By Dr Rahida Aini Mohd Ismail Project Researcher | Posted on
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Malaysia’s education system is undergoing a digital transformation amid persistent significant disparities, particularly between urban and rural schools.
- Despite the government’s commitment—evident in increased education budgets—funding allocations for digital learning remain inadequate, especially for rural schools.
- Many schools still lack high-speed internet, digital devices, and teacher training. The deteriorating physical infrastructure in some of them further hinders efforts to integrate digital learning tools.
- If this gap is not addressed, students in underdeveloped areas will continue to face limited access to digital literacy training, reducing their future employability.
- Without sustainable policies that integrate digital learning with the construction of digitally equipped schools, future generations of students in Malaysia will remain ill-prepared for the digital economy.
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