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BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IN EDUCATION: POLICIES AND STRATEGIES IN MALAYSIA

Digital education is now one of the main drivers of the country's economic
development. Mastery in digital skills is becoming increasingly important in
the era of the industrial revolution 4.0, the internet of things as well as
technology-based teaching and learning processes. However, all these agenda
towards digital development is seen as a mere rhetorical statement if the digital
divide is still wide in the country. Thus, this article takes the initiative to
dismantle the digital education policy implementation in the country and also
attempts to see how strategies will be applied to reduce the digital divide in
education. Success in ensuring the reduction of the digital divide is important
to further increase the rate of digital literacy and at the same time fostering the
process of innovation in society. The emphasis on digital education is also seen
in line with the 4th sustainable development goal which is to access quality
education and the 10th goal which is to reduce inequality. The discussion from
this concept paper then produces some recommendations for future research to
studies on the aspects of policy and strategies improvement needed in bridging
the digital divide in the country.