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The document summarizes the findings of the 2007 Canadian Internet Project (CIP) survey. CIP examines Canadians' use of the Internet, media, and emerging technologies through national surveys conducted in 2004 and 2007. The 2007 survey included interviews with 3,150 Canadians aged 12 and older, as well as a specialized youth sample. CIP provides a detailed picture of technology adoption in Canada and allows for analysis of trends over time. It also places Canadian results in an international context through collaboration with the World Internet Project.
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This document summarizes a study that aims to develop and validate an integrated model of success factors for delivering citizen-centric e-government services in developing countries. It conducted a literature review on existing models and identified gaps. A previous study using grounded theory developed 15 success factors across national, governmental, citizen and technological perspectives. This study aims to validate the model developed previously using structural equation modeling on survey data from Jordan. The results show some factors like perceived ease of use are no longer significant, while others like organizational loyalty, trust, quality, security and website design have a positive impact. National e-readiness was significant but not positively impacting. The study concludes by discussing theoretical and practical implications.
La World Wide Web Foundation creó un “índice de la web”, que intenta medir el crecimiento, utilidad e impacto de internet en las personas y los países. El estudio se desarrolló en 61 países, incorporando indicadores referidos a políticas, economía e impacto social de la web, como también conectividad e infraestructura.
THE INCLUSIVE INTERNET INDEX: Bridging digital dividesPeerasak C.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Twenty years after the internet began to change people’s lives, less than half of the world’s population is able to benefit from it. Even in some developed countries, up to one-fifth of the population is still offline, either unable to use the internet or unconvinced of its value.
The ranks of the unconnected are far larger in the developing world. As the developed world becomes ever more active online, the persistence of digital divides is likely to constrain poorer countries’ development.
The burgeoning use of mobile phones across the developing world has been an equaliser of sorts, enabling internet access to millions who would otherwise be excluded. Connectivity alone, however, is not enough to ensure that people are able to benefit from the internet. As this study argues, the internet must also be relevant, and people must have the skills and confidence to use it. An inclusive internet, in other words, is widely available, affordable and allows usage that promotes positive social and economic outcomes. Inclusion may be defined as the sum of actions taken by government, commercial firms and civic organisations in a country to make this a reality.
The Inclusive Internet Index assesses the enabling environment for the adoption and beneficial use of the internet in 75 countries. It finds that, while high levels of wealth and economic development contribute much to a strongly inclusive environment, several middle-income countries are successfully building key enablers, such as relevant content, digital literacy and policy. This shows that countries with lower levels of economic development nevertheless have levers with which to boost internet inclusion available to them.
The document summarizes bad netiquette behaviors of digital citizens in Sri Lanka over the past few decades based on a qualitative analysis of secondary sources. It finds that the most common issues are posting inflammatory or offensive comments online, sharing personal information without consent, gaining unauthorized access to internet resources, and trolling people online. Younger generations are typically more involved in these behaviors both as perpetrators and victims. Having good netiquette that respects others and maintains privacy is recommended to address social and privacy problems online.
In emerging markets, eight out of ten small businesses cannot access the loans they need to grow. USAID’s Development Credit Authority (DCA) uses risk-sharing agreements to mobilize local private capital to fill this financing gap. The goal of this collaboration between UN Global Pulse and USAID is to explore how big data could support the work of USAID’s Development Credit Authority. Kenya has become an established tech leader in Africa in recent years – generating greater volumes of digital data as a result. The goal of this study is to explore what new sources of digital data, and methods for analysis, could be helpful in answering the question: “What barriers to accessing loans do small businesses in Kenya face?” Accordingly, this report paints a picture of the big data landscape in Kenya, shows preliminary findings, and lays the groundwork for further investigation.
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The Reuters Institute's eighth annual Digital News Report is based on a survey of 75,000 news users in 38 countries across the world including in Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and, for the first time, Africa where we have looked at news trends in South Africa.
The document summarizes the findings of the 2007 Canadian Internet Project (CIP) survey. CIP examines Canadians' use of the Internet, media, and emerging technologies through national surveys conducted in 2004 and 2007. The 2007 survey included interviews with 3,150 Canadians aged 12 and older, as well as a specialized youth sample. CIP provides a detailed picture of technology adoption in Canada and allows for analysis of trends over time. It also places Canadian results in an international context through collaboration with the World Internet Project.
This report examines the economic impact of internet openness. It acknowledges that while the internet has enriched lives and spurred innovation, openness is now under threat from increased censorship and government surveillance. The report aims to understand how internet openness enhances economic performance, as previous work has focused on the rights and freedoms implications, but not the economic effects. It studies how openness benefits the ICT sector, e-commerce, investment, and innovation.
What facilitates the delivery of citizen centric e government services in dev...ijcsit
This document summarizes a study that aims to develop and validate an integrated model of success factors for delivering citizen-centric e-government services in developing countries. It conducted a literature review on existing models and identified gaps. A previous study using grounded theory developed 15 success factors across national, governmental, citizen and technological perspectives. This study aims to validate the model developed previously using structural equation modeling on survey data from Jordan. The results show some factors like perceived ease of use are no longer significant, while others like organizational loyalty, trust, quality, security and website design have a positive impact. National e-readiness was significant but not positively impacting. The study concludes by discussing theoretical and practical implications.
La World Wide Web Foundation creó un “índice de la web”, que intenta medir el crecimiento, utilidad e impacto de internet en las personas y los países. El estudio se desarrolló en 61 países, incorporando indicadores referidos a políticas, economía e impacto social de la web, como también conectividad e infraestructura.
