Artikel IYRES: Keperluan Teknologi Maklumat Golongan Belia Masyarakat Orang Asli

Keperluan Teknologi Maklumat Golongan Belia Masyarakat Orang Asli:
Kajian Pos Sinderut, Kuala Lipis, Pahang
Asan Ali G.H., Fauzi Hussin, Mohd Khairudin Kasiran, Mohamad Helmi Hidthiir, Mohd Tarmizi Musa

Abstrak
Salah satu strategi kerajaan dalam usaha meningkatkan akses teknologi maklumat dan komunikasi (TMK) ialah melalui Medan Info Desa (MID) terutama di kalangan belia yang tinggal jauh di pedalaman. Kajian ini bertujuan menganalisis faktor penerimaan dan penggunaan TMK di kalangan belia Orang Asli di Pos Sinderut, Kuala Lipis Pahang. Seramai 433 (L=208, P=225) belia masyarakat Orang Asli dipilih sebagai responden. Kaedah penyelidikan kuantitatif yang menggunakan soal selidik telah digunakan sebagai alat ukur dalam proses pengumpulan maklumat. Data dianalisis menggunakan kaedah deskriptif serta analisis statistik seperti ujian-t dan ANOVA sehala. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan kira-kira 64 peratus responden tidak tahu atau kurang mahir menggunakan telefon bimbit berbanding 89 peratus responden yang tidak tahu atau kurang mahir menggunakan komputer disebabkan mereka tidak memiliki peralatan tersebut. Bagaimanapun persepsi responden terhadap kepentingan teknologi maklumat dalam kehidupan mereka sangat tinggi. Kira-kira 76 peratus responden berminat untuk mengikuti latihan komputer jika disediakan secara percuma. Kekurangan kemudahan asas terutamanya elektrik, ramai belia masih tidak tahu membaca dan menulis, serta tingkat pengetahuan berkaitan TMK yang rendah menjadi faktor mengapa penyediaan kemudahan telecenter yang dilengkapi prasarana teknologi maklumat dan komunikasi masih belum sesuai dibangunkan di kawasan ini.
Kata kunci: Belia, Orang Asli, Teknologi Maklumat dan Komunikasi (TMK).
Abstract

One of the government's strategies to enhance ICT access is via Medan Info Desa (MID), especially among the youth who live further inland. This study aimed to analyze the factors of acceptance and the use of ICT among aboriginal youth in post Sinderut, Kuala Lipis, Pahang. A total of 433 (M = 208, F = 225) aboriginal youths were selected as respondents. Quantitative research methods using questionnaires was used as a measuring tool in the process of gathering information. Data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics such as t-test and ANOVA. The findings show that about 64 per cent of respondents did not know or less adept at using mobile phones compared to 89 per cent of respondents did not know or less adept at using computers because they do not have the equipment. However, respondents' perceptions of the importance of Information Technology in their lives is very high. About 76 percent of respondents are interested in training computer if available. One-way ANOVA analysis showed significant mean difference was significant (P = 0.01 <0.05) related to the perception of the importance of the use of Information Technology by the youth age category. Post hoc tests revealed that aboriginal youth aged between 15-19 years have a higher perception of the importance of Information Technology in their daily lives than other age groups of youth. Lack of basic facilities, particularly electricity, many youths still do not know how to read and write, and the low level of knowledge regarding ICT is a factor why the provision of infrastructure facilities equipped telecenter Information and Communication Technologies are not developed according to the area.
Keywords: Youth, Aboriginal, Information and Communication Technology (ICT).