Abstract
<p class="1Body">The aim of this article is to investigate the current conditions of the adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in preserving cultural identity among the ethnic minorities in Peninsular Malaysia. ICT plays a crucial role in the present knowledge-based globalization era and the usage has become a basic necessity for all members of the society in managing their daily lives. It has pervaded every aspect of human life and has significantly changed the manner in which society communicate and interact with one another. This is particularly important as the ethnic minorities in Malaysia inevitably facing the great challenges of losing their cultural identity through the assimilation process into the larger mainstream society. ICT appear as an alternative which help in enhancing the efforts for cultural preservation. The penetration of ICT in ethnic minority everyday life has directly or indirectly provides a platform for them to express and share their ideas, thoughts, perceptions and knowledge about their existing culture. However, are the ethnic minorities have sufficient resources to adopt ICT to preserve their culture is still unexplored. The extent of the ethnic minorities' awareness of the advantages of ICT to preserve their cultural identity is still questionable.</p>
Highlights
There is growing recognition of the importance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in human development, as its performance is of interest of all countries
The aim of this article is to investigate the current conditions of the adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in preserving cultural identity among the ethnic minorities in Peninsular Malaysia
ICT is seen as a powerful technology in enhancing efficiency and effectiveness to improve the quality of life, improving and shaping the emerging generation (Gani & Clemes, 2006; Kenny, 2002).In light of this, Malaysia has spent a great amount of money and resources for ICT development in order to enhance the ICT knowledge among the citizens
Summary
There is growing recognition of the importance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in human development, as its performance is of interest of all countries. The determination to enhance ICT development can be seen clearly as the government is paying great attention to the efforts to increase the use of ICT among Malaysians in each Malaysia Plans. This can be seen through the establishment of the National Information Technology Agenda (NITA), accelerating the development of Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) and the readiness to enhance ICT awareness among the people through ICT education and campaigns (Malaysia, 2001), as a strategic driver of economic growth and improve the quality of life for residents
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