10 Nov 2003

The Internet and its users: The physical dimensions of cyberpolitics in Eastern Asia
www.ciolek.com, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: " 'The Internet and its users: The physical dimensions of cyberpolitics in Eastern Asia.' A paper by T.M. Ciolek presented at the conference 'From the Book to the Internet: Communications Technologies, Human Motions, and Cultural Formations in Eastern Asia,' University of Oregon, October 16-18, 2003.
Abstract: The energetic uptake of Internet technologies across Eastern Asia has placed fresh social, cultural and political demands on the region. Regional responses to these new pressures vary in both direction and strength. A new hierarchy of leaders (and strugglers) has emerged. Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea are found to lead the region in terms of Internet hardware, as well as their networked communication and publishing skills. They are closely followed by Hong Kong and Singapore. Some distance behind are China and Malaysia. Finally, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Mongolia are under-equipped and under-skilled. These developments may also herald a possible bifurcation of cultures into online spectators and performers; a new form of a digital divide; and adjustments to the political power in some countries - tmc."
Site contents: 1. Abstract; 2. Online information and its circulation in society; 3. Two notions: 'Internet skills' and 'Online users'; 4. The methodology; 5. The model: the 2003 scenario; 6. The model extrapolated: the 2009 scenario; 7. Magnitude and intensity of Internet skills in Eastern Asia; 8. Conclusions; 9. Tables with statistics: 17 tables, 5 charts; 10. References; 11. Acknowledgements; 12. Version and change history; 13. About the Author.
URL http://www.ciolek.com/PAPERS/oregon-2003-text.html
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