. ▁ ▁Education ▁as ▁a ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁digital ▁divide ▁is ▁an ▁extremely ▁important ▁factor ▁of ▁the ▁digital ▁divide ▁and ▁one ▁that ▁Malays ia ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁fix ated ▁on ▁m ending . ▁A ▁more ▁detailed ▁explanation ▁of ▁how ▁education ▁is ▁affect ing ▁the ▁digital ▁divide ▁in ▁Malays ia ▁follows ▁in ▁a ▁subsequent ▁section . ▁ ▁Effect ▁of ▁Education ▁▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁causes ▁of ▁the ▁digital ▁divide ▁in ▁Malays ia ▁is ▁education ▁because ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁great ▁dispar ity ▁in ▁the ▁education ▁level ▁of ▁Malays ian ▁citizens . ▁This ▁is ▁due ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁computer ▁education ▁programs ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁when ▁V ision ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁was ▁initi ated ▁by ▁the ▁Malays ian ▁government . ▁V ision ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁was ▁initi ated ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁increase ▁computer ▁usage ▁skills ▁among ▁Malays ian ▁citizens . ▁Since ▁V ision ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁was ▁not ▁started ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁this ▁means ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁group ▁of ▁Malays ian ▁citizens ▁who ▁grew ▁up ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁who ▁have ▁never ▁been ▁exposed ▁to ▁computer ▁liter acy ▁education . ▁School s ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁Malays ia ' s ▁rural ▁areas ▁also ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁computers ▁of ▁the ▁internet ▁before ▁this ▁program ▁was ▁implemented . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁formal ▁computer ▁education ▁in ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁Malays ian ▁population , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁shown ▁that ▁people ▁with