Week 5

1) What are the Mobile phone use /100 populations - compare Australia, USA, China, India, Your Country

Australia: 104.96

USA: 86.79

China: 47.95

India: 29.36

The above data suggests that the Phone use /100 for every 100 hundred Australian's there is close to 105 mobile subscriptions. Evidently this figure is much lower in countries such as USA, China and India.

2) Internet use / 100 population - compare Australia, USA, China, India, Your Country

Australia: 71.98

USA: 74

China: 22.28

India: 4.38

As it is demonstrated from the above statistics the internet use/ 100 is dramatically different that phone use. Australia still rating the highest, while USA, China and Indian all have a lower amount compared to phones. The main factor that could account for his is that you will only have one Internet connection per household, where you may have a greater number of phones in a household as opposed to people.

4) What does the survey suggest to you about the Information Technology readiness of Australian business compared to Australian consumers?

Australian businesses are lagging behind the consumer in the online world. The survey suggests that not only business but also the government is a long way behind the average user. Australia is ranked 30th in the world for business use of the Internet and 28th in the world for government readiness.