THE INCLUSIVE INTERNET INDEX: Bridging digital dividesPeerasak C.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Twenty years after the internet began to change people’s lives, less than half of the world’s population is able to benefit from it. Even in some developed countries, up to one-fifth of the population is still offline, either unable to use the internet or unconvinced of its value.
The ranks of the unconnected are far larger in the developing world. As the developed world becomes ever more active online, the persistence of digital divides is likely to constrain poorer countries’ development.
The burgeoning use of mobile phones across the developing world has been an equaliser of sorts, enabling internet access to millions who would otherwise be excluded. Connectivity alone, however, is not enough to ensure that people are able to benefit from the internet. As this study argues, the internet must also be relevant, and people must have the skills and confidence to use it. An inclusive internet, in other words, is widely available, affordable and allows usage that promotes positive social and economic outcomes. Inclusion may be defined as the sum of actions taken by government, commercial firms and civic organisations in a country to make this a reality.
The Inclusive Internet Index assesses the enabling environment for the adoption and beneficial use of the internet in 75 countries. It finds that, while high levels of wealth and economic development contribute much to a strongly inclusive environment, several middle-income countries are successfully building key enablers, such as relevant content, digital literacy and policy. This shows that countries with lower levels of economic development nevertheless have levers with which to boost internet inclusion available to them.
The document summarizes bad netiquette behaviors of digital citizens in Sri Lanka over the past few decades based on a qualitative analysis of secondary sources. It finds that the most common issues are posting inflammatory or offensive comments online, sharing personal information without consent, gaining unauthorized access to internet resources, and trolling people online. Younger generations are typically more involved in these behaviors both as perpetrators and victims. Having good netiquette that respects others and maintains privacy is recommended to address social and privacy problems online.
In emerging markets, eight out of ten small businesses cannot access the loans they need to grow. USAID’s Development Credit Authority (DCA) uses risk-sharing agreements to mobilize local private capital to fill this financing gap. The goal of this collaboration between UN Global Pulse and USAID is to explore how big data could support the work of USAID’s Development Credit Authority. Kenya has become an established tech leader in Africa in recent years – generating greater volumes of digital data as a result. The goal of this study is to explore what new sources of digital data, and methods for analysis, could be helpful in answering the question: “What barriers to accessing loans do small businesses in Kenya face?” Accordingly, this report paints a picture of the big data landscape in Kenya, shows preliminary findings, and lays the groundwork for further investigation.
Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2019 finalSABC News
The Reuters Institute's eighth annual Digital News Report is based on a survey of 75,000 news users in 38 countries across the world including in Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and, for the first time, Africa where we have looked at news trends in South Africa.
This document provides an overview and methodology for the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2019. Some key points:
- The report is based on a survey of over 75,000 people across 38 countries and examines news consumption trends around the world.
- The survey finds that people, especially younger generations, are increasingly getting news from social media and messaging applications rather than directly from news publishers.
- Trust in news media is declining in many countries, particularly regarding perceptions of accuracy and impartiality of reporting. Populism and polarized views are challenging traditional news media.
- Younger audiences consume news very differently than older generations, relying more on digital platforms like YouTube for news. Their habits and preferences will continue shaping the news industry.
This document provides an overview and methodology for the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2019. Some key points:
- The report is based on a survey of over 75,000 people across 38 countries and examines news consumption trends around the world.
- The survey finds that people, especially younger generations, are increasingly getting news from social media and messaging apps rather than directly from news publishers.
- Trust in news media is declining in many countries, particularly regarding perceptions of accuracy and impartiality of reporting. Populism and polarization are challenging traditional news media.
- Younger audiences consume news very differently than older generations, relying more on digital and social platforms rather than newspapers or TV.
Census microdata from different countries and time periods is currently difficult to access, combine, and analyze due to differences in format and granularity. The authors propose applying Linked Open Data principles and semantic web technologies to publish census microdata in order to address these issues. They present a process for converting census microdata to Linked Open Data and apply it to two case studies: the 2001 Spanish census and the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series International framework. The results show census microdata can be published as Linked Open Data while preserving original structures, and this approach enables harmonization and integration across data sources.
Analysis Of Demographic Characteristics Based On Data Of Social Network UsersSarah Morrow
This document analyzes demographic characteristics based on data from social network users. It discusses how the proliferation of the internet and digital technologies has created new opportunities for demographic research. Specifically, data collected through social networking services can be used as a new information source for demographic studies. The document outlines several key points. First, it discusses traditional methods and sources for demographic research. It then explains how social network analysis and data mining of social media platforms allows researchers to study population dynamics and demographic behavior in new ways. Finally, it explores how social network data can provide insights for areas like health and mortality. The overall aim is to demonstrate the potential of social network data for advancing demographic research.
1) The study examines how the internet influences consumer behavior and decisions in 7 countries representing 48% of the global online population.
2) It finds that while the internet has twice the influence of TV and 10 times that of print, online advertising spending remains disproportionately low compared to time spent online.
3) Chinese internet users are more advanced users but also represent a minority of the population, leaving room for growth as internet access expands. The internet plays an integral role in research and peer influence for decisions.
The document is an executive summary of a study on the digital influence index. Some of the key findings from the study include:
1) The internet has twice as much influence on consumers as television and 10 times as much influence as print media, yet online advertising spending remains disproportionately low compared to time spent online.
2) Chinese internet users are more advanced users than those in other countries studied, but internet penetration remains relatively low in China, indicating significant room for future growth.
3) The internet plays an integral role in decision making processes across a wide range of decisions through research and seeking peer advice online.
