Abstract
The growing body of literature associated with information and communication technology within the rural community had examined numerous factors and interrelationships in order to gain a better understanding on the usage of computers among rural people. Rural administrators play a vital role to ensure information and communication technology is utilized regularly by the rural society. Thus it is significant to draw to attention to the factors affecting rural administrators’ information and communication technology usage and its implications to rural administrators profesional development strategies. This article would be of great help for future researchers who are searching for the path to further explain the determinants of information and communication technology acceptance and its utilization based on various models depicted in the literature.Keywords: Information and communication technology, Village Development and Security Committee, Village Vision Movement
Highlights
1.1 Information and Communication TechnologyICT that stands for Information and Communication Technology is an important tool to help people communicate effectively, overcomes the limitations of time and space, empowers people by providing information and knowledge, provides income generating and learning opportunities, increases transparency and efficiency and enables people to express their concerns and to actively participate in decision making processes (Asian Development Bank, 2004)
Rural development evolution and transformation has started in Malaysia since 1957 with pre-policy of New Economy to the level of equity development
Besides the formation of Village Development and Committee Security (VDSC), the other major strategy to enhance rural development is the creation of the Village Vision Movement (VVM) in Malaysia
Summary
ICT that stands for Information and Communication Technology is an important tool to help people communicate effectively, overcomes the limitations of time and space, empowers people by providing information and knowledge, provides income generating and learning opportunities, increases transparency and efficiency and enables people to express their concerns and to actively participate in decision making processes (Asian Development Bank, 2004). It includes electronic information-processing technologies such as computers and the internet, as well as fixed-line telecommunications, mobile phones and other wireless communications, networks, broadband, and various specialized application devices ranging from barcode scanners and Braille readers to Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Numerous efforts have been initiated by the government
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