Ngerabit eLamai : Penans Employing ICT for Rural Socio-Economic Transformation

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Ngerabit eLamai: Penans Employing ICT for Rural Socio-Economic Transformation

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Ngerabit eLamai : Penans Employing ICT for Rural Socio-Economic Transformation. Participatory Action Research Involvement of all in: Making decisions Planning, Implementation, Maintenance Community dialogue “YES” from the community Social equity E.g . boat service (turn taking). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Ngerabit eLamai: Penans Employing ICT for

Rural Socio-Economic Transformation

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Inclusiveness • Participatory Action Research

• Involvement of all in:– Making decisions– Planning, Implementation,

Maintenance• Community dialogue– “YES” from the community

• Social equity– E.g. boat service (turn taking)

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Sustainability • Telecentre: Financial and Human Resource– Volunteering and continuous

training– Governance• Ngerabit Lamai committee

• eTabung– Percentage of profit

gained from phone cards and future homestays

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eCommunity

• Improved connectivity (Social Relations)– Before: one hour walk to Long

Banga– FaceBook and telephone to keep in

touch– Cater for young (FaceBook) and old

(phone) • Use of ICTs– Checking SPM results– Looking and applying for jobs and

further studies– Coordinating logistics and schedule

of volunteer teachers– Advertising and sale of handicrafts– Citizen Journalism

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Ngerabit eLamai Agent for Social Transformation

• Increased ICT Literacy– Each household in Lamai has one

person who is computer literate• Improvement of Lives– Keeping in touch with families – Coordination of projects– Volunteers

• Increase English UPSR passes by 25% (2011); overall about 40%

• Window to the world• Job and education opportunities• Obtained scholarships on tourism

related activities in KL and willing to return

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Ngerabit eLamai: Catalyst for Growth & Economic Transformation

• Recognition of Community & eLamai– Knowledge Transfer Programme Project

(116 successful out of over 300 submissions)– Japanese Gov’t funding: Micro-hydro Dam

• Responsible Rural Eco-Tourism– Wilson Bian Headman

• Alternative income – Homestays (7 as of today)– Boats (from 3 in 2008 to 30)– Handicraft (500 baskets FaceBook order) &

Tourist Activities • Population growth: Rural-rural

Migration – 3 families from Ba Lai, 2 pending

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Ngerabit eLamai Ripple Effect

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centred Approach• Infrastructure• Needs-driven• Sense of ownership• Local champions• Capacity building• Sustainability

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•Eco-tourism•eCommerce•Job opportunities

•Urban/Rural to Rural Migration•Mindset change

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• Leverage ICTs• Better standard of

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Jian Kenin Q & A

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A Research Project Implemented byCentre of Excellence for Rural Informatics

Initiative for e-Commerce Capacity-Building of Penans in Long Lamai Sarawak

Knowledge Transfer Programme: Phase 213 March 2012Palm Garden Hotel, Putrajaya

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alvin W. YeoDirector, ISITI-COERI, UNIMASMr. Ezra UdaLong Lamai Community Representative

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Supported by:DAGS, MOSTI, Telekom Malaysia, Japan Official Development Assistance,

Long Lamai JKKK, Rurum Kelabit Sarawak

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Initiative for e-Commerce

Capacity-building of Penans in Long Lamai

community

E-commerce website

development

Community Trainings

[7] Methodology

Paintings HandicraftsHomestays

Cultural Activities

EmpowermentCapacity Building

eLamai Telecentre manager Garen [email protected]

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March 5, 2012

Education a lifeline for Penan kids Wilson Bian, Long Lamai Headman, says that the Internet has opened their eyes to the world outside and to tourism, which many welcome as a sustainable source of badly needed income.

“I understand tourism can bring about changes. There are fears of negative influences, but we have faith that we can manage these changes with clearly set rules. There are many ways to make a project successful so that it benefits the community. We are keen to learn new things,” says Wilson.