That covers the high level essence of the document in under 3 sentences by highlighting some of
The document is an executive summary of a study on the digital influence index. Some of the key findings from the study include:
1) The internet has twice as much influence on consumers as television and 10 times as much influence as print media, yet online advertising spending remains disproportionately low compared to time spent online.
2) Chinese internet users are more advanced users than those in other countries studied, but internet penetration remains relatively low in China, indicating significant room for future growth.
3) The internet plays an integral role in decision making processes across a wide range of decisions through research and seeking peer advice online.
That covers the high level essence of the document in under 3 sentences. It summarizes
Juxt Consult India Online 2007 IT Professionals On The Net ReportJuxtConsult
This document summarizes the methodology used in the India Online 2007 study to understand internet usage in India. It involved conducting a land survey of 10,000 households across 31 cities to estimate the number of internet users in urban India. An online survey was also conducted with over 14,200 respondents through major Indian portals to understand usage behaviors. Key improvements over previous years included doubling the land survey size and adding questions on emerging topics like blogging and local language use. The surveys captured demographic and usage data to provide insights into both internet penetration and how online Indians engage with the internet.
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via Thumbsup in Thailand - https://www.facebook.com/thumbsupth
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This document summarizes data mining techniques that have been used for social network analysis. It discusses how social networks generate massive amounts of data that present computational challenges due to their size, noise, and dynamism. It then reviews both traditional and recent unsupervised, semi-supervised, and supervised data mining techniques that have been applied to social network analysis to handle these challenges and discover useful knowledge from social network data, including graph theoretic techniques, tools for analyzing opinions and sentiment, and techniques for topic detection and tracking.
CITIZENS’ ACCEPTANCE OF E-GOVERNMENT SERVICESijcseit
The rate of computer and internet usage has been increasing rapidly around the world. In parallel with the
technologic developments in computer science, transformation from traditional services to online services
has gained speed. The aim of this study is to predict the factors that affect e-government service usage. A
research model is developed to achieve this aim. The proposed model bases on Technology Acceptance
Model and Theory of Planned Behaviour. A questionnaire is developed to evaluate the model. This
questionnaire composes of two parts: demographics part and item part. In the items part, 32 items
comprising the factors of the proposed model are asked to participants. 100 participants fill the
questionnaire. Reliability analysis of the questionnaire is evaluated with internal consistency reliability
method. Results show that all items satisfies the reliability conditions. The reliability of whole
questionnaire Cronbach Alpha is 0.885. The Cronbach’s alpha for the overall scale of each of the factors
ranges from 0.878 to 0.890. Regression analysis results showed that all hypotheses are supported. This
study provides some valuable references to understand citizens’ acceptance level of e-government services.
CITIZENS’ ACCEPTANCE OF E-GOVERNMENT SERVICESijcseit
The rate of computer and internet usage has been increasing rapidly around the world. In parallel with the
technologic developments in computer science, transformation from traditional services to online services
has gained speed. The aim of this study is to predict the factors that affect e-government service usage. A
research model is developed to achieve this aim. The proposed model bases on Technology Acceptance
Model and Theory of Planned Behaviour. A questionnaire is developed to evaluate the model. This
questionnaire composes of two parts: demographics part and item part. In the items part, 32 items
comprising the factors of the proposed model are asked to participants. 100 participants fill the
questionnaire. Reliability analysis of the questionnaire is evaluated with internal consistency reliability
method. Results show that all items satisfies the reliability conditions. The reliability of whole
questionnaire Cronbach Alpha is 0.885. The Cronbach’s alpha for the overall scale of each of the factors
ranges from 0.878 to 0.890. Regression analysis results showed that all hypotheses are supported. This
study provides some valuable references to understand citizens’ acceptance level of e-government services.
Proliferation of Online content - Contributary factors and implicationsDaniel Davey
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Online Data Preprocessing: A Case Study ApproachIJECEIAES
Besides the Internet search facility and e-mails, social networking is now one of the three best uses of the Internet. A tremendous number of volunteers every day write articles, share photos, videos and links at a scope and scale never imagined before. However, because social network data are huge and come from heterogeneous sources, the data are highly susceptible to inconsistency, redundancy, noise, and loss. For data scientists, preparing the data and getting it into a standard format is critical because the quality of data is going to directly affect the performance of mining algorithms that are going to be applied next. Low-quality data will certainly limit the analysis and lower the quality of mining results. To this end, the goal of this study is to provide an overview of the different phases involved in data preprocessing, with a focus on social network data. As a case study, we will show how we applied preprocessing to the data that we collected for the Malaysian Flight MH370 that disappeared in 2014.
Proliferation of Online content - Contributary factors and implicationsDaniel Davey
This document is a dissertation exploring factors that have led to the proliferation of online content and its implications. It begins with an acknowledgement and dedication, followed by an abstract outlining how increased internet speeds and availability have led to exponential growth in e-commerce. The literature review then examines topics like broadband and mobile internet proliferation, emerging technologies, and resulting social trends and ethical dilemmas. Methodology details quantitative and qualitative research methods used. Analysis chapters present survey results and qualitative findings. The conclusion discusses technological, social and ethical impacts of increased online content availability.
A CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY ON THE VALUE STRUCTURE OF MOBILE INTERNET USAGE: COMPA...Ranti Yulia Wardani
Abstract: This study aims to examine the usage a pattern of mobile Internet from perspective of intercultural among developing countries. Data obtained from a survey of questionnaire which is distributed in both Thailand and Indonesia during 2013. The multiple regression analysis has been applied to identify between value structures (functional value, emotional value, social value and monetary value) and overall satisfaction in each country. Finding shows that functional value, emotional value, social value, and monetary value significantly affect satisfaction for Indonesia users which is similar to Thai users except the emotional value does not affect the satisfaction. A comparison test to examine the difference in value structure between Indonesia and Thailand has been analyzed. The results show that the functional value, emotional value, social value and monetary value between Indonesia and Thailand are different. The results of these differences are influenced by the perceptions of respondents in Indonesia and Thailand to the different mobile Internet usage pattern. In this case it turns out different cultures influence the way in perceiving the use of different technologies, especially in the mobile Internet usage pattern.
The New Literacies of Online Reading Comprehension and the Irony of NCLBDouglas K. Hartman
This document summarizes research on how the new literacies of online reading comprehension relate to issues of diversity, equity, and public policy. It makes three key points:
1) The Internet has become the defining technology for literacy and learning in the 21st century, and its use for reading is growing rapidly worldwide.
2) Current public policies in reading education unwittingly perpetuate achievement gaps for poor and diverse students by failing to address online reading skills.
3) To better serve underserved populations, online reading comprehension must be incorporated into reading standards, assessments, curricula, and instruction.
Leu McVerry O'Byrne Zawilinski Castek Hartman 2009 New Literacies & NCLBDouglas K. Hartman
The document summarizes research on the new literacies required for online reading comprehension. It argues that the Internet has become the defining technology for literacy and learning in the 21st century. While the Internet provides opportunities, it also requires additional skills beyond traditional literacy, such as evaluating and synthesizing information from multiple online sources. However, current public policies in reading education fail to recognize these new literacies, risking greater inequality as the skills needed for learning shift online. Educators must help ensure all students, including those in underserved communities, develop proficiency with the new literacies of online reading comprehension.
Digital Divide, Social Exclusion, and inclusion policy and new harmsJames Stewart
Provide basic access and skills
Subsidise access
Basic digital literacy
Community access points
Activist: Address systemic exclusion
Design for inclusion
Address socio-economic factors
Challenge corporate and state power
Digital welfare rights
Critique:
Whose interests do different policies serve?
What are the limits of market and technology?
What is the role of the state?
So policy depends on analysis and values
Digital Inclusion Policy
UK:
- Broadband rollout
- Community access points
- Digital inclusion strategies
- Digital skills partnerships
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1) The internet has twice as much influence on consumers as television and 10 times as much influence as print media, yet online advertising spending remains disproportionately low compared to time spent online.
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Catherine Middleton and Jordan Leith
Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management
Ryerson University
catherine.middleton@ryerson.ca
jleith@ryerson.ca
www.broadbandresearch.ca
Paper presented to the 2008 Statistics Canada Socio-Economic Conference, Ottawa, May 2008
2. 1
An Analysis of Canadians’ Scope of Internet Usage
Catherine Middleton & Jordan Leith
Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management
Ryerson University
Paper presented to the 2008 Statistics Canada Socio-Economic Conference, Ottawa, May 2008
Introduction
This study builds on previous analyses of the 2005 Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS), to
provide additional insights into how Canadians are using the Internet in their daily lives. The
focus of this study is on the scope of Internet usage, as measured by the number and type of
online activities reported by users. Scope has been used as a proxy measure for users’ comfort
level with the Internet (e.g. Underhill & Ladds, 2007), and may also provide an indication of the
perceived usefulness of the Internet among specific types of users. The analysis provided here
could be of use to policymakers in understanding differences among high- and low-scope
Internet users, with a view to developing strategies to help increase low-scope users’ level of
comfort with online activities and to encourage them to take greater advantage of the Internet.
Such outcomes are important in developing a population of Internet users that have the skills
needed to make the most of the Internet, and to receive the economic and social benefits
attributed to participation in the Information Economy1
.
Scope can be measured by simply counting the number of online activities in which each
Internet user participates. There are twenty-one activities in the 2005 CIUS, and the mean
1
This paper does not provide a review of literature discussing the global efforts to encourage
participation in the Information Society, and to develop capacity among individual citizens to
enable their use of Information and Communication Technologies. These issues are covered
extensively elsewhere (e.g. Information Highway Advisory Council, 1997; International
Telecommunication Union, 2006, 2007; Menou & Taylor, 2006; Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development, 2000; Statistics Canada, 2003; UNCTAD Secretariat, 2006;
World Summit on the Information Society, 2003).
3. 2
number of online activities Canadians reported undertaking in the previous year was 9.42
. There
is a core of basic activities, including email, web browsing, banking, and information search, that
are widely adopted. Bivariate analysis yields the conclusion that scope of Internet usage declines
with age, and is generally lower among women, rural residents and those with lower educational
attainment. With the exception of sex, these findings mirror adoption patterns (McKeown, Noce,
& Czerny, 2007), and are not surprising. Indeed, it is well-understood that age, geographic
location, and education also have a strong influence on frequency of Internet usage and intensity
of usage (hours spent online) (Middleton & Leith, 2007), but methods of mitigating or
harnessing these demographic factors to encourage increased Internet adoption and more
engaged levels of use (as indicated by increased scope of use) are less clear.
This paper explores the dimensions of scope of usage, with the aim of identifying factors that
differentiate between high and low scope users, and developing a better understanding of what
types of activities specific groups of users find valuable. Broader categories of activities are
identified with a view to understanding differences among categories (for instance, utilitarian
activities like searching or communication versus ones that are more focused on entertainment).
