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Guo Liang - China Program hosted the Global Internet Project
Back in May 1999, should the invitation of U.S. Ambassador to China James Sasser, Guo Liang as the U.S. government's "International Visitor Program," the guests, and the Academy of Social Sciences with the news that the Bu Wei visited the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA ), and school communication policy research center, Professor Jeffrey Cole, director of the global Internet in China and the corresponding research possibilities.
Global Internet Project as a partner in China, Chinese Academy of Social Development Research Center from the summer of 1999 began to prepare the study. Content and methods of the study, researchers from China Academy of Social Sciences of China's national conditions according to independent design, implementation and analysis.
January 2000 Information Office of China to carry out fully affirmed the significance of the China Internet Project, formally issued a document supported by the Academy of Social Sciences of China Internet Development Research Center conducted the study program.
April 2001, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Chinese Academy of Social Development Research Center, Institute of Journalism and Communication, Media and Youth Development Research Center, jointly issued the "Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Changsha and impact of the Internet usage survey report "version of the adult version and young people.
Academy of Social Sciences study released each time at home and abroad are subject to intense media attention and highly valued.
Guo Liang - Interview Introduction
January 15, 2004, Chinese Academy of Social Development Research Center announced the "Global Internet Project" (WIP) International Comparison of the results, Sina Technology first reported the results of this study, and interview the researchers for this project Academy of Social Sciences researcher Mr. Guo Liang, the next is an interview:
Q: When did you start the study of aspects of the Internet? What prompted you to make this decision on the research?
Guo Liang: I began to research the Internet can be late. In 1995 I as a visiting scholar at Oxford University, when exposed to the Internet and bought a lot of books about the Internet. Fall after returning to buy their own software, their localization, run from the telephone dial-up BBS. January 1996 began to "Southern Weekend" to write serialized "to play with me Internet". The end of 1996 to 1997 editor of "Network Culture Series" (7 volumes, NPC Press).
Quantitative study of the Internet began in 1999.
I decided to research the Internet to promote a number of factors, I believe many people the first time will have access to the Internet I was kind of shocked. If I can use an anonymous online, and can find many things that can not be found before, the network will change the world. Then the study of this network is a natural choice. And to do this kind of research you need to have their own qualities and opportunities. In this regard, I think I was very lucky.
Q: In your time doing research is funded by the agencies? Encountered the greatest difficulties are?
Guo Liang: I work in the CASS Institute of Philosophy. As scientific research system and other reasons, it is difficult to apply to the funds (because it is not philosophy), and quantitative research is needed the support of a lot of money. News Bu Wei and I together are the first Internet survey was funded by the China Youth Net (CYCNET), then the Internet bubble, there is no follow-up funding stopped. The Markle Foundation survey was funded by the United States. The Foundation only provides financial support, and do not interfere with research, not to provide original data, such funding is indeed very rare.
In addition to research funding, quantitative research in China have to face a lot of difficulties. Such as the sample data obtained: In the U.S., the Internet can be found, and China does indeed difficult to have reliable data in this regard. Quality control survey is a large problem. Last year, there is SARS, the city of Guangzhou and South China Sea, the investigation has encountered unprecedented difficulties.
Q: Do you often travel with China and the U.S., then you can simply talk about the development of China and the United States, the characteristics of the Internet?
Guo Liang: I think development of the Internet on the one hand the United States less subject to administrative intervention, on the other hand, e-commerce is more developed. Most importantly, the United States, many Internet users seek information through the network. In China, especially in small cities, although the Internet has also become popular, there is a considerable number of Internet users play games and chat. I think that should be more guidance and training of Internet users use the Internet to seek information and seek knowledge.
Q: The number of Internet users in China has been growing very rapidly, it was reported in China has reached 79.5 million users, you think this growth will continue to keep it? The Chinese Internet users Internet users, compared with foreign What are the characteristics?
Guo Liang: I believe that in the foreseeable future, China will be the rapid development of the Internet. 5 small cities from last year's case study shows this trend, and is expected to spread this through the method of Internet cafes are also likely to spread to rural areas.
From the users gender, age, income and education can be seen the composition of China's Internet use is still in its infancy.
2003 terms for China's Internet industry is a low key year to be great again, while China's Internet stocks on the NASDAQ stock market has a lot of hype, you from a long-term follow China's Internet development researcher, Comments about the development of the Internet in China this year, Chinese Internet comments about the development of this year.
Guo Liang: My main area of research is the social impact of the Internet, I little research on the economy. From the total of the side, I was very optimistic about the prospects of China's Internet development.
Q: The comparative data is released worldwide at the same time, why use this form? Do you think the Internet research, China is at what kind of status? What causes this?
Guo Liang: There is no particular reason to engage in simultaneous global release, probably just want to have a bigger impact now, but also reflects the equality between the participating countries.
China's Internet research status is very low, very few can be used and the world to exchange research results. This is because the Internet started late in China, the other hand, research in this area as in need of social scientific knowledge, and network knowledge, not to mention, it requires significant funding support.
(Wang Zhenming Sina Technology)
Guo Liang - "Global Internet Project," Project Background
1999, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Research Center for Communication Policy launched "Global Internet Project" (World Internet Project). Project Features:
1. Not only concerned about the status of the use of the Internet, but also concerned about its social impact
2. Not only concerned about the status of Internet users, but also concerned about the situation of non-users, and will compare the two
3. Not a one-time survey, but among the same group year after year longitudinal survey conducted
4. Is not only a country in a survey conducted by research, but also in different countries and regions, different research organizations to adopt a similar approach, cross-country comparisons may Investigation
So far, the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, China, China Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Japan and South Korea more than 20 countries and regions to participate.
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