Combination of Intenet, personal computer users in 1999/2000.

  This table describes the information society in 1999/2000 in millions. These statistics have been collected from sources.

  The highest number of PCs was 141M in the USA, whereas the lowest number was in Japan, about 36M. Therefore the world estimate will be 387M.

  Internet hosts also have a number of 65.9 which is the highest number in the USA. Japan comes with the lowest number of 4.5 million.

  Concerning internet users, the number was 154M in the USA and the lowest of 39M was also in Japan.

  Finally, mobiles phones have the highest record in EU-15 which was about 147M and the lowest was about 57M in Japan. The total is around 481M.

  Scandinavian countries have the highest rate of using personal computers. This is around 50-65%. Italy has 35%, France has 28% and Portugal has 25%. For the internet, Sweden has the highest number which is 55%. Greece has the lowest rate which is about 5%.

  In conclusion, we can see the variation in the percentages of these countries, so it is easy to understand.

People, challenges and strategies.

   Nowadays, people move to new cities or new countries more than ever before searching for jobs or traveling to change their routine. Here, I am going to mention the challenges and strategies related to this issue.

   When people move to new cities or new countries, they find different culture and different language and so they adapt their own behavior. The second challenge is that some people can’t be away from their families. You have also changes in food. For example in China you can’t find Arabic food like biryani. The schools also differ in the way of education. Another challenge which meets us is summer holidays which are also different.

   There are many strategies we can rely on to deal with the challenges. Just before traveling to a new country, you have to know everything about it. You can use internet, newspaper or any person to help. Secondly, when you are in a new country and you want to communicate with family, you can use mobile phones, Msn messenger and video calls as well.

   Finally, traveling is not that scary but you should have experience to face these challenges in order to make strategies for your plan.