The impact of user characteristics (e.g. longevity of Internet usage, attitudes toward privacy and
security, broadband connectivity) and user demographics (age, sex, income and education) on
scope are considered. The paper concludes with discussion of how to encourage increased scope
of usage among various categories of Internet users.
2
All data reported in this paper come from the 2005 Canadian Internet Use Survey Public Use
Microdata File (Statistics Canada, 2007a). Estimates produced from this data set may vary
from those based on the Master Data File. This figure is based on counts of online activities
for all Canadians who reported using the Internet in the twelve months prior to responding to
the survey.
4. 3
It is acknowledged that the data used in this analysis are now somewhat out of date.
However, these data provide a very useful baseline for further research, enabling assessment of
Canada’s progress toward becoming a society in which all citizens are capable of engaging with
the Internet. The analysis presented here can easily be replicated with the 2007 CIUS data once it
is available, to determine whether the dimensions of scope of usage have changed in the past two
years, and to consider whether further efforts are needed to encourage increased scope of usage
among specific populations. It is also noted that conclusions based on analysis of the Canadian
Internet Use Survey data cannot provide any qualitative insights into broader attitudes about
Internet usage, or about motivations for conducting certain activities online, limiting the
possibilities of developing detailed courses of action to address the needs of specific user groups.
Supplementary qualitative analysis of motivations for Internet usage is desirable to fully
understand the challenges of engaging all interested citizens in an information society3
.
The data in this paper come from the 2005 Canadian Internet Use Survey Public Use Master
File4
. Data used to analyze usage patterns are drawn from the subset of Canadians who used the
Internet at home in the 12 months prior to the survey, and reported conducting at least one
activity online5
.
The Internet is no longer a new technology for Canadians. At the time of the 2005 Canadian
Internet Use Survey, more than 11.1 million Canadians (63% of those who had ever used the
3
This sort of analysis is conducted by community informatics researchers. The Canadian
Research Alliance for Community Innovation and Networking has produced much valuable
research in this area. (See
http://www3.fis.utoronto.ca/research/iprp/cracin/publications/index.htm).
4
(Statistics Canada, 2007a)
5
With survey weights in place, this represents 14,985,473 Canadians.
5. 4
Internet) had been using the Internet for five or more years6
. While Internet use continues to
grow, new users now make up only a small proportion of total Internet users in Canada. In 2005,
fewer than one million Canadians (5.4% of Internet users) indicated they had used the Internet
for less than a year. Table 1 shows the percentage of users participating in each of the 21
recorded online activities, highlighting the differences in scope of usage among newer and more
experienced Internet users.
TABLE 1: PERCENTAGE OF INTERNET USERS PARTICIPATING IN ONLINE ACTIVITIES BY LONGEVITY
OF INTERNET USE
Number of Years User Has Been Online
<1 year 1-2 years 2-5 years >5 years
All
Users
Mean # of
Activities 5.5 6.2 8.1 10.7 9.6
Email 67.0% 79.0% 87.5% 95.7% 91.7%
General Browsing 68.7 69.5 79.7 88.3 84.3
Weather/Road
Conditions 44.7 46.0 58.1 73.1 66.8
Travel 28.4 41.6 54.0 70.7 63.4
News or Sports 48.9 44.9 51.6 67.9 61.9
Medical/Health
Info 39.0 41.7 52.4 62.8 58.1
Banking 16.7 30.9 47.9 66.4 58.0
Pay Bills 12.5E
29.7 44.7 63.7 55.2
Government
Information 24.0 27.7 42.5 59.5 52.2
Order Online 10.2 16.2 32.4 52.5 44.0
Education 16.0 26.0 35.2 48.9 43.0
Community Events 24.3 26.7 33.8 48.1 42.5
Games 35.8 34.2 36.0 40.4 38.8
Chat 24.4 25.9 34.4 41.2 38.0
Download Music 27.2 23.0 31.6 40.3 36.7
Download Software 16.9 16.2 22.3 37.6 32.0
Research
Investments 6.4 9.5 17.7 32.0 26.3
Radio 18.5 15.8 19.6 30.0 26.2
6
Table 1 and data that follow report on Canadians who used the Internet from home in the past
12 months, a subset of those who have ever used the Internet.
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Number of Years User Has Been Online
<1 year 1-2 years 2-5 years
>5
years All Users
Communicate
with Gov’t 9.1 11.3 18.0 26.2 22.7
Download TV 6.7 4.4 4.5 10.4 8.5
Download Movies 6.9 4.0 5.4 9.8 8.3
Weighted
Number of Users 557,169 971,761 3,432,542
10,0
15,628 14,977,100
E
Italicized numbers indicate estimates that should be used with caution. See the Microdata
User Guide(Statistics Canada, 2007b) for details on this point.
Differences between new users and experienced users are identified by comparing the
percentage of users in each category with the ‘all users’ category in the far right column. The ‘all
users’ column shows the estimated average participation rates in online activities for all
Canadians who used the Internet from home in the past 12 months. There are some instances
where new users have higher usage of specific activities than slightly more experienced ones
(e.g. downloading music and software, or listening to the radio), but in general we see that those
who have been online for longer have higher scope of usage, with marked increases in some
activities (e.g. financial transactions after a couple of years of Internet usage).
This list captures many important activities, but does not reflect a complete list of activities
that can be conducted online. For instance, reading and writing blogs, sharing photographs or
other “user-generated” content (OECD Directorate for Science Technology and Industry, 2007),
contributing to knowledge-sharing sites like Wikipedia, and participating in social networking
sites (e.g. Friendster, Myspace, LinkedIn) were not included in the 2005 survey. These activities
were becoming important elements of how people used the Internet in 2005 (Boyd & Ellison,
2007; Rainie & Horrigan, 2005; Zamaria, Caron, & Fletcher, 2005). As such, it is important to
recognize that potential scope of usage is broader than that which is captured in these data.
