The State of the Internet in Asia
Steve Garton ACNielsen, Hong Kong
INTRODUCTION
This is a paper concerning key indicators of how the Internet is being adopted by countries in Asia, and is intended as an update and expansion of the paper presented at last year's Net Effects Conference in London. There has been substantial growth in the purchase of computers and home access to the Internet; plus some early signs of the use of the World Wide Web to make purchases and transactions. Related technology, such as cellphone ownership, may serve as an indicator to the future...