September 2001 Chapter 17: Internet and Society 1 Chapter 17: Internet and Society Key questions consider in this chapter: • Who is on the Internet, and what are they doing? • What is the digital divide? • How is the Internet changing education? • How is the government using the Internet?
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September 2001Chapter 17: Internet and Society1 Key questions
consider in this chapter: Who is on the Internet, and what are they
doing? What is the digital divide? How is the Internet changing
education? How is the government using the Internet?
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September 2001Chapter 17: Internet and Society2 Internet Usage
In 1999 the online population in the United States was over 110
million users and worldwide the online population was estimated to
be over 220 million users Internet users tend to be well-educated
(40% are college graduates) and higher-income (23% make over
$75,000/year) individuals.
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September 2001Chapter 17: Internet and Society3 Internet Usage
(contd) Top five activities on the Internet: 1.Researching
2.Communicating with friends and family 3.Getting information about
products to purchase 4.Retrieving news 5.Finding health information
* Purchasing products/services was 6 th
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September 2001Chapter 17: Internet and Society5 Internet Usage
(contd) As people become more familiar will the Web, individuals
will spend more time online, doing more activities 56% of online
users purchase items over the Internet, but 66% of online users who
have been on the Internet for over three years purchase items
online
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September 2001Chapter 17: Internet and Society8 Internet Usage
(contd) In 2000, the United States had almost $409 billion in e-
commerce revenues, which accounts for over half of the worlds
online revenues In 2000, Germany was the second highest country for
e- commerce revenue with $62.8 billion It is estimated that by 2005
all of North America will only account for 30.2% of the worlds
online revenues, with Asia and Eastern Europe gaining the most
ground
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September 2001Chapter 17: Internet and Society10 The Digital
Divide The gap between the people who are on the Internet and the
people who are not on the Internet. The digital divide is closing
across educational levels and race, but it remains significant
among low income households and individuals over the age of 65. The
significance of the digital divide will become more prevalent as
the Internet becomes a more prominent component of society.
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September 2001Chapter 17: Internet and Society12 How the
Internet is Changing Education The four categories of online
education: 1. K-12: 96% of U.S. schools are connected to the
Internet The actual use of the Internet as a learning tool has been
limited, mainly used for problem solving and various drills In K-12
the Internet has not yet become fully integrated into the learning
system 2. Higher Education: In 1999, 72% of two-year and four-year
colleges offered distance-learning courses
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September 2001Chapter 17: Internet and Society13 How the
Internet is Changing Education (contd) Most e-businesses estimate
that higher education will provide a more profitable setting than
K-12 because young adults will be more likely to try new approaches
to educations than school systems 3. Corporate Learning: Corporate
training has the largest potential market ($11.4 billion by 2003)
Online training is seen as an inexpensive way to keep employees
up-to-date on technology 4. Leisure Education: Usually life
improvement classes that are not for credit
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September 2001Chapter 17: Internet and Society15 How the
Government is Using the Internet E-government- defined as federal,
state, and local government applications that elicit payment or
documentation submission over the Net. The more government
activities that can be conducted over the Internet the more
financial and human resources that can be saved or utilized in
other areas Problems with the government going online: Security-
the government must be able to ensure the integrity of the
information it is handling
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Government is Using the Internet (contd) The government would need
to recruit and hire more IT personnel to properly design and
maintain full-scale Web sites There is no single department that is
in charge of supervising the governments online efforts (no
uniformity)