Nevertheless, the data demonstrate that even among experienced Internet users, scope of usage
7. 6
was fairly narrow in 2005 (only 10 of 21 activities were undertaken by more than 50% of
experienced users), suggesting there is much opportunity for more extensive usage of the Internet
in future.
To explore scope of usage further, we begin by collapsing the list of individual activities into
broader groups of related activities, providing a more manageable list of activities that can be
assessed in terms of demographic and usage variables. A logistic regression model is being
developed to present at the conference, to identify the influences of individual demographic and
usage variables on scope of usage. It is anticipated that the bivariate findings presented here
would look different if they controlled for age, which is possible with logistic regression
analysis.
Previous analyses of the 2005 CIUS data, including those presented at the 2007 Statistics
Canada Socioeconomic Conference, show that a user’s age, income level, education level and
sex influence Internet adoption (Noce & McKeown, 2007), intensity of use (Middleton & Leith,
2007), and uptake of government online services (Underhill & Ladds, 2007). Other factors that
are important are urban/rural status, language (determined using the language of interview as a
proxy) and marital status (McKeown et al., 2007; Underhill & Ladds, 2007). Rurality and
language are not considered in this analysis due to the limitations of data availability in the
Public Use Microdata File. In the context of understanding how users’ scope of activities might
be better suited to their interests, marital status is not considered an important variable, as this is
not likely an issue that policy initiatives could feasibly be directed toward.
Previous work has also sought to understand relationships between access to broadband
Internet connections and intensity and scope of usage (see Middleton & Ellison, 2006, for an
analysis of this issue using Household Internet Use Survey data), and to explore the social
8. 7
impacts of Internet usage by examining time spent online (Veenhof, 2006). Underhill and Ladds
(2007) considered users’ online experience (as measured by number of years online), and their
frequency and intensity of use when exploring characteristics associated with use of government
online services. This paper considers how access to broadband connectivity, online experience,
frequency and intensity of use are associated with scope of usage.
With the assistance of factor analysis techniques, we propose that the number of online
activities be reduced from 21 individual activities to 5 groups of activities. These groups are
shown in Table 2. Internet usage for education and for games do not appear to fit well into any of
these categories. Educational usage is correlated with age, with the highest percentage of
educational users being those who are likely to be students, in the 18-24 age group. As will be
shown below, games are one of the few types of activities where usage is less predictable.
TABLE 2: GROUPED ONLINE ACTIVITIES
Search Transactions Downloads Communication Government
• General
Browsing
• Weather/Road
Conditions
• Travel
• News or Sports
• Medical/Health
Info
• Community
Events
• Investments
• Banking
• Pay Bills
• Order
Online
• Music
• Software
• Radio
• TV
• Movies
• Email
• Chat Groups/
Messenger
• Government Info
Search
• Communication
with Government
As is shown in Table 3, there are big differences in the popularity of various types of online
activities7
. The percentage of users partaking in search activities is influenced by the large
number of activities in this category, but it shows that almost all users engage in one or more
7
Unless otherwise indicated, all data comparisons presented are significant at the 0.05 level.
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search activities when using the Internet. Communication activities are almost as popular, but the
uptake of other activities is much less universal.
TABLE 3: DESCRIPTION OF GROUPED ONLINE ACTIVITIES
Descriptive Statistics
% of Users Doing
at Least One
Activity in the
Group Minimum
Maximum # of
Activities in the
Category Mean
Std.
Deviation
Search 96.4 0 7 4.0 1.9
Communication 92.3 0 3 1.6 1.2
Transactions 70.6 0 3 1.6 1.2
Downloads 57.0 0 5 1.1 1.3
Government 54.8 0 2 .8 . 8
Education 43.0 0 1 .4 . 5
Games 38.8 0 1 .4 .5
Data Analysis
This section presents a series of tables and charts describing scope of usage according to
demographic and user characteristics. Detailed data used to prepare the graphics is provided in
Table 13. As has been noted previously, much of these data are predictable, showing the clearly
established patterns that characterize the digital divide, i.e. older people are lower scope users
than younger people and men do more online activities than women. As such, the discussion in
this section focuses on patterns that are not expected, or on differences within demographic or
usage characteristics that are particularly wide.
Table 4 shows the scope of activities by age. The differences in education usage are largely
explained by age. Younger people are more likely to be formally involved in education. But the
table does highlight the fact that there is much room for increased uptake of online educational
activities by those over the age of 25. In a society where continuous learning is valued, much
more use could be made of the Internet to deliver educational materials to a broader segment of
the population.
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TABLE 4: ONLINE ACTIVITIES BY AGE
Another point of interest in the age breakdown is the participation in online games. Seniors
are likely to have more time to play games than their counterparts in the 25-64 age groups, but
the fact that seniors are playing games in large numbers indicates an interest in the Internet for
purposes beyond basic communication and search activities.
It is also of note that the youngest age group has fewer people conducting online transactions
than does the 25-44 group. Table 5 provides data to suggest that this is not due to lack of
confidence in online transactions, as fewer than 35% of the 18-24 year old group indicates that
they are ‘very concerned’ about conducting online banking or using credit cards. Instead, it likely
suggests that the youngest age group simply makes less use of banking and credit card systems
that their older counterparts.
