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INTRODUCTION
Information
and Communication Technology (ICT) has become very powerful tool recently for
imparting knowledge and training students to face the challenges posed by the
information-based global economy and development. A result, this has increase
in the demand for basic computing hardware in schools and higher institution
all around the country. Paradigm shift from pencil and paper-based teaching to
an ever-increasing reliance on electronic learning has been aware by
governments.
Hence,
respective education policies stressing on the need for greater technology
access for students. In order to achieve the full potential of ICT for
enhancing the learning experience, it is vital to increase the number of
students with access to computers. The retrofitted PCs offer an attractive and
cost-effective opportunity for installing computers in 10,000 schools across
the country. PC refurbishment forms an integral component for the success of
programs such as the Smart School initiative in Malaysia.
The former
Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad conceptualized the Vision 2020
plan for the country. This vision aimed to map out the steps required for a
sustained growth in the long term and achieve all the desired economic and
social objectives by 2020. A technologically literate and analytically thinking
population forms the cornerstone of this vision. This coupled with the education
system’s aim to nurture students into spiritually, intellectually, and
emotionally inclined individuals, lead to the formulation of the Smart School
Concept. Smart School is a flagship application of the Multimedia Super
Corridor.
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