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One Malaysia (1Malaysia) concept and citizen integration through community/neighborhood networking / Rugayah Hj. Hashim … [et al.]

The objective of this research is to determine the challenges for setting up a community network in a suburban residential area of Selangor, Malaysia. The availability of a community network will allow residents to communicate with one another and inherently will bring them closer and integrate the...

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Main Authors: Hashim, Rugayah, Abd. Rahman, Norazah, Mazuki, Mohd. Anuar, Md. Jahi, Tajuddin
Format: Research Reports
Language:English
Published: Research Management Institute (RMI) 2011
Subjects:
Communication in management. Communication in organizations. Communication of information
Rural groups. Rural sociology
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/26366/1/LP_RUGAYAH%20HJ.%20HASHIM%20RMI%2011_5.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.263662023-07-13T08:27:01Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/26366/ One Malaysia (1Malaysia) concept and citizen integration through community/neighborhood networking / Rugayah Hj. Hashim … [et al.] Hashim, Rugayah Abd. Rahman, Norazah Mazuki, Mohd. Anuar Md. Jahi, Tajuddin Communication in management. Communication in organizations. Communication of information Rural groups. Rural sociology The objective of this research is to determine the challenges for setting up a community network in a suburban residential area of Selangor, Malaysia. The availability of a community network will allow residents to communicate with one another and inherently will bring them closer and integrate the community. An initial investigation revealed that 12.8% of the residents communicated with one another electronically through mobile phones but not through the proper ICT platform for community networking using the internet. Although the Pearson correlation analysis was positive, the r-value indicated a weak relationship between community networking and citizen integration (r=.129, p=.456). Other challenges of implementing a community networking include low levels of education, income and ICT skill. It is suggested that the member of parliament, the state legislative assemblyman, and the Klang Municipal Council work together to promote the awareness of using ICT among the residents as the Federal and State governments’ plans for e-government services and achieving the developed nation status by 2020 will not materialize if these suburbanites are marginalized. Also, with the Prime Minister’s favored 1Malaysia concept on citizen integration, this project will also fail in there is limited political will. Integrating the three major races of Malaysia is possible through information and communication technology (ICT) as the enabler. Research Management Institute (RMI) 2011 Research Reports NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/26366/1/LP_RUGAYAH%20HJ.%20HASHIM%20RMI%2011_5.pdf One Malaysia (1Malaysia) concept and citizen integration through community/neighborhood networking / Rugayah Hj. Hashim … [et al.]. (2011) [Research Reports] <http://terminalib.uitm.edu.my/26366.pdf> (Unpublished)
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topic Communication in management. Communication in organizations. Communication of information
Rural groups. Rural sociology
spellingShingle Communication in management. Communication in organizations. Communication of information
Rural groups. Rural sociology
Hashim, Rugayah
Abd. Rahman, Norazah
Mazuki, Mohd. Anuar
Md. Jahi, Tajuddin
One Malaysia (1Malaysia) concept and citizen integration through community/neighborhood networking / Rugayah Hj. Hashim … [et al.]
description The objective of this research is to determine the challenges for setting up a community network in a suburban residential area of Selangor, Malaysia. The availability of a community network will allow residents to communicate with one another and inherently will bring them closer and integrate the community. An initial investigation revealed that 12.8% of the residents communicated with one another electronically through mobile phones but not through the proper ICT platform for community networking using the internet. Although the Pearson correlation analysis was positive, the r-value indicated a weak relationship between community networking and citizen integration (r=.129, p=.456). Other challenges of implementing a community networking include low levels of education, income and ICT skill. It is suggested that the member of parliament, the state legislative assemblyman, and the Klang Municipal Council work together to promote the awareness of using ICT among the residents as the Federal and State governments’ plans for e-government services and achieving the developed nation status by 2020 will not materialize if these suburbanites are marginalized. Also, with the Prime Minister’s favored 1Malaysia concept on citizen integration, this project will also fail in there is limited political will. Integrating the three major races of Malaysia is possible through information and communication technology (ICT) as the enabler.
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author Hashim, Rugayah
Abd. Rahman, Norazah
Mazuki, Mohd. Anuar
Md. Jahi, Tajuddin
author_facet Hashim, Rugayah
Abd. Rahman, Norazah
Mazuki, Mohd. Anuar
Md. Jahi, Tajuddin
author_sort Hashim, Rugayah
title One Malaysia (1Malaysia) concept and citizen integration through community/neighborhood networking / Rugayah Hj. Hashim … [et al.]
title_short One Malaysia (1Malaysia) concept and citizen integration through community/neighborhood networking / Rugayah Hj. Hashim … [et al.]
title_full One Malaysia (1Malaysia) concept and citizen integration through community/neighborhood networking / Rugayah Hj. Hashim … [et al.]
title_fullStr One Malaysia (1Malaysia) concept and citizen integration through community/neighborhood networking / Rugayah Hj. Hashim … [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed One Malaysia (1Malaysia) concept and citizen integration through community/neighborhood networking / Rugayah Hj. Hashim … [et al.]
title_sort one malaysia (1malaysia) concept and citizen integration through community/neighborhood networking / rugayah hj. hashim … [et al.]
publisher Research Management Institute (RMI)
publishDate 2011
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/26366/1/LP_RUGAYAH%20HJ.%20HASHIM%20RMI%2011_5.pdf
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