Lesson 10 - ICT as a platform for change

“Advocacy in democracy is about getting what you want out of the government.In a democracy, which is a collection of voices, it is everyone’s job to use their voice to remind the government about what people want.”   – Matthew Kaplan

• EDSA Dos and the use of text messaging to mobilize people

• Million people march against pork barrel via Facebook.

• Disaster relief operations and mobilization via Internet and Text brigades.

• Social Media – Boon or Bane?