The development and use of technical devices
that help in virtually all forms of human activity, entertainment, education,
trade, government and communications are nothing out the ordinary. People have
always acquired new devices or equipment as their need for them arose and as
long as those devices were available. As a matter of fact, the entire history
of mankind has been permeated by the unstopping endeavour to tame, cultivate
and wield natural forces trough improved processes and artefacts. In a sense,
then, the history of mankind is also a history of the development of artefacts,
the history of technology. The internet has replaced the position of
libraries or books which are repositories of knowledge. All information from
the past until now is contained quite complete on the internet. Sites like "wikipedia" become the largest online library, where almost all information we
will get easily and for free (pay only internet access fees).
Countries that
control the internet in the millennium era are certain to be developed
countries if the internet is used wisely, especially in the fields of research,
education, administration, socialization, networking and business. With the
internet, we know quickly the development of technological research in various
parts of the world. Through online administration in government, the practice
of corruption in making letters can be minimized.
From the data INTERNET
WORLD STATUS, in the last decade the number of internet users (netter) in the
world increased dramatically. From 0.4% of all the world's population in 1995,
it has now increased nearly 60 times in 2008. And since 2000, the growth of the
world netter has increased by an average of 2% of the total world population.
|
Year
Internet User Population
|
|
1995
16,000,000 0.4%
|
|
1996
36,000,000 0.9%
|
|
1997
70,000,000 1.7%
|
|
1998
147,000,000 3.6%
|
|
1999
248,000,000 4.1%
|
|
2000
361,000,000 5.8%
|
|
2001
513,000,000 8.6%
|
|
2002
587,000,000 9.4%
|
|
2003
719,000,000 11.1%
|
|
2004
817,000,000 12.7%
|
|
2005
1,018,000,000 15.7%
|
|
2006
1,093,000,000 16.7%
|
|
2007
1,319,000,000 20.0%
|
|
2008
1,565,000,000 23.3%
|
|
2009
1,802,000,000 27.9%
|
|
2011
2,267,000,000 34.5%
|
|
2013
2,800,000,000 44.9%
|
Of the 1.5
billion netters currently, 41% are in Asia, followed by Europe 25% followed by
North America 16%. And Africa is the continent with the smallest netter level
in the world at only 5.6%.The large number in Asian countries is very
reasonable considering that more than 55% of the world's population is in the
Asian continent, which is 3.7 billion people out of the total world population
of 6.7 billion people. While the largest percentage of netter to the total
world population is still held by the countries in the North American region
(United States and Canada) which reach 73.1%. Meanwhile, net penetration in
Asia only reached 17.2%.
With the growth
trend of the internet in recent years, Indonesia has become a very potential netter
market share. It is estimated that for 2008, 2009 and 2010, Indonesia's netter
growth trend will increase by an average of 20%. Beginning in 2008, the number
of Indonesian netters was around 25 million users. And at the end of 2008 it
was estimated that it had reached 30 million users. But this 30 million figure
is still relatively small because only 13% of Indonesia's population enjoys
internet facilities, this figure is still far from the world net penetration
reaching 23.5% or 17.2% in Asia. The percentage
of Indonesian netters (13%) is still far behind that of neighboring countries
in Asia such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and China.
Malaysia: 62.8%
netter
Philippines:
14.6%
Thailand: 20.5%
Vietnam: 24.2%
China: 22.4%
South Korea:
76.1%
Japan: 73.1%
From the
penetration data above, the mastery of information technology in the Indonesian
internet field is still inferior to neighboring countries. This should be a
trigger for the government and internet service providers to continue to
encourage internet growth, both in terms of facilities, speed and cost. And in
terms of the 1945 Constitution, internet services can be included in the
business category that controls the lives of many people. So, it is better if
the government establishes a law while establishing a state-owned company that
provides internet services to the wider community given the importance of the
internet in the wheels of education, information and our economy.
As the
conclusion the size of the growth of netter without strict regulations and law
inforcement from the government and its law enforcement agencies, will result
in the presence of the internet instead of providing huge benefits but could be
disastrous for this nation. Every technology will be useful if managed and
utilized appropriately and wisely. If not, disaster and disaster will befall
RESOURCES:
Endeshaw, Assafa. 2001. Internet
and E-Commerce Law. Singapore: Pearson Education Asia Pte Ltd
