation of the university's efforts, the lecture also presented a system being developed by students of the purpose of disaster management. I myself am working with a group to design our own information system for class so i would be able to somewhat understand the processes that the students (whom i have been classmates with) went thru to make create their system. From what i saw from their system, it looks to be able to provide some valuable information to their users regarding impending disasters and would give the people from different location the information needed to prepare.
While i do see the value of such information systems being used to help communities prepare for a disaster, it seems to me that requiring a computer with an internet connection just to be able to gain information on such things might be a bit of a stretch for poorer/smaller communities. Despite this, as long as a community would be willing to accept (and are able to afford) such measures, then i would support such efforts as they would no doubt help saving lives.
-Michael S. Lim
SOCCOMP S14
It was very interesting to learn from the seminar I attended last August 5, 2010 that ICT is having an increased role in the society. The talks that I was able to attend and listen to are about the checkmyschool.org and the E-Legislation project. Both have these visions of helping the country towards a sustainable future in terms of good education and good governance. For me, these kinds of projects make innovators like us realize that we can make a difference. As innovators, we are encouraged to innovate not just for the benefit of ourselves or a limited number of people within an organization, but for the society as a whole. We can see here that with all the benefits that ICT offers, it is now possible for us to go beyond the boundaries of the business world, and build a better future for the society through various ICT tools. The topics on checkmyschool.org and E-Legislation show that, decency in education, accountability, transparency and participation in the government are not that hard to attain anymore because of ICT.
We, as future ICT professionals, have something to contribute to the society, and I think, having heard the concepts behind checkmyschool.org and E-Legislation, we should start to think of our own means to contribute as well…as early as today.
Czarina Pedrozo S14
The seminar I attended last Thursday on the topic of Social Accountability opened my eyes on the range of influence that Information Technology has on society and the lives of people. Over time, it has transformed from a virtually unknown, uncultivated tool to one that is the center of business operations. But as members of society, we must understand that there will always be other people who will be in need. With that in mind, how do we, as innovators, utilize IT as a means to create and foster social awareness and social accountability among our peers?
After seeing the demos of checkmyschool.org and E-Legislation, I was amazed at the level of range and ability that information systems could possess and influence. Through checkmyschool.org, anyone can get information on the different schools in the Philippines, including location, population, student teacher ratio, etc… These statistics can give us an overview of the state of Philippine schools around the country and allow our government and us to be able to help. This is the essence of social awareness. As innovators, we must use IT in a way that will benefit not only our employers, but generally society as a whole. It is our sworn duty as a citizen of the Philippines.
E-Legislation is another application that allows for better management of government bills, political discussions, and anything related to the senate blue ribbon committee. This information system allows for good document management that can auto generate different reports based on an algorithm that recognizes different patterns and keywords and appends them to a resulting report. Through this kind of technology, good governance is made possible. There will be less red tape and more organization. Information is brought about instantaneously which allows for more flexibility with other tasks.
Through use of information technology, we can now relay help and support to various sectors of our society. Being socially accountable should be a responsibility that we should patronize and follow. Similar to the minds behind checkmyschool.org and E-Legislation, help is something that should be bestowed willingly, not forcefully. Help through your own volition and conviction and always remember that contributions, no matter how small, will end up contributing to a much larger and better life and society.
Justin Go S14
Even there are only four students who gave their insights about last week's seminar, I am very glad to hear from these students how awakening these information systems were. I hope you continue to exert extra effort to participate in these kinds of activities. The benefits you gained were far more than what I intend to share with you.
Thank you to Solomon See for inviting me. And thank you to ANSA-EAP.NET! Cheers!
I learned that the success of a technology does not necessarily reflect on the capabilities of the equipment or system. It is also important that the people using the technology or system want the system to work. In the case of the Philippine elections, I learned about all the things different people did in order to make the new elections work. Without them, the elections would probably not work. This proves that the people using the system are just as important if not one of the most important factors in ensuring the success of a technology. Both the system for schools and for the legislature requires the assistance of the general populace. Both systems presented ideas that would greatly help our country if ever it gets implemented. However, both of these would only be ideas if not for the participation of the people. In hind sight, no matter how impressive technology becomes or how improved a system is, it means nothing if the people supposed to be using it are not interested.
-Dorothy Jamoralin S14
I found the checkmyschool thing very interesting the use of maps to plot those schools is evidence that ICTs have now branched out and have become citizen inclusive in the public sector. I hope that such efforts continue. ALSO the theme song is very catchy annoying but catchy.
