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CRRC: ARMENIA IS LEADING IN INTERNET USE IN REGION; 12% OF RESPONDENTS IN AZERBAIJAN HAVE NOT EVEN HEARD ABOUT INTERNET
11:13 04/09/2013 " SOCIETY
According to the "Caucasus Research Resource Centers" (CRRC), the
level of Internet use in the South Caucasus countries, especially in
Armenia, is rapidly increasing, the article posted on the website of
the organization reads.
Thus, according to the 2012 data 44% of Armenians use the Internet
once a week or more. In 2010, this figure was equal to 28%. In the
same time, 9% use Internet once a month or even less. It is noteworthy
that there were no people left in Armenia who did not know what the
Internet was.
In Azerbaijan 19% of the population uses Internet once a week or more.
In the same time, 12% of the population still does not know what the
Internet is.
According to the CRRC, 35% of Georgian residents use the Internet
every week. 6% of respondents have not heard about the Internet at all.
The organization notes that the main Internet users are primarily
residents of capital cities aged from 18 to 35.
The lack of access to the network was given as a reason for not using
the Internet in Armenia and Azerbaijan. In Georgia the reason was
the shortage of computer.
"In addition, about a quarter of Azerbaijanis stated that they were
not interested in using the Internet," reads the CRRC site.
The organization also inquired about the purposes for which the
respondents used the Internet. It turned out that most of the users in
Georgia, and about half of the Armenians and Azerbaijanis mainly use
such social networks as "Odnoklassniki" ("Classmates"), "Facebook"
and "MySpace". Armenians often use Skype as well. A quarter of the
Armenians read online news. This rate in Azerbaijan equals 16%,
and in Georgia - 22%.
"Such activities as online games, dating sites, blogging, visiting
forums and shopping via the Internet are less popular in the region,"
add the authors of the research.
Source: Panorama.am
From: A. Papazian
11:13 04/09/2013 " SOCIETY
According to the "Caucasus Research Resource Centers" (CRRC), the
level of Internet use in the South Caucasus countries, especially in
Armenia, is rapidly increasing, the article posted on the website of
the organization reads.
Thus, according to the 2012 data 44% of Armenians use the Internet
once a week or more. In 2010, this figure was equal to 28%. In the
same time, 9% use Internet once a month or even less. It is noteworthy
that there were no people left in Armenia who did not know what the
Internet was.
In Azerbaijan 19% of the population uses Internet once a week or more.
In the same time, 12% of the population still does not know what the
Internet is.
According to the CRRC, 35% of Georgian residents use the Internet
every week. 6% of respondents have not heard about the Internet at all.
The organization notes that the main Internet users are primarily
residents of capital cities aged from 18 to 35.
The lack of access to the network was given as a reason for not using
the Internet in Armenia and Azerbaijan. In Georgia the reason was
the shortage of computer.
"In addition, about a quarter of Azerbaijanis stated that they were
not interested in using the Internet," reads the CRRC site.
The organization also inquired about the purposes for which the
respondents used the Internet. It turned out that most of the users in
Georgia, and about half of the Armenians and Azerbaijanis mainly use
such social networks as "Odnoklassniki" ("Classmates"), "Facebook"
and "MySpace". Armenians often use Skype as well. A quarter of the
Armenians read online news. This rate in Azerbaijan equals 16%,
and in Georgia - 22%.
"Such activities as online games, dating sites, blogging, visiting
forums and shopping via the Internet are less popular in the region,"
add the authors of the research.
Source: Panorama.am
From: A. Papazian