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Internet Usage in
Cyprus:
May 25,
2005 - Internet usage by Cypriots is below the European Union
average, and businesses on the island are also lagging behind,
according to figures released by Eurostats.
Based on
figures for the first quarter of 2004, Eurostat says 32 percent
of Cypriots between 16 and 74 years use the Internet while the EU
average is at 47 per cent. Eighty-two percent of Cypriot
businesses use the Internet, among the lowest EU level, which is
on average 89 percent.
In Cyprus the
internet is used more by men, with 36 per cent, as opposed to 28
per cent among women, a trend that exists throughout the EU
member states with the exception of Finland and
Estonia.
Greeks are the
EU citizens that use the internet less, with only 20 per cent,
but the situation in the business sector is better (87 per
cent).
According to
Eurostat, in most countries the internet is used more in the
workplace rather than at home.
It comes as no
surprise that it is more popular among youngsters. An average of
75 per cent or two thirds of people aged 16 to 24 used the
internet.
E-commerce in
Cyprus:
November 15,
2006 - Internet e-commerce is still small in Cyprus. Only 7% of Cypriot
enterprises that use the internet actually accepted orders via the internet
in 2006, although this was higher than the 5.1% reported in 2005 according
to the annual Information and Communication Technologies Usage and E-Commerce
in Enterprises survey.
At the same time, a parallel household survey found that only 6.7% of
individuals ordered products over the internet, although this was higher than
the 5.1% recorded in 2005. These individuals ordered mainly books, magazines,
newspapers and e-Learning material.
Regarding e-Government,
businesses are interacting more with the government online. Business using
the Internet for interaction with public authorities (mainly obtaining
information) increased from 39.5% in 2005 to 44.3% in 2006.
In general, computer and internet usage in business is widespread:
94.5% of enterprises used a computer in January 2006. Among small enterprises
of 10-49 employees (which is around 95% of all enterprises in Cyprus) there
was an increase in computer usage from 92.8% in 2005 to 93.6% in 2006, as well
as in internet usage, from 82.1% in 2005 to 83.7% in 2006.
The survey on households
found a significant increase (from a very low base) in Internet broadband
connections, from 4.5% in 2005 to 12.1% in 2006, while the proportion with
any kind of internet access from home rose from 31.7% to 36.7%.
The total percentage of households with a computer was 51.9% in 2006,
while 40.9% of individuals aged 16-74 used a computer and 33.8% used the
Internet during the first quarter of 2006.
Cyprus Telecommunications Market
Reports
Cyprus -
Key Statistics, Regulatory and Fixed Line Telecoms
Despite market liberalisation Cyprus's telecoms market continues to be dominated
by the incumbent, CyTA, which is still fully-owned by the state. The government has
rekindled plans to privatise CyTA as part of a wider financial bailout package. The
process is expected to be completed by the end of 2015. Check the table of contents
for this report
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