Analysis of ICT Integration Initiatives in Basic Education and Lessons Learned: The Case of the Philippines

This paper presents an analysis of thirty-two (32) ICT integration initiatives of different extent and reach coming from the private sector, academe, and the government over the past ten years. This study uses the ICT for Education (ICT4E) vision of the Philippine Department of Education as the framework in analyzing these initiatives. This study seeks to: 1) identify particular components of ICT integration these initiatives were oriented, 2) characterize the main actors that drove these initiatives into action, 3) assess the sustainability of the said initiatives, and 4) categorize best practices and lessons learned. The study shows that the main bulk of the initiatives went to infrastructure (38%) and of which 65% went to secondary schools. The private sector implemented 70% of the infrastructure initiatives while the academe implemented only 4% of ICT4E vision. Of the still active initiatives, 67% of them are found in the secondary schools. The least sustainable initiatives were observed for the infrastructure component (60%). Finally, this study connects how these initiatives have paved the way in further refining the implementation of the ICT4E vision by presenting the lessons learned and the best practices which will serve as a guide for the funding institutions, the government, and the benefiting schools.