Need to address digital divide
THE Covid-19 outbreak has affected the lives of individuals in many different ways. United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres has called the pandemic the world’s “greatest test since World War II”. It has resulted in increased government control, shrinking economies – and booming technology....
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| author | Aminudin, Rabi'ah Jamaiudin, Norhaslinda Abdul Hamid, Rohana Mohamad Shukri, Syaza Farhana Lee, Pei May |
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| description | THE Covid-19 outbreak has affected the lives of individuals in many different ways. United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres has called the pandemic the world’s “greatest test since World War II”. It has resulted in increased government control, shrinking economies – and booming technology.Governments around the world have employed various methods to stop the spread of Covid-19, including imposing movement restriction orders, shutting down economies and enforcing strict social regulations. Malaysia, of course, has had different movement control order (MCO) phases beginning on March 18, with the latest being the recovery MCO, which is scheduled to end on Aug 31. |
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| spelling | iium-821612020-08-14T09:14:29Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/82161/ Need to address digital divide Aminudin, Rabi'ah Jamaiudin, Norhaslinda Abdul Hamid, Rohana Mohamad Shukri, Syaza Farhana Lee, Pei May H Social Sciences (General) JA Political science (General) THE Covid-19 outbreak has affected the lives of individuals in many different ways. United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres has called the pandemic the world’s “greatest test since World War II”. It has resulted in increased government control, shrinking economies – and booming technology.Governments around the world have employed various methods to stop the spread of Covid-19, including imposing movement restriction orders, shutting down economies and enforcing strict social regulations. Malaysia, of course, has had different movement control order (MCO) phases beginning on March 18, with the latest being the recovery MCO, which is scheduled to end on Aug 31. 2020-07-31 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/82161/1/Need%20to%20address%20digital%20divide%20_%20The%20Star.pdf Aminudin, Rabi'ah and Jamaiudin, Norhaslinda and Abdul Hamid, Rohana and Mohamad Shukri, Syaza Farhana and Lee, Pei May (2020) Need to address digital divide. The Star. https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/letters/2020/07/31/need-to-address-digital-divide |
| spellingShingle | H Social Sciences (General) JA Political science (General) Aminudin, Rabi'ah Jamaiudin, Norhaslinda Abdul Hamid, Rohana Mohamad Shukri, Syaza Farhana Lee, Pei May Need to address digital divide |
| title | Need to address digital divide |
| title_full | Need to address digital divide |
| title_fullStr | Need to address digital divide |
| title_full_unstemmed | Need to address digital divide |
| title_short | Need to address digital divide |
| title_sort | need to address digital divide |
| topic | H Social Sciences (General) JA Political science (General) |
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