The Digital Social Impact in ICT Literacy Program for Rural Community

This paper will be discussing ICT literacy at rural community in bridging digital divide for rural digital divide community. Infomediaries are the ICT expert to train rural community area under Community Bridz program by Perak State Government in Malaysia. This study is looking at the impact of ICT literacy program for rural community after infomediaries conducted a training for the community. The understanding of the research is looking at the social digital impact such as social digital impact formation, social digital impact imbrications and social digital impact articulation. Methodology of the research is conducted by distributing questionnaire to 583 responden in the familiar village choose by Perak State Government. The finding of the research shows that social digital impact formation .majority used for chatting and online services. Social digital impact imbrications revealed that majority used ICT for access interne and finish school homework, also playing computer gamed. Meanwhile, social digital impact articulations revelaed majority used ICT for general knowledge and academic purpose, also used ICT for online banking and utility bill.