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TABLE 5: CONCERN ABOUT ONLINE BANKING AND USE OF CREDIT CARDS BY AGE
18-24 25-44 45-64 65+
Not at all concerned 14.5 11.9 7.6 8.5E
Somewhat concerned 50.6 48.4 44.4 37.4
Very concerned 34.9 39.7 48.0 54.1
Total 10.7 46.8 42.6 1.0
E
Italicized numbers indicate estimates that should be used with caution.
When considering the sex of Internet users, differences in scope are statistically significant
but generally quite small.
TABLE 6: ONLINE ACTIVITIES BY SEX
One point of note, shown in Table 6, is that fewer women than men are using the Internet for
downloading purposes. Although the downloading activities captured in the CIUS are primarily
entertainment-based, the ability to download files is a useful skill for all Internet users. These
data cannot be used to explain whether women are doing less downloading because they are not
interested in the available content, or whether they are less likely to know how to use the Internet
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in this way. It is anticipated that downloading usage will be higher in the 2007 data, and there is
no clear reason as to why women should engage in fewer downloading activities than men. If the
differences persist, it is suggested that efforts could be made to increase women’s comfort levels
with the use of the Internet for downloading content of all types.
When considering level of education, users are categorized into those that have undertaken
some tertiary education (including those who have completed university degrees) and those
whose education does not include any tertiary education. Looking at the level of education of
Internet users reveals differences in participation in online transactions and in games. A higher
proportion of people with only a high school education participate in online games than of those
with more education, but the opposite is true of online transactions. There are minimal
differences between the two groups with respect to downloading. As online education activities
are often at a tertiary level, it is not surprising that fewer people with no postsecondary education
are engaged in educational activities. But these data do show that there is an opportunity for
more people without postsecondary education to update their educational qualifications through
online channels. This group of people does not appear to be averse to using the Internet for other
purposes, thus appear to have the necessary skill to participate in online learning.
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TABLE 7: ONLINE ACTIVITIES BY EDUCATION LEVEL
Income and education levels are correlated, and the online activity patterns are similar within
both categories. Education levels are shown in Table 7, and income in Table 8.
TABLE 8: ONLINE ACTIVITIES BY INCOME
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Looking at the characteristics of Internet users and their Internet connections provides
additional perspectives on scope of usage. Table 9 shows the differences in scope of use between
individuals with broadband connections and those without. As might be expected, a higher
proportion of users with high speed connections are engaged in downloading content from the
Internet. Speed of connection doesn’t appear to make a big difference in communication and
search participation rates. These are activities that work quite well with low speed connections –
those with low speed connections have almost equal participation rates as their counterparts with
broadband connectivity.
TABLE 9: ONLINE ACTIVITIES BY BROADBAND CONNECTION
Frequency of usage is correlated with the hours a user spends online each week. Those who
go online frequently also tend to spend more hours online than infrequent users. Both of these
measures of online activity are related to scope in similar ways, with those spending more time
on line (see Table 10), and more frequent users (see Table 11), participating at higher levels in
all activity categories as compared to those who are online less frequently and for less time.
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TABLE 10: ONLINE ACTIVITIES BY WEEKLY HOURS OF USE
The data presented here cannot address causality in the relationship between scope and hours
or frequency of use, but it is not surprising that people who spend less time on the Internet do
fewer things online. Increasing scope of use would likely lead to more time spent online. But as
low scope users may also be ‘specialist’ users, who spend a lot of time online but focus on just a
few activities, encouraged increased time spent online would not necessary result in increased
scope of use.
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TABLE 11: ONLINE ACTIVITIES BY FREQUENCY OF USE
The final relationship explored here is that between scope and experience, shown in Table
12. Experience is measured in years online. The majority of Canadian Internet users have been
online for more than 5 years, and these users participate in all of the activities listed here at much
higher rates than novice Internet users. Close to 100% of experienced users engage in search and
communication activities, close to 70% are downloading some kind of content, and almost 80%
are doing online financial transactions.
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TABLE 12: ONLINE ACTIVITIES BY EXPERIENCE
Table 13 provides a summary of the participation rates in each of the scope categories,
broken down into the demographic and user characteristics discussed above. This table is of use
in understanding the overall differences in scope among all types of users. The biggest difference
in scope of use is in the Education category, with the youngest age group having the highest
participant rate, and the oldest age group the lowest. There is also a large difference between the
group that does the most downloading (also the 18-24 age group, with 81.5% engaging in this
group of activities) and the group that does the least (infrequent users, with only 23.3% doing
any downloading). The group that conducts the fewest online transactions is the novice users,
those online for less than a year. The group with the highest participation in online transactions is
the users who are online for the longest each week. These patterns also hold true for government
online activities.
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TABLE 13: SUMMARY OF ONLINE ACTIVITIES, BY DEMOGRAPHIC AND USER CHARACTERISTICS
The lowest number in each column is highlighted in italics, the highest in bold.
