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| Content Provider | IEEE Xplore Digital Library |
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| Author | Bin Aziz, J. |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | Author affiliation: E-Community Research Center, FSSK, National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia (Bin Aziz, J.) |
| Abstract | The paper discusses the researcher's ongoing experience in building a community portal for (underserved) children in Malaysia. This project is a joint venture between the E-Community Research Center, National University of Malaysia, and a government agency, as an effort to bridge digital divide in Malaysia. Children have been identified as one of the marginalized groups due to their economic status/power and also limited access to the Internet. Taking into account the fact that a great number of marginalized or underserved children in Malaysia have very limited access to the Internet due to the imbalanced user/computer ratio at government agencies' initiated telecenters, this portal is designed with the primary objective of providing children with a quick access channel or contact access point (CAP) to a myriad of services such as education and entertainment available on the net. In other words, this portal is planned in such a way to give more children the opportunity to access the Internet within the limited time they can afford and the limited facility available. The discussion will include the challenges and lessons learned at the different stages involved such as the planning stage, the design stage as well as the testing stage. |
| Starting Page | 449 |
| Ending Page | 453 |
| File Size | 211848 |
| Page Count | 5 |
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| ISBN | 9781424445196 |
| DOI | 10.1109/ICCSIT.2009.5235019 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) |
| Publisher Date | 2009-08-08 |
| Publisher Place | China |
| Access Restriction | Subscribed |
| Rights Holder | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) |
| Subject Keyword | Bridging Digital Divide Educational programs Government Power generation economics International collaboration Telecommunication computing Proposals Bridges CAP Portal Internet Computer science education Children Government Initiated Portals |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
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