▁be ▁a ▁factor ▁in ▁digital ▁divide , ▁but ▁not ▁specific ▁to ▁Malays ia . ▁Though ▁the ▁elder ly ▁are ▁recognized ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁groups ▁v ener able ▁to ▁being ▁lost ▁to ▁technology , ▁ ▁the ▁ag ing ▁population ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁main ▁focus ▁when ▁looking ▁at ▁brid ging ▁the ▁digital ▁divide ▁in ▁Malays ia . ▁ ▁Location ▁within ▁the ▁country , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁wealth ▁surrounding ▁certain ▁areas , ▁however , ▁play ▁a ▁larger ▁role ▁in ▁either ▁brid ging ▁or ▁creating ▁the ▁digital ▁divide ▁in ▁Malays ia . ▁Over all ▁broad band ▁pen etr ation ▁rate ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁country ▁was ▁measured ▁at ▁ 6 7 . 2 %, ▁aver aged . ▁However , ▁in ▁highly ▁populated ▁and ▁more ▁wealth y ▁areas , ▁that ▁rate ▁j umps ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 1 5 . 7 % ▁at ▁its ▁highest ▁difference . ▁This ▁shows ▁a ▁meas urable ▁neglect ▁to ▁urban ▁areas ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁I CT . ▁Out ▁of ▁a ▁collect ive ▁ 8 , 5 0 0 ▁primary ▁and ▁secondary ▁schools ▁in ▁Malays ia , ▁most ▁of ▁these ▁are ▁location ▁in ▁rural ▁areas . ▁Because ▁the ▁factors ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁digital ▁divide ▁in ▁Malays ia ▁overlap ▁each ▁other ▁so ▁commonly , ▁this ▁neglect ▁to ▁bridge ▁the ▁gap ▁of ▁digital ▁technology ▁and ▁usage ▁in ▁the ▁urban ▁areas , ▁particularly , ▁further ▁cont ributes ▁to ▁the ▁digital ▁divide . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁problem ▁that ▁is ▁beginning ▁to ▁be ▁addressed ▁by ▁several ▁means ▁of ▁m ending ▁discussed ▁in ▁a ▁later ▁section ▁of ▁this ▁article