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ICT uptake and use and social connectedness in rural and remote communities: a study from Sarawak, Malaysia

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  • Christine Horn
  • Sandra M. Gifford

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Lack of access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is a key determinant of disadvantage among rural and remote communities in the developed and developing world that can limit economic development and obstruct digital forms of social and political participation. In this paper, we discuss how the ability – or inability – to access ICTs affects everyday life in Indigenous communities in remote Sarawak, Malaysia. We focus on social connectedness and on the role of relationships and networks as motivating factors for ICT uptake, for enabling new livelihood strategies and in supporting the maintenance of social networks. The paper is based on data collected between 2015 and 2017 in 20 villages located in the north-east of the state. Methods of data collections included semi-structured interviews, group discussions and participant observations carried out during multiple visits to these villages over a two-year period.

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  • Christine Horn & Sandra M. Gifford, 2022. "ICT uptake and use and social connectedness in rural and remote communities: a study from Sarawak, Malaysia," Information Technology for Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(4), pages 721-746, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:titdxx:v:28:y:2022:i:4:p:721-746
    DOI: 10.1080/02681102.2021.2021844
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    1. Wanglin Ma & Puneet Vatsa & Hongyun Zheng & Emmanuel Donkor & Victor Owusu, 2023. "Does Adoption of Information and Communication Technology Reduce Objective and Subjective Well-Being Inequality? Evidence from China," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 169(1), pages 55-77, September.

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