-Shervin Ang S14
The talks that I attended last August 5, 2010 were about the Checkmyschool.org website and the e-Legislation project. Solving society’s problems through the use of ICT is what these two systems have in common. In this case, checkmyschool focuses on education, while the e-legislation project focuses on good governance. Seeing these developed systems motivates me as an Information Systems student to strive hard in my course, hoping that I too will be able to create innovative solutions such as checkmyschool and the e-legislation when I graduate. The talk on e-legislation in particular was a big help for me because this is actually the field that I and my groupmates are focusing on for our project. Attending these talks made me realize that I have a role in society as a future ICT professional, and that I should do my best to contribute in solving problems in society, little by little.
Denise Gamalinda
SOCCOMP S14
As what lawyers would say, our country need not make more laws just so that our government can become more accountable. Based on what I read, Our country already has lots of laws; the problem of accountability is not in the lack of law, but on the lack of strict and proper enforcement of the law.
In short, the problem of accountability arises due to lack of attitude; and usually, public officials do not have the attitude to do it without waiting for someone to ask for it (Razon-Abad,2009).
Another reason why social accountability is often not practiced regularly by government officials unless someone demands from them is because of corruption. Usually, officials involved in corruption are the ones who obstruct or object accountability. They are the ones who will not show their records immediately upon demand, because they may be hiding their “corrupt” activities (Razon-Abad,2009).
Despite the lack of accountability in our country, the people of our country strive and give their best efforts to improve our social accountability. Lots of organizations and institutions are supporting it, but wishing alone is not enough, because each person has to do his/her part if we want to improve our social accountability (Razon-Abad,2009).
Reference:
(Razon-Abad,2009).Social Accountability in the Philippines. Retrieved on August 10,2010 from Shttp://ansa-eap.net/sites/default/files/SAc%20Scoping.pdf
-Jan Melvin Ngo
SOCCOMP S13
The seminar about the projects e-Legislation and checkmyschool which both promote the application of ICT in governance/government activities and education respectively is very interesting and informative. Such projects are information-and citizen-centric and allows monitoring of vital data needed for good governance and service rendering by the public organizations/government offices. Such applications allow the students, teachers, parents, and the public in general to have access to vital information (such as actual budget allocations for schools, number of available school facilities, etc. for checkmyschool) and in the process, empowers the citizens to participate in social development. Through the remote monitoring and timely delivery of this information, the citizens will be able to immediately make specific plans of actions as a response to the emerging issues based on the available information. In addition, projects of this nature serve as tools in promoting transparency and encourage the people to be engaged in social activities that are geared towards social improvements. Through such projects, I believe that citizens become more mindful of the emerging social concerns and priorities. Moreover, the showcasing of the applications such as Plutopia (on Facebook), checkmyschooland e-legislation provides proofs that ICT is really and EFFECTIVE and SUITABLE tool for promoting social awareness and accountability.
On another note, I personally believe that before such tools become fully utilized, training for communities must be taken into consideration as the citizens/communities will be major stakeholders and movers of the said projects. Also, government funding and resource allocation must also be kept in mind as these will act as the "pillars" for support and sustenance of such projects.
Also, I would just like to comment on the issue about the automated elections. I personally think that the automated election was a success but I think the 7.2 billion pesos (price of LEASED pcos machines) would’ve gone farther if the AES was carefully planned out. The government should’ve invested that money for purchasing machines that can be used for long term periods. Since the May 2010 election is the first automated election in the Philippines, I believe that we must learn from the mistakes in the process and take note of the ups and downs of the previous election so as to make the future automated elections better and much easier to handle (and i hope that in the next automated elections, the expenses will be maintained to the minimum and budget allocation will be carefully checked) In general, I feel very happy that the Philippines is slowly improving on technology and technique.
Sean Camille Agustin, SOCCOMP S14
The seminar about the projects e-Legislation and checkmyschool which both promote the application of ICT in governance/government activities and education respectively is very interesting and informative. Such projects are information-and citizen-centric and allows monitoring of vital data needed for good governance and service rendering by the public organizations/government offices. Such applications allow the students, teachers, parents, and the public in general to have access to vital information (such as actual budget allocations for schools, number of available school facilities, etc. for checkmyschool) and in the process, empowers the citizens to participate in social development. Through the remote monitoring and timely delivery of this information, the citizens will be able to immediately make specific plans of actions as a response to the emerging issues based on the available information. In addition, projects of this nature serve as tools in promoting transparency and encourage the people to be engaged in social activities that are geared towards social improvements. Through such projects, I believe that citizens become more mindful of the emerging social concerns and priorities. Moreover, the showcasing of the applications such as Plutopia (on Facebook), checkmyschooland e-legislation provides proofs that ICT is really and EFFECTIVE and SUITABLE tool for promoting social awareness and accountability.
