The Cyber Space and Information, Communication and Technology: A Tool for Westernization Or Orientalism Or both (Report‪)‬

INTRODUCTION Cyberspace and ICT are two different concepts, which are the most popular and easiest way in global communication. Both of the terms have brought its own meaning, in the context of digital and information age around the late1980s and early 1990s, up to present time. Since then, various tools for communication in the cyberspace have emerged such as internet, emails, chat rooms, web sites, Short Message Services (SMS), 3G and a multitudinous others and have been developed by researchers, in the academic or non-academic world. Furthermore, the impact of cyberspace and ICT has transformed them to be the basic needs in daily lives, making the digital environment a necessity through the cyberspace channels. Without much regards to time and space, people now enjoy shopping on the internet and have easier access to booking flight tickets, registering courses for students, securing information for travelling and many others. In addition, the utilization of ICT has proliferated in many aspects of life, especially in the academia, governance, military and industries and also in the investigative spheres. In short, ICT has been identified as a major tool of any organization to compete locally and globally. The existence of the cyberspace and ICT, their impact and reach has been highly visible to date. Their prevalence have become the norm of the day, especially in urban societies, whereby the cyberspace and ICT has on countless occasions materialized many hopes, dreams, visions and aspiration, turning many impossibilities to be no longer impossible but are now achievable. In fact, the younger generation who loves chatting on the 'internet', who seek friends on the internet and also purchase goods and products via the internet, are utilizing the 'blogs' as means of expressing their opinion and concerns and to make comments on any national or international issues.