It is our premise that the Internet will make a important gift to the quality of life in developing nations. Since approximately 38 percent of the global population lives in China or India, the progress of the Net in those nations deserves careful study and deliberation. We conducted a study of the state of the Internet in China and India during the summer of 1998 and found much that is typical of rising nations in both.
The paper begins with a judgment of the state of the Chinese and Indian Internets along six scopes. India joined the Internet before China, but the Chinese Internet rapidly caught or surpassed India on each of our dimensions. We offer explanations of this condition by comparing formative factors in telecommunication transportation, human resources, equipment and the economy, and government interest and support. In spite of common claims that the Internet will erode national dominion, government interest and support is seen to be significant both directly and indirectly through its power on the other factors. Both governments are now committed to the Internet, and we examine altering government roles, primarily the acceptance of a ruthless Action Plan in India and the consolidation of two key ministries in China. The Indian Action Plan addresses each of our six dimensions, and is designed to raise India to the level of information technology (IT) superpower. The impact of Chinese consolidation is less clear, but will also be important in determining the future of the Internet there. We conclude with a conversation of sources of hesitation.
The paper begins with a judgment of the state of the Chinese and Indian Internets along six scopes. India joined the Internet before China, but the Chinese Internet rapidly caught or surpassed India on each of our dimensions. We offer explanations of this condition by comparing formative factors in telecommunication transportation, human resources, equipment and the economy, and government interest and support. In spite of common claims that the Internet will erode national dominion, government interest and support is seen to be significant both directly and indirectly through its power on the other factors. Both governments are now committed to the Internet, and we examine altering government roles, primarily the acceptance of a ruthless Action Plan in India and the consolidation of two key ministries in China. The Indian Action Plan addresses each of our six dimensions, and is designed to raise India to the level of information technology (IT) superpower. The impact of Chinese consolidation is less clear, but will also be important in determining the future of the Internet there. We conclude with a conversation of sources of hesitation.
We believe that World Wide Web (www) and Internet will change every thing we think and know of doing business. We have seen the Rising POWER of GOOGLE for any thing Online and FACEBOOK for any thing in Social Networking, same way we will continue to see new technologies and new capabilities in the realm of INTERNET across Global impacting us on a daily basis. Which country will dominate? You don’t need to be a genius to answer that. Naturally, it will be America, China and India in that Order till 2015 and India, China and America in reverse order by 2025. No, it is not an emotional point but simple facts. India, China and America will see the rise in their migrant population @ the average rate of 3-5% for next 18 Yrs before it will start declining. Currently only a tiny 50 million Indians are active Web user against the giant population of over 1000 million plus vis-à-vis 145 million in United States (with Population of only 300 million) . So it is not hard to predict the future once India achieves the potential penetration of Computers / Internet & Mobile (CIM) users across strata of society. An interesting article by Daniel Sorid appeared in NYT today, talking about Mr Ram Prakash Hanumanthappa and his endeavors to increase the reach and infiltration of Internet in INDIA by making it more regional and relevant. Will Computers and Internet in Regional Indian Languages be the answer for that growth?
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