On another note, I personally believe that before such tools become fully utilized, training for communities must be taken into consideration as the citizens/communities will be major stakeholders and movers of the said projects. Also, government funding and resource allocation must also be kept in mind as these will act as the "pillars" for support and sustenance of such projects.
Also, I would just like to comment on the issue about the automated elections. I personally think that the automated election was a success but I think the 7.2 billion pesos (price of LEASED pcos machines) would’ve gone farther if the AES was carefully planned out. The government should’ve invested that money for purchasing machines that can be used for long term periods. Since the May 2010 election is the first automated election in the Philippines, I believe that we must learn from the mistakes in the process and take note of the ups and downs of the previous election so as to make the future automated elections better and much easier to handle (and i hope that in the next automated elections, the expenses will be maintained to the minimum and budget allocation will be carefully checked) In general, I feel very happy that the Philippines is slowly improving on technology and technique.
Sean Camille Agustin, SOCCOMP S14
The seminar about the projects e-Legislation and checkmyschool which both promote the application of ICT in governance/government activities and education respectively is very interesting and informative. Such projects are information-and citizen-centric and allows monitoring of vital data needed for good governance and service rendering by the public organizations/government offices. Such applications allow the students, teachers, parents, and the public in general to have access to vital information (such as actual budget allocations for schools, number of available school facilities, etc. for checkmyschool) and in the process, empowers the citizens to participate in social development. Through the remote monitoring and timely delivery of this information, the citizens will be able to immediately make specific plans of actions as a response to the emerging issues based on the available information. In addition, projects of this nature serve as tools in promoting transparency and encourage the people to be engaged in social activities that are geared towards social improvements. Through such projects, I believe that citizens become more mindful of the emerging social concerns and priorities. Moreover, the showcasing of the applications such as Plutopia (on Facebook), checkmyschooland e-legislation provides proofs that ICT is really and EFFECTIVE and SUITABLE tool for promoting social awareness and accountability. On another note, I personally believe that before such tools become fully utilized, training for communities must be taken into consideration as the citizens/communities will be major stakeholders and movers of the said projects. Also, government funding and resource allocation must also be kept in mind as these will act as the "pillars" for support and sustenance of such projects.
Also, I would just like to comment on the issue about the automated elections. I personally think that the automated election was a success but I think the 7.2 billion pesos (price of LEASED pcos machines) would’ve gone farther if the AES was carefully planned out. The government should’ve invested that money for purchasing machines that can be used for long term periods. Since the May 2010 election is the first automated election in the Philippines, I believe that we must learn from the mistakes in the process and take note of the ups and downs of the previous election so as to make the future automated elections better and much easier to handle (and i hope that in the next automated elections, the expenses will be maintained to the minimum and budget allocation will be carefully checked) In general, I feel very happy that the Philippines is slowly improving on technology and technique.
Sean Camille Agustin, SOCCOMP S14
The seminar about the projects e-Legislation and checkmyschool which both promote the application of ICT in governance/government activities and education respectively is very interesting and informative. Such projects are information-and citizen-centric and allows monitoring of vital data needed for good governance and service rendering by the public organizations/government offices. Such applications allow the students, teachers, parents, and the public in general to have access to vital information (such as actual budget allocations for schools, number of available school facilities, etc. for checkmyschool) and in the process, empowers the citizens to participate in social development. Through the remote monitoring and timely delivery of this information, the citizens will be able to immediately make specific plans of actions as a response to the emerging issues based on the available information. In addition, projects of this nature serve as tools in promoting transparency and encourage the people to be engaged in social activities that are geared towards social improvements. Through such projects, I believe that citizens become more mindful of the emerging social concerns and priorities. Moreover, the showcasing of the applications such as Plutopia (on Facebook), checkmyschooland e-legislation provides proofs that ICT is really and EFFECTIVE and SUITABLE tool for promoting social awareness and accountability. On another note, I personally believe that before such tools become fully utilized, training for communities must be taken into consideration as the citizens/communities will be major stakeholders and movers of the said projects. Also, government funding and resource allocation must also be kept in mind as these will act as the "pillars" for support and sustenance of such projects.
