The guy who runs the very cool Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto just published this:
Asia now comprises nearly 45% of the world’s Internet population. China alone – home to the world’s largest number ofInternet users – makes up more than half of the region’s entireInternet population. The China Internet Network Information Centre estimates that China’s online population rose 6 per cent to 485 million in 2011. What is remarkable is that nearly two-thirds of Chinese, and close to 70 per cent of the Asian population as a whole, are not yet even online.
As this growth continues,the culture of global cyberspace will change. The concept of “Asian values” may have limited merit in academic circles, but there is no doubt that a sociological and political shift will occur that will affect cyberspace writ large. With these new users will come new ways of using and governing cyberspace, both at home and abroad, which will have far reaching implications for the world.
Interesting, no? Read on …