October 24, 2005
Happy Internet Day!
No, this is not the latest Hallmark holiday, instead the country of Spain has initiated Internet Day to promote the use of the Internet to its web-nonchalant citizens.
On 10/25 Spain will celebrate for the first time its Internet Day (http://www.diadeinternet.es/contenidos/). This initiative is trying to promote the use of the Internet in a country where 35 percent of its citizens are surfers, but the rest either find it not interesting or useful enough, or they cite financial reasons for not using it, according to a recent survey.
Many public activities have been organized for the day, such as giving away a total of 5,000 domains, organizing a Web gymkhana, and driving buses with free Internet connections to many locations.
El País has created a special report for the day that includes, for example, a section where readers and famous people explain how the Internet changed their lives. http://www.elpais.es/articulo/elpcibsem/20050929elpciblse_1/Tes/%BFC%F3mo%20ha%20cambiado%20Internet%20mi%20vida%3F
Spain has proposed a World Internet Day, to be discussed at the WSIS summit in Tunisia.
Posted by Buzz Webster at October 24, 2005 05:33 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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