Also, I would just like to comment on the issue about the automated elections. I personally think that the automated election was a success but I think the 7.2 billion pesos (price of LEASED pcos machines) would’ve gone farther if the AES was carefully planned out. The government should’ve invested that money for purchasing machines that can be used for long term periods. Since the May 2010 election is the first automated election in the Philippines, I believe that we must learn from the mistakes in the process and take note of the ups and downs of the previous election so as to make the future automated elections better and much easier to handle (and i hope that in the next automated elections, the expenses will be maintained to the minimum and budget allocation will be carefully checked) In general, I feel very happy that the Philippines is slowly improving on technology and technique.
Sean Camille Agustin, SOCCOMP S14
The seminar about the projects e-Legislation and checkmyschool which both promote the application of ICT in governance/government activities and education respectively is very interesting and informative. Such projects are information-and citizen-centric and allows monitoring of vital data needed for good governance and service rendering by the public organizations/government offices. Such applications allow the students, teachers, parents, and the public in general to have access to vital information (such as actual budget allocations for schools, number of available school facilities, etc. for checkmyschool) and in the process, empowers the citizens to participate in social development. Through the remote monitoring and timely delivery of this information, the citizens will be able to immediately make specific plans of actions as a response to the emerging issues based on the available information. In addition, projects of this nature serve as tools in promoting transparency and encourage the people to be engaged in social activities that are geared towards social improvements. Through such projects, I believe that citizens become more mindful of the emerging social concerns and priorities. Moreover, the showcasing of the applications such as Plutopia (on Facebook), checkmyschooland e-legislation provides proofs that ICT is really and EFFECTIVE and SUITABLE tool for promoting social awareness and accountability. On another note, I personally believe that before such tools become fully utilized, training for communities must be taken into consideration as the citizens/communities will be major stakeholders and movers of the said projects. Also, government funding and resource allocation must also be kept in mind as these will act as the "pillars" for support and sustenance of such projects.
Also, I would just like to comment on the issue about the automated elections. I personally think that the automated election was a success but I think the 7.2 billion pesos (price of LEASED pcos machines) would’ve gone farther if the AES was carefully planned out. The government should’ve invested that money for purchasing machines that can be used for long term periods. Since the May 2010 election is the first automated election in the Philippines, I believe that we must learn from the mistakes in the process and take note of the ups and downs of the previous election so as to make the future automated elections better and much easier to handle (and i hope that in the next automated elections, the expenses will be maintained to the minimum and budget allocation will be carefully checked) In general, I feel very happy that the Philippines is slowly improving on technology and technique.
Sean Camille Agustin, SOCCOMP S14
The seminar about the projects e-Legislation and checkmyschool which both promote the application of ICT social activities is very interesting and informative. Such projects are information-and citizen-centric and allows monitoring of vital data needed for good governance and service rendering by the public organizations/government offices. Such applications allow the public in general to have access to vital information (such as actual budget allocations for schools, number of available school facilities, etc. for checkmyschool) and in the process, empowers the citizens to participate in social development. Through the remote monitoring and timely delivery of this information, the citizens will be able to immediately make specific plans of actions as a response to the emerging issues. In addition, projects of this nature serve as tools in promoting transparency and encourage the people to be engaged in social activities that are geared towards social improvements. Through such projects, I believe that citizens become more mindful of the emerging social concerns and priorities. Moreover, the showcasing of the applications such as Plutopia (on Facebook), checkmyschooland e-legislation provides proofs that ICT is really and EFFECTIVE and SUITABLE tool for promoting social awareness and accountability. On another note, I personally believe that before such tools become fully utilized, training for communities must be taken into consideration as the citizens/communities will be major stakeholders and movers of the said projects and government funding and resource allocation must also be kept in mind as these will act as the "pillars" for support and sustenance of such projects.
Also, I would just like to comment on the issue about the automated elections. I personally think that the automated election was a success but I think the 7.2 billion pesos (price of LEASED pcos machines) would’ve gone farther if the AES was carefully planned out. The government should’ve invested that money for purchasing machines that can be used for long term periods. Since the May 2010 election is the first automated election in the Philippines, I believe that we must learn from the mistakes in the process and take note of the ups and downs of the previous election so as to make the future automated elections better and much easier to handle (and i hope that in the next automated elections, the expenses will be maintained to the minimum and budget allocation will be carefully checked) In general, I feel very happy that the Philippines is slowly improving on technology and technique.
