Rural Children Benefited From Multimedia Workshop

RURAL CHILDREN BENEFITED FROM MULTIMEDIA WORKSHOP ORGANISED BY ITU-UUM

UUM ONLINE: The Universiti Utara Malaysia International Telecommunication Union (UUM-ITU) Asia Pacific Centre of Excellence for Rural ICT Development Foundation organized a workshop called Multimedia Basics For Children Workshop at two locations namely the As-Syakirin Oran Mosque, Perlis and Kampung Tradisi Keriang Valley Mosque, Sintok on 13 and 20 September respectively.

The workshop held by the Digital Opportunity Centre ITU-UUM successfully attracted and nurtured the creativity of students aged between 9 and 12 years in the field of animation with the help of the Movie Maker software.  

The Digital Opportunity Centre ITU-UUM has been set up as a broadband Internet service centre to accommodate the ICT needs of the surrounding communities since 2010.  The project is part of the ITU-UUM Community Programme.  

Deputy Director of ITU-UUM, Dr. Azizi Ab Aziz said the programme aims to raise awareness with regard to the use of ICT amongst rural students in particular. The success and smooth running of the workshop was made possible when the laptops and tablets used during the workshops were contributed by Taiwan based APEC Digital Opportunity Centre (ADOC).  

"Our aim is to expose the young people in rural areas to the world of technology which is growing rapidly so as they are not left behind."  

"With the knowledge provided, they can utilize it for the purpose of education, particularly in the search for relevant information," he said.  

Meanwhile, Deputy Chairman of the As-Syakirin Oran Mosque, Abdul Rashid Said Asghar expressed his gratitude and appreciation to ITU-UUM for selecting the children in the area to participate in the workshop.  

He said the workshop would benefit the children in countless ways namely occupying their leisure time during the school holidays, thus preventing them from getting involved in unhealthy activities.  

"I hope that a programme such as this would continue as it will strengthen the relationship between the villagers and the university," he said.