E-Rakan Universiti: A Portal for bridging knowledge and digital divide among the varsity and the community

Abstract

The objective of E-Rakan University Portal is to develop a common platform for communication between the members of varsity and the community off-campus. As the university is the rich source of knowledge and housed the best brain and experts in different areas, the community off-campus should be given opportunities to tap these information and reach the experts without many barriers. E-Rakan University Portal provide services and information related to e-counseling, which contain topics such as education, career, lifestyle, health and religion. It also provides information based on user-generated content and based on the needs of the communities. E-Rakan University Portal also provide short learning modules together with communication facilities such as blog and Q&A. The impact of the portal is to help to bridge the knowledge and digital divide between the community who are unable to continue their studies in campus