The digital social impact in ICT literacy programme for rural community

  • Authors:
  • Jalaluddin Abdul Malek;Norizan Abdul Razak

  • Affiliations:
  • E-Community Research Centre, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanity, National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia;E-Community Research Centre, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanity, National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

  • Venue:
  • WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

This paper will be discussing ICT literacy at rural community in bridging digital divide for rural digital divide community by Perak State Government in Malaysia. This study is looking at the impact of ICT literacy program for rural community after infomediaries conducted a training for the community. The understanding of the research is looking at the social digital impact such as social digital impact formation, social digital impact imbrications and social digital impact articulation. Methodology of the research is conducted by distributing questionnaire to 583 respondents in the familiar village choose by Perak State Government. The finding of the research shows that social digital impact formation majority used for chatting and online services. Social digital impact implications revealed that majority used ICT to access internet and do homework. They also used ICT for playing computer games. Meanwhile, social digital impact articulations revelaed majority used ICT for general knowledge and academic purpose, also used ICT for online banking and utility bill.