Neighborhood networking and one Malaysia (1Malaysia) concept

The research project was inspired in tandem with the government´s motto of “People First, Performance Now”, the One Malaysia (1Malaysia) concept, and the 10th Malaysia Plan. Neighborhood network is realized through information and communication technology (ICT) access and usage. This in turn provides the common ground for communication, public access to government services and best of all, social networking. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to assess the readiness for setting up a neighborhood network in a sub-rural residential area of Klang, Selangor. The results showed that the residents are not socio-economically ready to have a neighborhood network because of computer illiteracy, lack of education and income disparities. Other implications include local social and weak political representation. The backlash from this societal exclusion is that the 1Malaysia concept on citizen integration will remain a myth.