sms in advancing cso agenda

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J.A. Carizo

Research Associate

ATIS-IPD

SMS in Advancing

the Civil Society Agenda:The Philippine Experience


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Outline

A concept of participative governance

Civil Society: Its roles and agenda

ICT and the SMS

CS Work and SMS

Lessons in the Philippine Experience


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Participative Governance

Political Society

CivilSociety CorporateSociety

State(Government)


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Civil Society

Composed of the organized and un-organized sectors. The civil society

includes people's organizations, non-government organizations, church,academe, etc.


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Civil Society: Its roles

As a watchdog or critic

As a partner


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Civil Society: Agenda

Generally, to promote and preservedemocracy

Specifically, to advance social andhuman rights protection

Areas include health, environment, labor,

housing, etc.


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Cellular Phones 62.45%

Wired Phones 19.02

Internet Access 14.19%

Actual PCs 4.34%

Major ICT Units in the Philippines, 2004

ICT in the Philippines


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SMS in the Philippines

3 of 5 Filipinos has cellphones

An average of 1.2B text messages are circulated

in the Philippines daily Philippine government shifting from e-

government to m-government

Text GMA connecting with the Philippine President Text 117 an anti-crime initiative by the DILG and PNP

Premyo sa Resibo Raffle Promo


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CS Work and SMS

The ouster of Joseph Estrada in 2001: A caseof TEXT Power

Text Usok: A public-private cooperation foranti-pollution drive

A joint project of Bantay-Kalikasan and LTO

From 2002-2004, a total of 300,000 reportswere received.


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CS Work and SMS

The OFW SOS-SMS: In service of theFilipino heroes

Spearheaded by CMA in partnership withCSOs worldwide, and the Philippine

Government

Total number of senders initially profiled is 800 with

a number of OFWs rescued Documentation and research on-going for advocacy

purposes


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Source: OFW SMS-SOS System:

Help is Just a Text Away


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CS Work and SMS

The HR SOS: Making legal assistance atext away

A partnership between IPD, FLAG and other

organizations during the 2005 Repression

Uses a similar system as in OFW SOS-SMS

Was not fully maximized because Pres.

Arroyo lifted her repressive proclamation


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Lessons

The CSOs in the Philippines are now

maximizing the use of SMS in advancing

their agenda


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Lessons

Specifically, SMS is used for: Information dissemination (i.e., the mal-

administration of the government) Communication and coordination (People Power 2)

Wielding of partnership with Philippine Government

(Txt Usok; OFW SOS-SMS)

Reporting of rights violations, and,

Eventual referral of cases to concerned agencies


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Lessons

Research and documentation (OFW SOS-SMS)

Eventually as a tool to audit election reports

(Halalang Marangal)

Provision of legal assistance

Many are even looking at SMS as a tool to Report cases of election fraud (SECS Project)

Provide legal assistance in combating election

fraud


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Lessons

In advancing public-private partnership,mechanisms to ensure performance of both

parties should exist Partnerships should be based on realities (i.e., of

the reported cases in Text Usok, only 300

summoned with a handful charged)

Possibility of responsibility and authority sharing


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Thank you...


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