Globalisasi, teknologi maklumat dan ilmu: Menyuluh pengalaman Malaysia

Abstract

Information Technology (IT) is said to have played a crucial role in empowering globalization as a social phenomenon. It is also argued that the existence of globalization and IT has enabled the ‘democratization of knowledge’. To examine the validity of these arguments, Malaysia is presented as a case study. It is quite clear that Malaysia’s IT forward push is located in the bigger, longterm and all-encompassing planned change efforts of the government. But, the success has been limited. Indeed, it is dependent, as a pre-requisite, on the ability of the government to raise the quality of the life of the population. However, in the field of education, special projects, such as the Portal www.malaycivilization.com Project, has not only fulfilled the need of those interested in Malay World Studies, but also served a group of unintended global audience of tertiary students from various parts of the world