Sean Camille Agustin, SOCCOMP S14
The seminar about the projects e-Legislation and checkmyschool which both promote the application of ICT social activities is very interesting and informative. Such projects are information-and citizen-centric and allows monitoring of vital data needed for good governance and service rendering by the public organizations/government offices. Such applications allow the public in general to have access to vital information (such as actual budget allocations for schools, number of available school facilities, etc. for checkmyschool) and in the process, empowers the citizens to participate in social development. Through the remote monitoring and timely delivery of this information, the citizens will be able to immediately make specific plans of actions as a response to the emerging issues. In addition, projects of this nature serve as tools in promoting transparency and encourage the people to be engaged in social activities that are geared towards social improvements. Through such projects, I believe that citizens become more mindful of the emerging social concerns and priorities. Moreover, the showcasing of the applications such as Plutopia (on Facebook), checkmyschooland e-legislation provides proofs that ICT is really and EFFECTIVE and SUITABLE tool for promoting social awareness and accountability. On another note, I personally believe that before such tools become fully utilized, training for communities must be taken into consideration as the citizens/communities will be major stakeholders and movers of the said projects and government funding and resource allocation must also be kept in mind as these will act as the "pillars" for support and sustenance of such projects.
Also, I would just like to comment on the issue about the automated elections. I personally think that the automated election was a success but I think the 7.2 billion pesos (price of LEASED pcos machines) would’ve gone farther if the AES was carefully planned out. The government should’ve invested that money for purchasing machines that can be used for long term periods. Since the May 2010 election is the first automated election in the Philippines, I believe that we must learn from the mistakes in the process and take note of the ups and downs of the previous election so as to make the future automated elections better and much easier to handle (and i hope that in the next automated elections, the expenses will be maintained to the minimum and budget allocation will be carefully checked) In general, I feel very happy that the Philippines is slowly improving on technology and technique.
Sean Camille Agustin, SOCCOMP S14
The seminar about the projects e-Legislation and checkmyschool which both promote the application of ICT social activities is very interesting and informative. Such projects are information-and citizen-centric and allows monitoring of vital data needed for good governance and service rendering by the public organizations/government offices. Such applications allow the public in general to have access to vital information (such as actual budget allocations for schools, number of available school facilities, etc. for checkmyschool) and in the process, empowers the citizens to participate in social development. Through the remote monitoring and timely delivery of this information, the citizens will be able to immediately make specific plans of actions as a response to the emerging issues. In addition, projects of this nature serve as tools in promoting transparency and encourage the people to be engaged in social activities that are geared towards social improvements. Through such projects, I believe that citizens become more mindful of the emerging social concerns and priorities. Moreover, the showcasing of the applications such as Plutopia (on Facebook), checkmyschooland e-legislation provides proofs that ICT is really and EFFECTIVE and SUITABLE tool for promoting social awareness and accountability. On another note, I personally believe that before such tools become fully utilized, training for communities must be taken into consideration as the citizens/communities will be major stakeholders and movers of the said projects and government funding and resource allocation must also be kept in mind as these will act as the "pillars" for support and sustenance of such projects.
Sean Camille Agustin, SOCCOMP S14
Sorry for the multiple posts Ms. Pineda, I think Blogger had a glitch/bug. I only submitted my comment ONCE. - Sean Agustin
As partial requirement for our Social Computing Class, we were asked to attend a series of talk entitled: “A Forum on Youth ICT for Social Accountability and Change” that was held last August 4-5, 2010 at Yuchengco Hall from 1-4PM. The one I have attended was about the College of Computer Studies’ Involvement during the Automated Elections 2010. In this segment, Ms. Mavic Pineda discussed to us the contributions of our very own college during the last national elections. I learned that the role of our college was first, help disseminate information and educate the people, most especially the students about the new system that was used for the elections. I was also able to discover what were the actions taken by the volunteers. The volunteers were simply tasked to be updated with the current news regarding the elections and encode the necessary data into the database with the help of GoogleDocs. It may seem simple but I can say that the College of Computer has played a big role regarding the National Elections. With this, I was able to see that CCS is not only bound to the walls of the Gokongwei Lobby or even De La Salle University but it went beyond the walls of the school and took action to help our country.
-Desiree Ong
SOCCOMP S14
Many of us often hear different stories and news regarding the status of our country and government. Many of us have their own shares of story about them - including conditions, updates, and many issues. We are all having concerns in each different aspect that involves society itself; hence, we have our own social accountability.
Social accountability refers to all concerns that envelop the society nowadays. This includes the weather, the education, the business, and of course, the government itself. Social accountability is very necessary because it enables both sides involved when it comes to solving issues and answering questions that most of us would really wanted to know about.
