Impact of pubic access to computers and Internet on the connectedness of rural Malaysians
This chapter reports the findings of research conducted in 2010 on the connectedness of rural Malaysians who accessed computers and the Internet through the rural Internet centers (RICs) established by the Malaysian government in 2000 and 2003. We examine the impact of the RICs on users’ sense of s...
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iium-509942016-10-24T06:44:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/50994/ Impact of pubic access to computers and Internet on the connectedness of rural Malaysians Alias, Nor Aziah Mohd Noor, Marhaini Proenza, Francisco J. Jamaludin, Haziah Ismail, Izaham Shah Hashim, Sulaiman TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television This chapter reports the findings of research conducted in 2010 on the connectedness of rural Malaysians who accessed computers and the Internet through the rural Internet centers (RICs) established by the Malaysian government in 2000 and 2003. We examine the impact of the RICs on users’ sense of social connectedness, defined as the feeling of belongingness and being linked and related to a network, community, or group that one trusts and interacts with. Our study’s findings give credence to the RIC initiative. Users use RIC facilities and services to connect with family, friends, and acquaintances, with new people external to their social circle, and (albeit to a much lesser degree) with government. Users perceive a heightened sense of connectedness and feel that this connectedness has had a positive impact in their lives. There appears to be room to expand the impact of RIC telecenters so that they foster greater collaboration and help nurture the development of positive social capital. Some of the possibilities for expanding impact are identified. MIT Press 2015 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/50994/7/50994.pdf Alias, Nor Aziah and Mohd Noor, Marhaini and Proenza, Francisco J. and Jamaludin, Haziah and Ismail, Izaham Shah and Hashim, Sulaiman (2015) Impact of pubic access to computers and Internet on the connectedness of rural Malaysians. In: Public Access to ICT Across Cultures : Diversifying Participation in the Network Society. MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, pp. 233-264. ISBN 978-0-262-52737-8 https://mitpress.mit.edu/public-access-ICT |
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This chapter reports the findings of research conducted in 2010 on the connectedness of rural Malaysians who accessed computers and the Internet through the rural Internet centers (RICs) established by the Malaysian government in 2000 and 2003. We examine the impact of the RICs on users’ sense of social connectedness, defined as the feeling of belongingness and being linked and related to a network, community, or group that one trusts and interacts with. Our study’s findings give credence to the RIC initiative. Users use RIC facilities and services to connect with family, friends, and acquaintances, with new people external to their social circle, and (albeit to a much lesser degree) with government. Users perceive a heightened sense of connectedness and feel that this connectedness has had a positive impact in their lives. There appears to be room to expand the impact of RIC telecenters so that they foster greater collaboration and help nurture the development of positive social capital. Some of the possibilities for expanding impact are identified. |
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Alias, Nor Aziah Mohd Noor, Marhaini Proenza, Francisco J. Jamaludin, Haziah Ismail, Izaham Shah Hashim, Sulaiman |
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Impact of pubic access to computers and Internet on the connectedness of rural Malaysians |
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