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The Philippines
ICT4D Resources on the Philippines
| Quick Facts |
|
|---|---|
| Total population |
92,681,453 (2008) |
| GDP per capita |
USD 3,400 (2007) |
| Key economic sectors by contribution to GDP |
Agriculture (13.7%), Industry (31.4%), Services (54.8%) (2007) |
|
Computers per 100 inhabitants |
7.46 |
| Fixed-line telephones per 100 inhabitants |
4.3 |
| Mobile phone subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
50.75 |
| Internet users per 100 inhabitants |
6.03 |
| Domain names registered under '.ph' |
n/a |
| Broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
1.1 |
| Broadband users per 100 inhabitants |
n/a |
| Internet domestic bandwidth |
n/a |
| Internet international bandwidth |
3,215 Mbps |
| Percentage of population covered by mobile signal |
99.00 |
Source: Commission on Information and Communications Technology
Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2007/2008
Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2005/2006
Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2003/2004
Global Information Society Watch 2007
Information Technology and E-Commerce Council
Philippine Communication Centrum
Philippine National Observatory on the Information Society
General Resources
Development Gateway's Country Resources
The Economist's Country Briefing
Resources on E-Co Hub
High Impact, Pro-Poor e-Governance Applications: Identifying 'Killer Applications' and Best Practice Models of e-Governance through Community e-Centers in the Philippines
The purpose of the study is to find a way to identify services that genuinely make a difference to people in their interactions with Governments. The expected outcome is increased impact and utilization of e-governance and e-government services in the Philippines and Asia-Pacific over the longer term. This study is a collaboration between the Commission of ICT in the Philippines, UNDP Philippines and UNDP-APDIP.
The Innovative Use of Mobile Applications in the Philippines: Lessons for Africa
Mobile phones are now the primary form of telecommunication in developing countries and they are used for communications, information and, more recently, access to a range of services from m-Banking to m-Education and m-Governance. The transformation of society by mobile telephony, and especially mobile applications, is perhaps most profound in the Philippines. This publication digs deeper into the Philippine experience and attempts to identify best practices and lessons learned.
Philippine Community eCenter Portal
This portal is rich with training resources for telecentre managers and operators, as well as for trainers of telecentre staff. The portal include training resources on: telecentre management; marketing/business plan preparation; technical requirements and maintenance; women's use of telecentres; monitoring and evaluation; and basic IT skills.
E-governance at the Local Government Level in the Philippines: An Assessment of City Government Websites
The study is focused on the extent local governments in the Philippines have implemented e-governance using websites as their medium. The study used the available resources and services that city governments provide to citizens and other groups in society through their websites. The focus of this research is the content of the websites, with cities as the representative local government units.
e-Government in the Philippines: Benchmarking Against Global Best Practices
This resource focuses on e-government applications in the Philippines with cross references to other countries like Singapore and India. It also touches on specific processes (initiatives) of how the Philippines is adapting e-Governance and other strategies to be considered for further adaptation.
Building Institutional Capacity in Asia - Alleviating the Digital Divide: Policy Recommendations for Malaysia, Thailand, The Philppines, Vietnam (Executive Summary)
This report examines the evolving Asian ICT environment using a comparative framework. It undertakes an audit of the ICT initiatives in Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam. Data collection involved in this report has been supplemented by interviews with senior policy leaders and executives from key government and research agencies.
Internship Programme 2009: Open for Application