Sometimes, social accountability would reflect upon the culture relevance of the society in a specific place. Like here in the Philippines, we have democracy, thus, it enables us to speak and move freely, as long as it is right and justified to the eyes of others.
Also, social accountability helps the society to be pro-active on their surroundings, be critically open-minded to the factors involved, and of course, to lessen and eliminate the capacity to do corruption and poverty.
Social Accountability enables good and stable results by means of being aware, vigilant, and active among the actions of both the citizens and government - in order to succeed in your future endeavors - as well as to lessen corruption.
Zaira Jingco
SOCCOMP-S14
I was able to attend two talks last August 5, which talked about the role of CCS in the previous National Automated Elections. The plan undertaken by the College of Computer Studies, including both students and faculty members, was discussed during the talk.
I was personally a part of volunteer students who were deployed to PPCRV during the counting of the election returns. During that time, I thought that DLSU as a whole, helped in keeping track of election updates. It was only during the talk that I became aware that our college was really active before, during, and after the elections.
The faculty did a really hard work in capturing news and information during the election period. This made me realize how the role of information technology is in handling important events, as well as aiding other people throughout these events.
- Angelli M Pangan
SOCCOMP S14
Last August 5, I attended a lecture on emerging technologies. One of the lectures that I was able to attend to was on the previous automated elections. I was amazed on how the college managed to gather all those news information. It was presented in a very detailed manner, as though the volunteers really devoted their time in watching the news and reading the newspapers to gather these information.
Although I was not part of the volunteer students who contributed in the plan of the college, I felt proud that my college made a difference by standing by our votes towards electing a new leader for our country.
- Mark Lorenz Nolasco
SOCCOMP S14
Last August 5, I attended a lecture on emerging technologies. One of the lectures that I was able to attend to was on the previous automated elections. I was amazed on how the college managed to gather all those news information. It was presented in a very detailed manner, as though the volunteers really devoted their time in watching the news and reading the newspapers to gather these information.
Although I was not part of the volunteer students who contributed in the plan of the college, I felt proud that my college made a difference by standing by our votes towards electing a new leader for our country.
- Mark Lorenz Nolasco
SOCCOMP S14
From the seminar, I attended the Thursday 2-3 o'clock seminar. For the first seminar concerning the blue ribbon committee, think it was very helpful to create a 2 forum, one for the anonymous or everyone can access forum and the other are for NGO's and other organizations.
This way, anyone can access valuable opinions of NGO’s and other important insights regarding the blue ribbon committee and other issues of the government. And also, the other function the group has created in order to utilize the information being given out by forums was very interesting in the sense that it was unique and innovative.
For the efforts of our lasallian community during the last election, I found it interesting how CCS did a lot of research and plans concerning the election last May 2010. And I think their efforts truly helped changed with the past elections.
Overall, I think all of us should help our society in any way possible. The team for the talks all are centered with helping our society with the use of technology, and I think it was a success since the 2 talks I attended really reflected how it could help and lessen the problems in our society.
Darren Dulig
s14
Last August 5, I attended a lecture about emerging technologies. One lecture that caught my attention was about the automated election held last May 10. Eventhough the said event was full of controversies, I believe that the first automated election was a success. Though I cannot disregard the fact that the government spent a lot of money for the said election. I think that the money spent for the PCOS machines are not spent wisely. But as a whole, I think it's okay since it is our first time to automate the voting process. I was amazed when the speaker showwed us the graph or the break-down of news gathered from different sources such as radio, television, internet etc.
I was amazed on how DLSU organized the deployment of volunteers during the election period. I was one of those who volunteered and was deployed to PPCRV. I had fun with those days especially seeing how the Lasallian community helped in keeping track of the election updates. The self-fulfillment was priceless.
I am glad that we were able to experience this kind of opportunity which can help us to be aware and be more concerned with what is happening in our society.
Jane Bataan
s13
Last August 5, I attended a lecture about emerging technologies. One lecture that caught my attention was about the automated election held last May 10. Eventhough the said event was full of controversies, I believe that the first automated election was a success. Though I cannot disregard the fact that the government spent a lot of money for the said election. I think that the money spent for the PCOS machines are not spent wisely. But as a whole, I think it's okay since it is our first time to automate the voting process. I was amazed when the speaker showwed us the graph or the break-down of news gathered from different sources such as radio, television, internet etc.
I was amazed on how DLSU organized the deployment of volunteers during the election period. I was one of those who volunteered and was deployed to PPCRV. I had fun with those days especially seeing how the Lasallian community helped in keeping track of the election updates. The self-fulfillment was priceless.
