He said access to computers and the skills to use it would enable people in rural areas to convey their problems and complaints directly to the government. If rural communities can master IT, that can help provide an impetus for better flow of feedback from the people to the Government.
People now are more informed and want to participate in the decision making process.
With programmes like these, participatary government can be realised much faster. Also present was Mimos Berhad vice president Dr K. J. John. Under the project, a laboratory consisting of 10 internet-enabled computers has been set up in the school. To date 35 groups of families have enrolled in the programme and will attend eight lessons on basic computing and the internet. Upon completing the course, participants return to teach other interested families on a voluntary basis thus ensuring the project has a continuous pool of teachers.