Abstract
Information and communication technology (ICT) is a significant instrument for youth empowerment, since it allows instant interaction, thus enabling information needs and community development. This study aims to explore the cumulative knowledge on how youths use ICT as an essential part of their daily lives. A quantitative study was carried out and the data were analyzed by the structural equation modeling technique (SEM). The results confirmed that information needs and sharing have a positive influence on the sustainable livelihood of Malaysian youth. However, the findings also reveal that there was no significant relation between two of these predictors (i.e. information seeking and information source) and the sustainable livelihoods of Malaysian youth. Due to its unique perspective, this study contributes to the existing literature on youth information behavior in ICT environments.
Highlights
Information and communication technology (ICT) is an efficient tool to increase livelihood opportunities
The result displayed that almost all respondents who took part in the study indicated that they had access to the Internet. 65% (n= 260) of them said they had a wireless connection, while 16.8% (n= 67) used ADSL connection, 7% (n=28) used cable to access the Internet at home and 2.2% (n=9) used fiber optics to have Internet access
There is no doubt that ICT plays a very important role in all features of Malaysian youth endeavors and that their online information actions have positively impacted the economic, political, and social lives of their communities
Summary
Information and communication technology (ICT) is an efficient tool to increase livelihood opportunities. The youth of today have stated that having access to ICT is an important priority in their lives (Brown et al, 2016). This is not surprising; as digital natives in this technological age, youths are assumed to have interest in hi-tech gadgets and the latest technologies. It should be noted that ICT can enable youth to access information and knowledge on a range of topics that could directly affect them, such as healthcare, education, and employment. ICT is used as a solution to gather relevant information for youth marginalization to alleviate poverty, which leads to an investigation into what and how much information is needed
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