[BANGLA-IT] Internet usage in Dhaka city- survey for Internet users from Dhaka

This is an  important survey for Internet users from Dhaka city only.   BytesForAll Initiative has undertaken a research project to study and analyze the Internet usage pattern, browsing habit and service requirements of Internet users in Dhaka city as per age, income and gender. All Dhaka based Internet users are requested to fill up the survey form at: http://www.bytesforallinitiative.net/internetusagedhaka/index.php?sid=72945&lang\=en Why are you doing this? --------------------------------- According to ITU, there are about 450,000 Internet users in Bangladesh (as of August, 2007), which is also growing rapidly with mobile phone penetration. There are about 40 million cell phone users in the country. In 2006 Bangladesh got connected to SEA-ME-WE4 Internet submarine cable [BTRC Website]. All these development show that Bangladesh is in a transition where the demand is moving from connectivity to content. An increasing number of people are using Internet for being in touch with family or friends who live abroad, bloggers community celebrate their work together, organizations are getting engaged in online activism, young users update their status frequently at facebook, employers go to linkedIn to search potential candidate, new services are emerging for a new market, students are doing research using google or wikipedia etc. But no documentation or study is available to capture the trend of this usage or to identify the users from a social perspective. The research project aims to fulfill that important gap. How this research will be done? -------------------------------------------- This research will be carried out within Internet users in Dhaka city using a stratified random sampling methodology that will take into account the different segments of society on the basis of gender, age bracket and income level. This will ensure that we can ompare the pattern of Internet usage across these strata. We have developed a questionnaire through which information will be collected using both online and offline means. Our in-country researcher will collect data talking to different Internet users, which will then be inserted into an online feedback form. Our research team will then analyze and synthesize the data to prepare a report of preliminary findings. We also opened up a facebook group. Please join the group at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=25856184827&ref=share What you can do? ----------------------- 1. All Dhaka based Internet users can fill up the survey form at: http://www.bytesforallinitiative.net/internetusagedhaka/index.php?sid=72945&lang\=en It will not take more than 10 minutes to fill up this questionnaire. [Our survey system can capture the IP address, therefore users who are not from Dhaka are requested NOT to fill up this form]. 2. Forward this survey form to friends and families whom you know and are accessing the Internet from Dhaka. 3. Share any personal and interesting online experience. You can post it in the discussion board or can contact Partha or Mridul in the admin list. With your permission, we can arrange to publish these experiences (with all anonymity) as part of our research report. 4. Upload interesting photos of Internet usage or Internet users as per age, income and gender- the core variables of this research. The results of this survey will be used ONLY for research purposes (not for any commercial interest). Please feel free to contact us (survey at bytesforallinitiative dot net) if you have any question. We look forward to hearing from you.   Best wishes, Mohammad Kawsar Uddin

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