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[FYI] Today's European Information Society
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- Subject: [FYI] Today's European Information Society
- From: Horns@t-online.de (Axel H. Horns)
- Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 18:08:24 +0100
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- Organization: PA Axel H. Horns
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CORDIS RTD-NEWS/c European Communities, 1999.
Record Control Number: 13313
Date: 1999-07-22
Category: Miscellaneous
General Information:
The number of Internet users in Europe doubled in
just one year between 1997 and 1998, according to
the Eurobarometer survey: 'Measuring Information
Society 1998'.
The survey shows a growing interest among European
citizens in new information technology (IT)
applications, although a strong North South divide
was revealed in terms of access to and interest in
information technologies.
Over 8.3 % of private households in the EU, an
estimated 27 million people, have Internet access,
compared with 4.4 % in 1997. However the survey
shows significant disparities between the North
and South. In Sweden Internet access stands at
39.6 % compared to only 2.9 % in Greece. And an
average of 13.3% of Europeans use the Internet at
work.
Personal computers feature in 30.8 % of European
homes. Sweden tops the list again with 59.8 %
usage, compared to 12.2 % in Greece. Mobile
telephones have been adopted by 30.2 % of
Europeans, the main users being Finland (64.4 %)
and Sweden (60.3 %).
A high level of interest was shown in on-line
contacts with municipal administrations, in
particular the possibility of accessing and
downloading administrative documents. On-line
travel booking, health advice, electronic job
searches, tele-learning and on-line purchasing
were among the favourite services, with only 11 %
interested in on-line contacts with politicians.
However there was a substantial percentage who
showed little interest in Internet services. Of
the people who responded 55 % said they saw no
need for such services in their private lives,
24.2 % considered the services too expensive, 21.5
% do not have the right equipment and 18.2 % said
they found it too complicated.
Data Source Provider: European Commission DG XIII
and RAPID
Document Reference: European Commission DG XIII
and RAPID
Subject Index Codes: Information Processing,
Information Systems
Contact Person:
Additional information is available on the ISPO
website:
URL: http://www.ispo.cec.be/polls/