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Borneo children in an international digital playground: intercultural issues and idiosyncrasies

It is often argued that there is a great tendency for communities to be deprived of the benefits that ICT offers particularly due to geographical locations, socioeconomic status, gender and age. This paper describes an initiative to provide greater opportunities to the children of a remote rura...

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Main Authors: Fitri Suraya, Mohamad, Alvin Wee, Yeo, Norazila, Abdul Aziz, Rethinasamy, Soubakeavathi
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Language:English
Published: Centre for Academic Information Services, UNIMAS 2010
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H Social Sciences (General)
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1126/1/Borneo%2BChildren%2Bin%2Ban%2BInternational%2BDigital%2BPlayground%2B%2528abstract%2529.pdf
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spelling my.unimas.ir.11262015-07-24T02:01:18Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1126/ Borneo children in an international digital playground: intercultural issues and idiosyncrasies Fitri Suraya, Mohamad Alvin Wee, Yeo Norazila, Abdul Aziz Rethinasamy, Soubakeavathi H Social Sciences (General) It is often argued that there is a great tendency for communities to be deprived of the benefits that ICT offers particularly due to geographical locations, socioeconomic status, gender and age. This paper describes an initiative to provide greater opportunities to the children of a remote rural community in Bario on the island of Borneo which had been previously equipped with basic ICT facilities. Twenty children, aged between seven to fifteen years, were invited to participate in an international digital playground called the Pangaea programme. The programme is designed to enable children to develop friendships and intercultural awareness with other children from Japan, South Korea, Kenya, and Austria. The paper highlights the initial perception and views of the Bario children during the early stage of the Pangaea programme. Centre for Academic Information Services, UNIMAS 2010 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1126/1/Borneo%2BChildren%2Bin%2Ban%2BInternational%2BDigital%2BPlayground%2B%2528abstract%2529.pdf Fitri Suraya, Mohamad and Alvin Wee, Yeo and Norazila, Abdul Aziz and Rethinasamy, Soubakeavathi (2010) Borneo children in an international digital playground: intercultural issues and idiosyncrasies. In: ICIC’10, August 19-20, 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark.. (Unpublished) http://www.researchgate.net/publication/234807985_Borneo_children_in_an_international_digital_playground_intercultural_issues_and_idiosyncrasies
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
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Fitri Suraya, Mohamad
Alvin Wee, Yeo
Norazila, Abdul Aziz
Rethinasamy, Soubakeavathi
Borneo children in an international digital playground: intercultural issues and idiosyncrasies
description It is often argued that there is a great tendency for communities to be deprived of the benefits that ICT offers particularly due to geographical locations, socioeconomic status, gender and age. This paper describes an initiative to provide greater opportunities to the children of a remote rural community in Bario on the island of Borneo which had been previously equipped with basic ICT facilities. Twenty children, aged between seven to fifteen years, were invited to participate in an international digital playground called the Pangaea programme. The programme is designed to enable children to develop friendships and intercultural awareness with other children from Japan, South Korea, Kenya, and Austria. The paper highlights the initial perception and views of the Bario children during the early stage of the Pangaea programme.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Fitri Suraya, Mohamad
Alvin Wee, Yeo
Norazila, Abdul Aziz
Rethinasamy, Soubakeavathi
author_facet Fitri Suraya, Mohamad
Alvin Wee, Yeo
Norazila, Abdul Aziz
Rethinasamy, Soubakeavathi
author_sort Fitri Suraya, Mohamad
title Borneo children in an international digital playground: intercultural issues and idiosyncrasies
title_short Borneo children in an international digital playground: intercultural issues and idiosyncrasies
title_full Borneo children in an international digital playground: intercultural issues and idiosyncrasies
title_fullStr Borneo children in an international digital playground: intercultural issues and idiosyncrasies
title_full_unstemmed Borneo children in an international digital playground: intercultural issues and idiosyncrasies
title_sort borneo children in an international digital playground: intercultural issues and idiosyncrasies
publisher Centre for Academic Information Services, UNIMAS
publishDate 2010
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1126/1/Borneo%2BChildren%2Bin%2Ban%2BInternational%2BDigital%2BPlayground%2B%2528abstract%2529.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1126/
http://www.researchgate.net/publication/234807985_Borneo_children_in_an_international_digital_playground_intercultural_issues_and_idiosyncrasies
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