Predictors of Technology Deployment Among Malaysian Teachers (Report‪)‬

INTRODUCTION Information Technology (IT) is an important element to open up huge potential for increased efficiency through the internet, e-commerce and the instantaneous delivery of information anywhere in the world and at any time (1). Acknowledging the impressive developments in the information technology, Malaysia has implemented the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Project to boost IT to the forefront and as one of the steps to transform the nation from an industrial economy to a knowledge-based one. On top of it, huge budget had been allocated for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) related programmes and projects so as to achieve a wider diffusion of IT knowledge among the people in the country (2). For example in the 2005 Budget, RM16.3 billion has been allocated to the Ministry of Education to create a knowledge-society (3) and to intensify the usage of information and communication technology in schools. As these examples suggest, policy makers appear convinced that computer technology is essential if students are to be prepared to face the challenges of the borderless world.