▁certain ▁techn ologies ▁within ▁the ▁country ▁of ▁Malays ia . ▁The ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁digital ▁divide ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁several ▁factors ▁that ▁include ▁age , ▁location , ▁and ▁wealth , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁can ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁gap ▁in ▁avail ability ▁of ▁information ▁communication ▁technology ▁( I CT ). ▁Malays ia ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁fully ▁developed ▁country , ▁which ▁has ▁led ▁some ▁research ers ▁to ▁express ▁concern ▁that ▁the ▁limited ▁access ▁to ▁I CT ▁may ▁cause ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁fall ▁even ▁further ▁behind ▁in ▁the ▁progress ▁of ▁world wide ▁technology ▁if ▁this ▁issue ▁is ▁not ▁addressed ▁and ▁m ended . ▁ ▁C aus es ▁of ▁the ▁Digital ▁Div ide ▁in ▁Malays ia ▁ ▁The ▁digital ▁divide ▁in ▁Malays ia ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁single ▁cause ▁and ▁single ▁effect ▁problem . ▁Fact ors ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁Digital ▁Div ide ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁multiple ▁categories ▁and / or ▁dem ograph ics ▁within ▁Malays ia . ▁These ▁can ▁include ▁factors ▁such ▁as ▁age , ▁education , ▁wealth , ▁and ▁location , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁Age , ▁in ▁respect s ▁to ▁young ▁vs . ▁elder ly , ▁are ▁a ▁small ▁factor ▁when ▁looking ▁at ▁the ▁w ides p read ▁lack ▁of ▁I CT ▁( and ▁capable ▁users ▁of ▁such ▁technology ) ▁within ▁Malays ia . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁pre - domin antly ▁known ▁fact ▁throughout ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁that ▁most ▁older ▁gener ations ▁have ▁less ▁experience ▁with ▁technology ▁in ▁general , ▁which ▁further ▁rein for ces ▁that ▁young ▁age ▁vs . ▁old ▁age ▁may