Bridging the digital divide : effort towards establishing the real impact of information technology to the rural community / Roshidi Hassan and Megat Zuhairy Megat Tajuddin

The Bridging Digital Divide (BDD) Program initiated by the Malaysian government in 1999 has successfully introduced the Information Technology (IT) to the rural communities particularly in Malaysia. The computers and internet connections are available almost at every part ofMalaysia including those...

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Main Authors:	Hassan, Roshidi, Megat Tajuddin, Megat Zuhairy
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Research Management Institute (RMI) 2010
Subjects:	Information technology. Information society. Digital divide Rural groups. Rural sociology
Online Access:	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13082/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13082/1/AJ_ROSHIDI%20HASSAN%20SMRJ%2010%201.pdf

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spelling	uitm-130822016-06-30T00:46:27Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13082/ Bridging the digital divide : effort towards establishing the real impact of information technology to the rural community / Roshidi Hassan and Megat Zuhairy Megat Tajuddin Hassan, Roshidi Megat Tajuddin, Megat Zuhairy Information technology. Information society. Digital divide Rural groups. Rural sociology The Bridging Digital Divide (BDD) Program initiated by the Malaysian government in 1999 has successfully introduced the Information Technology (IT) to the rural communities particularly in Malaysia. The computers and internet connections are available almost at every part ofMalaysia including those in the remote areas. However; to have a real impact of technology on people slives, the effort has to go beyond the infrastructures and technology literacy programs and awareness. Having information available suit to the needs of the local community will bring greater impact ofthe technology to them. Nevertheless, the new approaches need to be introduced to make the effort less costly. Some of the Digital Divide programs require proper coordination with other projects. Coordination with the responsible agencies in providing power utilities and road infrastructures is essential to make such expensive digital divide program more cost effective·and give greater impact to the community. Thus, this paper will provide numerous suggestions on the improvement in providing greater benefits; both the users and the project implementers. Besides, this paper will also discuss on the need of local content in local language with self-sustained nature. lt further highlights the importanceof having basic infrastructure such as electricity and road accessibility that may have influence over the success of BDD program. Research Management Institute (RMI) 2010 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13082/1/AJ_ROSHIDI%20HASSAN%20SMRJ%2010%201.pdf Hassan, Roshidi and Megat Tajuddin, Megat Zuhairy (2010) Bridging the digital divide : effort towards establishing the real impact of information technology to the rural community / Roshidi Hassan and Megat Zuhairy Megat Tajuddin. Social and Management Research Journal, 7 (1). pp. 23-33. ISSN 1675-7017
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topic	Information technology. Information society. Digital divide Rural groups. Rural sociology
spellingShingle	Information technology. Information society. Digital divide Rural groups. Rural sociology Hassan, Roshidi Megat Tajuddin, Megat Zuhairy Bridging the digital divide : effort towards establishing the real impact of information technology to the rural community / Roshidi Hassan and Megat Zuhairy Megat Tajuddin
description	The Bridging Digital Divide (BDD) Program initiated by the Malaysian government in 1999 has successfully introduced the Information Technology (IT) to the rural communities particularly in Malaysia. The computers and internet connections are available almost at every part ofMalaysia including those in the remote areas. However; to have a real impact of technology on people slives, the effort has to go beyond the infrastructures and technology literacy programs and awareness. Having information available suit to the needs of the local community will bring greater impact ofthe technology to them. Nevertheless, the new approaches need to be introduced to make the effort less costly. Some of the Digital Divide programs require proper coordination with other projects. Coordination with the responsible agencies in providing power utilities and road infrastructures is essential to make such expensive digital divide program more cost effective·and give greater impact to the community. Thus, this paper will provide numerous suggestions on the improvement in providing greater benefits; both the users and the project implementers. Besides, this paper will also discuss on the need of local content in local language with self-sustained nature. lt further highlights the importanceof having basic infrastructure such as electricity and road accessibility that may have influence over the success of BDD program.
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title	Bridging the digital divide : effort towards establishing the real impact of information technology to the rural community / Roshidi Hassan and Megat Zuhairy Megat Tajuddin
title_short	Bridging the digital divide : effort towards establishing the real impact of information technology to the rural community / Roshidi Hassan and Megat Zuhairy Megat Tajuddin
title_full	Bridging the digital divide : effort towards establishing the real impact of information technology to the rural community / Roshidi Hassan and Megat Zuhairy Megat Tajuddin
title_fullStr	Bridging the digital divide : effort towards establishing the real impact of information technology to the rural community / Roshidi Hassan and Megat Zuhairy Megat Tajuddin
title_full_unstemmed	Bridging the digital divide : effort towards establishing the real impact of information technology to the rural community / Roshidi Hassan and Megat Zuhairy Megat Tajuddin
title_sort	bridging the digital divide : effort towards establishing the real impact of information technology to the rural community / roshidi hassan and megat zuhairy megat tajuddin
publisher	Research Management Institute (RMI)
publishDate	2010
url	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13082/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13082/1/AJ_ROSHIDI%20HASSAN%20SMRJ%2010%201.pdf
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