I am glad that we were able to experience this kind of opportunity which can help us to be aware and be more concerned with what is happening in our society.
- Jane Bataan
SOCCOMP S13
In the talk that I attended last August 5, the first one was about a system for the blue ribbon committee. Some of the features that was included was the forums where the forums where everyone can post their concerns about issues in the government and the blue ribbon committee.
The other talk that I attended was about the last election. The lasallian community gathered every amount of information and concerns before, during and after the elections. There were a lot of students who volunteered in trying to help get news about what is happening during the elections. I did not volunteer to help during the elections but even so I was so amazed what the university did by covering issues and news before, during and after the elections. But for me I also made a difference in the last election by participating and voting.
In the talk that I attended last August 5, the first one was about a system for the blue ribbon committee. Some of the features that was included was the forums where the forums where everyone can post their concerns about issues in the government and the blue ribbon committee.
The other talk that I attended was about the last election. The lasallian community gathered every amount of information and concerns before, during and after the elections. There were a lot of students who volunteered in trying to help get news about what is happening during the elections. I did not volunteer to help during the elections but even so I was so amazed what the university did by covering issues and news before, during and after the elections. But for me I also made a difference in the last election by participating and voting.
Aljohn Milanes S14
I was able to attend two seminars regarding the Blue Ribbon Committee and the Elections 2010 last August 15, 2010. This was the first time I attended a seminar where the professors were assigned to demo or to present their work. From the first talk, I’ve learned that forums can be integrated with the system. It was interesting to know that we can create two reliable forums using the system. The first one can only be accessed by the members of the NGO’s, while the other one is available to the public where anyone has the opportunity to share his thoughts. In this way, sharing and acquiring information from different people can be as easy as posting ideas in various forums.
The second talk which I think a very interesting topic was about the Elections 2010. From this talk, I’ve learned that with the help of the technologies available, the election volunteers were able to monitor and capture every news or updates regarding the 2010 elections. I was one of the student volunteers who were deployed to PPCRV during the counting of the election returns. It was a memorable experience for me since being one of the election volunteers is another way of serving my country. I’ve also learned from this talk that DLSU, specially the College of Computer Studies, was very much involved with the monitoring of the elections. This wasn’t an easy task, but with the help of the technology and volunteers, news were easily captured and distributed to the public.
-Jamille Ann Abiera
S13
Last Wednesday, I was able to attend a series of talk regarding “A Forum on Youth ICT for Social Accountability and Change” which was basically about social accountability. The topic was introduced to us by the ANSA-EAP (Affiliated Network for social accountability in east asia and the pacific) people which is envisions to help improve governance by mainstreaming the social accountability approach.
I’ve learned in this talk all the basics about social accountability, what it is and why it is important in our society. There are a lot of issues that we experience to day in our society, like corruption in the government, how they govern our country, projects being implemented etc. Social accountability is about the people trying to be involved in the government works by finding ways to help them work better. In this sense is not just about the government. It is not just about the people who are required to give service to the country. It is about people who are aware of their responsibilities as a citizen of a country, being pro-active. It people participating and helping each other to achieve a better society.
- Joyseline seno
- SOCCOMP s14
I was only able to attend the very beginning of the series of seminars so sadly, I didn’t get a chance to see or learn about the different projects CCS students had developed concerning social accountability. I did see a glimpse of the facebook game Plutopia though. Apparently, Plutopia was developed so that ANSA-EAP will be able to reach out more to the younger generation as well. I believe the reason why the concept is harder to explain to the younger generation is because to practice social accountability, people need to feel responsible on the consequences of their actions or what is called maturity which children do not yet possess or are still in the early stages of. But as we grow older, I think people will be able to realize the critical importance of social accountability especially now with Noynoy as president. It is interesting to note that people are becoming concerned about the welfare of the country at an earlier age than before. People are actively participating in solving the major national issues that our country currently faces. As one of the head of the organization ANSA-EAP had said, social accountability is still a very fresh concept so it’s hard to introduce and explain to people. But for me, social accountability is indeed a new term but there are businesses that have and are currently practicing corporate social responsibility and the concept is basically the same. However, social accountability is on a much greater scope. It is responsible citizenry. ANSA-EAP is doing a noble job in spreading this ideology to people and enacting it themselves to serve as examples. It tells us that even ordinary citizens can make a change and the end results become more evident when we do it hand in hand.