Communications Search Government Games Transactions Downloads Education # %
Age 18-24 96.0 97.2 47.2 61.1 68.6 81.5 79.1 2,443,168 16.3
Age 25-44 92.3 97.1 59.6 38.2 77.6 59.9 43.8 6,873,550 45.9
Age 45-64 90.4 95.8 53.8 27.9 66.2 45.0 29.4 4,789,119 32.0
Age 65+ 92.7 92.5 44.3 41.3 46.3 31.5 10.9 879,635 5.9
Sex - Male 91.4 97.3 58.8 42.0 72.3 65.3 43.5 7,432,004 49.6
Sex - Female 93.2 95.5 50.9 35.7 69.0 48.9 42.5 7,553,469 50.4
Education -
High school or
less 87.3 94.3 41.0 47.9 59.6 54.3 33.9 4,056,199 27.1
Education -
Some
Postsecondary 94.2 97.2 60.0 35.4 74.7 58.0 46.4 10,929,275 72.9
Income
<$60,000 91.9 95.1 51.6 43.8 62.7 58.9 41.1 6,072,386 40.5
Income
$60,000 -
$85,999 90.7 96.0 52.0 39.3 72.2 53.7 41.9 3,874,213 25.9
Income
$86,000+ 94.1 98.3 60.9 32.4 79.0 57.2 46.2 5,038,875 33.6
Broadband -
No 89.9 94.5 48.1 28.1 57.5 38.3 32.1 2,705,668 18.8
Broadband -
Yes 93.9 97.3 57.4 41.6 74.7 62.3 46.4 11,693,271 81.2
Hours per week
<5 88.5 95.0 46.6 28.7 63.9 42.7 33.5 7,737,952 53.2
Hours per week
>=5 97.9 98.8 64.9 50.6 79.1 74.2 54.8 6,811,101 46.8
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Communications Search Government Games Transactions Downloads Education # %
Frequency -
Daily 97.6 98.1 63.0 45.6 78.6 67.7 51.1 9,575,708 65.7
Frequency -
Weekly 89.2 95.2 44.3 29.1 60.9 41.8 31.5 3,880,396 26.6
Frequency -
Less than
weekly 64.2 89.9 26.1 15.7 40.7 23.3 18.7 1,112,283 7.6
Years online <1 68.9 88.9 25.7 35.8 22.8 38.7 16.0 557,169 3.7
Years online
1-5 86.9 94.2 41.8 35.6 57.6 45.6 33.2 4,404,303 29.4
Years online 5+ 96.1 97.9 62.2 40.4 79.0 68.1 48.9 10,015,628 66.9
Total 92.3 96.4 54.8 38.8 70.6 57.0 43.0
Lowest 64.2 88.9 25.7 15.7 22.8 23.3 10.9
Highest 97.9 98.8 64.9 61.1 79.1 81.5 79.1
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The uptake of online games is interesting because it is one activity where the usual patterns
of declining use with increasing age do not hold. More people over the age of 65 report playing
games on the Internet than do people between the ages of 45-64. This may be related to
availability of time for gaming, and shows that there are online activities beyond search and
communication that are appealing to seniors. Adoption of online games does not also increase
much as users become more experienced.
96.4% of all Internet users engage in at least one online search activity. Even among the
novice users, almost 90% use the Internet to conduct searches. If there is a ‘killer application’ (a
single activity that drives usage) for the Internet, it is searching. Use of the Internet for
communication is also very popular, with 92.3% either emailing or chatting online. However,
those who are online only infrequently do not appear to value communication so highly, with
only 64% using the Internet for this purpose.
Closing Comments
This study provides numerous insights into what different types of users are doing online. It
reveals how patterns of use change over time, showing that scope of usage increases as people
become more experienced Internet users. The shortcoming in the study at present is that it
assesses the data using bivariate techniques only, making it difficult to understand the combined
effects of characteristics like age, online experience and frequency of use on scope. Further work
is being done in order to identify clusters of users based on their scope of use. This would allow
more targeted, custom approaches for encouraging increased scope. For instance, older women
who are new users might benefit from training to download audio and video content of interest,
whereas low income novice users might benefit from assistance in accessing government
services online. The present analysis does not allow for this level of granularity.
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This investigation into scope of usage suggests that efforts to promote broader understanding
of the value of the Internet as a communication and search tool could help to encourage non-
users to become users. But it also highlights the fact that other categories of activities have not
been so universally adopted, suggesting that there is still much room for the Internet to take a
more central role in people’s daily activities. As has been mentioned, it is likely that Canadians’
scope of Internet usage has increased in the years since these data were collected, and the 2007
CIUS data may reveal new patterns of usage. However, given the adoption rates presented here,
it is evident that the Internet has yet to become essential for facilitating e-learning, or to become
the primary channel for communication and information sharing between governments and
citizens. These are key elements of an Information Society. If the Internet does not gain wider
use for these purposes in the next few years, steps could be taken to help individuals better
understand the benefits of online activities, and to remove barriers for those who do want to
engage in online activities but do lack the necessary skills or resources.
This analysis also suggests that there is a learning curve, or a period of familiarization and
confidence building, experienced by new users. This is particularly evident in looking at online
transactions, with new users taking several years to reach the participation rates demonstrated by
experienced users. Given concerns about the security and privacy of online transactions, this
hesitance among novices is understandable. Steps could be taken to educate new users about the
risks of online transactions, with a view to increasing their comfort level for these activities early
on.
One of the striking observations from the data presented here is that the users with the
highest participation rates in many of the online activities are those who spend the most time
online. This is understandable, because in spending extended periods of time online, users are
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likely to explore new activities and gain a higher confidence level in using the Internet. But of
course, users are not likely to spend time online unless they find activities that they value. So an
important question for those trying to encourage broader scope of use is how to encourage a
culture of use. This is an issue that the Ontario government is investigating at present (Ontario
Ministry of Government Services, 2007).
The digital divide among users is narrowing, but there are still clear differences in scope of
usage observed with respect to user demographics. Any efforts to encourage uptake and usage of
the Internet should continue to address the questions as to why older, less well educated, lower
income Canadians use the Internet less than younger, more highly educated, higher income
Canadians. Governments are certainly aware of the persistence of this issue, but could do more
to address it directly8
.
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