To Be a Network Society: A Cross-National Perspective on the Internet in Britain

Abstract

This working paper was prepared for the Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS) input to the World Internet Project (WIP). It compares Britain with other European nations and the wider world in its adoption and use of the Internet. It draws from the Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS)and the World Internet Project (WIP), along with other publicly available data to compare and contrast patterns of adoption, use and impact.