Mylene Cheung S14
Actually I was unaware that ICT could play such a role in the government, but it was an interesting idea to incorporate ICT to make information available for everyone and allow them to participate themselves. It’s interesting to see that small innovations are making its way to the government, like the reduction of paper work instead of keeping them in paper they innovated the process and used softcopies of official documents and reports. But I really found the idea of looking at the different states of schools around the Philippines online; checkmyschool.org as an amazing innovation, it allows people access to important information about certain schools like how many class rooms they have, the number of shifts, and a like. This kind of information gives us an understanding on the rate of education our government is giving. It’s this kind of information that opens the eyes of people like us to the reality that we should do something in order help. I believe this is call for ICT and future ICT professionals such us ourselves to be a part of innovations just like this to help our government and other as well.
Liam Parungao S14
The seminar last August 5, which talked about emerging technologies that tackled about the last election. During the last election, I really wanted to be part of the volunteer students who will do the counting for the election but I wasn't able to do so.
Anyways, I witnessed how our school, DLSU people helped in the elections that was also mentioned in the talk. This shows that technology is really helpful in many ways including or most especially during the last election.
It was nice to know and I feel proud that I'm part of DLSU because we are one of the people considered contributed or helped a lot even if I wasn't able to volunteer. :P
The talks was really interesting and eye awakening because it does promotes how to control social problems.
-Joanne Lee
S14
Matthew Daniel T. Sendon, SOCCOMP S14
The Affiliated Network for Social Accountability in East Asia and the Pacific (ANSA-EAP) supported a series of seminar/ICT project exhibit that featured interesting works such as the Plutopia Online Game, checkmyschool.com, and E-Legislation. These all target to promote to the youth the concept of 'social accountability'.
One thing I found very interesting is Plutopia. I have been seeing some posts on my Facebook wall where some of my friends are actually using/playing the online game. It caught my eye. It was a really good idea to integrate concepts on 'social accountability' with fun by utilizing a popular medium such as Facebook.
One reason why Facebook became popular is because of the apps (applications, most especially gaming), as far as I can remember. Now, it joys me to think that this game was actually developed by students, and was created FOR the youth.
I'm looking forward to playing to game and seeing it bloom. Not only that, I hope that it makes/creates an impact that it aims to do.
Matthew Daniel T. Sendon, SOCCOMP S14
The Affiliated Network for Social Accountability in East Asia and the Pacific (ANSA-EAP) supported a series of seminar/ICT project exhibit that featured interesting works such as the Plutopia Online Game, checkmyschool.com, and E-Legislation. These all target to promote to the youth the concept of 'social accountability'.
One thing I found very interesting is Plutopia. I have been seeing some posts on my Facebook wall where some of my friends are actually using/playing the online game. It caught my eye. It was a really good idea to integrate concepts on 'social accountability' with fun by utilizing a popular medium such as Facebook.
One reason why Facebook became popular is because of the apps (applications, most especially gaming), as far as I can remember. Now, it joys me to think that this game was actually developed by students, and was created FOR the youth.
I'm looking forward to playing to game and seeing it bloom. Not only that, I hope that it makes/creates an impact that it aims to do.
http://ansa-eap.net/?q=blog/online-game-and-forum-good-governance-ict-and-youth
The seminar I attended last August 5, was about emerging technologies that tackled about the last election. During the last election, I really wanted to be part of the volunteer students who will do the counting for the election but I wasn't able to do so.
Anyway, I witnessed how our school, DLSU people helped in the elections that was also mentioned in the talk. This shows that technology is really helpful in many ways including or most especially during the last election.
It was nice to know and I feel very proud that I'm part of this school DLSU because we are one of the people considered contributed or helped a lot in the last election even though I wasn't able to be part of the volunteers. :P
The seminar or talks was really interesting and eye awakening because it does help promote on how to control social problems.
-Joanne Lee
S14
Last August 5, the first part of the talk was about the blue ribbon committee and its system. Different collaboration features are included in the systems like forums and such. The system is quite good when it comes to sharing of ideas.
The second one is about the May 10, 2010 National Elections. Miss Pineda told us how La Sallian students gave help for the election
to be successful. And it turned out to be good. So far, there are no problems regarding the national elections except some government officials who are claiming that they lost in the elections because of some bribery and stuff.
- Ryan Melgar
SOCCOMP S14
Social accountability refers to actions initiated by citizen groups to hold public officials, politicians, and service providers to account for their conduct and performance in terms of delivering services, improving people's welfare and protecting people's rights. our government is not using social accountability due to corruption. they wont be able to cheat or bribe anymore.
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CHARLES LIM
s13
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