IT in New Zealand Computing & Internet Diffusion

Computing & Internet Diffusion

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STATISTICS

The following chart puts into perspective the growth in the number of PCs and cell phones in use compared to household amenities such as dishwashers:

TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS ON THE INTERNET

Organizations are normally allocated domain names according to organization type, with the penultimate part of a name (or second level domain), such as the "co" in used to categorize domains. The following second level domains are used in New Zealand:

MAJOR PORTALS & SEARCH SITES USED BY NEW ZEALANDERS 19

• s Access New Zealand (www.accessnz.co.nz)

• s NZGO New Zealand Government Web Sites (www.govt.nz)

• s Te puna Web Directory (tepuna.natlib.govt.nz/web_directory)

• s AltaVista (www.altavista.com)

• s Excite (www.excite.com)

• s Google (www.google.com)

• s Infoseek (www.infoseek.com)

• s Lycos (www.lycos.com)

• s Yahoo (www.yahoo.com)

• s Search Engine Watch (www.searchenginewatch.com)

• s List of New Zealand search sites (tepuna.natlib.govt.nz/web_directory/NZ/internetdirs.htm)

NARRATIVE & ANALYSIS 20

"The number of internet hosts worldwide rose 67% in 1999 to surpass 72.4 million hosts by the end of the year, according to a survey carried out by the Internet Software Consortium (ISC). New Zealand's share of the total - 271,000 - reflects a registration rate of 7,765 per 100,000 people; the third highest in the world, behind Finland and Norway.

The survey showed that at the end of 1998, there were 43.2 million internet hosts registered in the Domain Name System (DNS), a figure that rose to 56.2 million by the end of June 1999 and grew another 28.7% in the second half of the year. The table below shows the top 20 countries with more than 1,000 DNS-registered hosts per 100,000 people."

When New Zealand first entered the internet arena in the early 1990s, like many countries it was mostly by the government and universities. However, in recent years, internet usage growth has been predominant in non-government sectors such as individuals, non-profit organizations and communities, and private businesses. The New Zealand government supports and encourages this growth actively through policies to protect individuals and businesses; and through investment into research and development by the Ministry of Research, Science & Technology and the Ministry of Economic Development.

	Computing & Internet Diffusion
PAGE SOURCES	STATISTICS The following chart puts into perspective the growth in the number of PCs and cell phones in use compared to household amenities such as dishwashers: 17 TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS ON THE INTERNET Organizations are normally allocated domain names according to organization type, with the penultimate part of a name (or second level domain), such as the "co" in used to categorize domains. The following second level domains are used in New Zealand: MAJOR PORTALS & SEARCH SITES USED BY NEW ZEALANDERS 19 • s Access New Zealand (www.accessnz.co.nz) • s NZGO New Zealand Government Web Sites (www.govt.nz) • s Te puna Web Directory (tepuna.natlib.govt.nz/web_directory) • s AltaVista (www.altavista.com) • s Excite (www.excite.com) • s Google (www.google.com) • s Infoseek (www.infoseek.com) • s Lycos (www.lycos.com) • s Yahoo (www.yahoo.com) • s Search Engine Watch (www.searchenginewatch.com) • s List of New Zealand search sites (tepuna.natlib.govt.nz/web_directory/NZ/internetdirs.htm) NARRATIVE & ANALYSIS 20 "The number of internet hosts worldwide rose 67% in 1999 to surpass 72.4 million hosts by the end of the year, according to a survey carried out by the Internet Software Consortium (ISC). New Zealand's share of the total - 271,000 - reflects a registration rate of 7,765 per 100,000 people; the third highest in the world, behind Finland and Norway. The survey showed that at the end of 1998, there were 43.2 million internet hosts registered in the Domain Name System (DNS), a figure that rose to 56.2 million by the end of June 1999 and grew another 28.7% in the second half of the year. The table below shows the top 20 countries with more than 1,000 DNS-registered hosts per 100,000 people." 20 When New Zealand first entered the internet arena in the early 1990s, like many countries it was mostly by the government and universities. However, in recent years, internet usage growth has been predominant in non-government sectors such as individuals, non-profit organizations and communities, and private businesses. The New Zealand government supports and encourages this growth actively through policies to protect individuals and businesses; and through investment into research and development by the Ministry of Research, Science & Technology and the Ministry of Economic Development.