• DocumentCode
    600966
  • Title

    Computer-supported cooperative work in Malaysian homestay industry

  • Author

    Abd Aziz, Puteri Noor Ruzanna ; Md Tap, Abu Osman ; Mahmud, Mufti

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Syst., Int. Islamic Univ. Malaysia (IIUM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    26-27 March 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    Tourism industry is a globally most exciting activity. In Malaysia itself the tourism industry is the second largest contributor for Malaysia economy next to the manufacturing sector. The globalization has brings major changes to the growth of technology in human life. The rapid growth of this technology brings new dimension in the tourism industries in Malaysia. By implementing Information Technology (IT) it will encourage the development of this industry and it is very supportive to help rural communities through homestay activities. The need of I.T in these industries urges the implementation of CSCW. Its component are very beneficial and in line with the tourism situation in order to elevate the status of this industry. It will not only bring a great impact toward the homestay operators and the ministry but it will as well bring a great impact to the communication level of the customers.
  • Keywords
    globalisation; groupware; travel industry; IT; Malaysia economy; Malaysian homestay industry; computer-supported cooperative work; globalization; information technology; manufacturing sector; technology growth; tourism industry; tourism situation; Collaborative work; Computers; Industries; Information technology; Internet; Teamwork; CSCW; Homestay Industry; Information Technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information and Communication Technology for the Muslim World (ICT4M), 2013 5th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Rabat
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-0134-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICT4M.2013.6518909
  • Filename
    6518909