India’s leading News Channel, CNN IBN gave an extensive coverage to IAMAI’s recenlty held I-Cube 2009-2010 survey on intenet usage in India

The news channel quoted Internet and Mobile Association of India President Dr Subho Ray, who said

“We did the survey across 31 cities in the country, among 19,000 households, 68,000 individuals,”However school and college students are the largest group of web users, young males too have a sizable chunk. Whereas women have a tiny presence. Cyber cafes are the favorite place to log in from, with free office internet coming a close second. While a quarter of all users log in from home, about 2 million Indians surf the web on their phones.

Factors like an increased popularity of smart phones and the imminent arrival of 3G networks means more people will access the web on their mobiles. By next year we expect the figures to double. “

Read the complete coverage on CNN-IBN Website. The detailed report on the survey is available here

Here’s a brief results of the online survey I conducted earlier about National Security..

Q: Are you willing to give up privacy in the interest of National Security?
Yes:40%
No: 40%
Maybe: 20%
An equal distribution of opinion between YES and NO!

Q: How would you rate your alertness level for any potential threats?
Avg Score: 3.8/5, which is good

Q: Who do you think should take up primary responsibility of National Security?
Dedicated National Security Agency:20%
Govt /Policy Makers:10%
Public: 40%
Existing forces/others: 30%

Q: Do you think technology has been adequately leveraged for National Security?
Yes:20%
No:50%
Only partially: 30%
Only 20% felt technology has been leveraged efficiently to combat national security. Rest feel there’s a huge scope where technology can be leveraged…

Q: Which of the following technology element is/are are major concerns for National security
VoIP/internet routed ISD calls: 40%
Unrestricted/monitored internet access:20%
Unsecure Wi-Fis: 30%
Others: 10%

Some of the prominent bloggers who respond ended to the survey were: Mohan BN, Supreetha, Harini, Shekhar, eNidhi , Hashir and Sandesh Karanth.

We thank each one of you for your participation in the survey. It is still open, click here to participate.

Have you ever thought seriously about National Security? Is national security a topic meant for discussion only when there’s a bomb blast/terror attack? Are we prepared for a stringent national security policy above all personal/political/religious sentiments? Are we ready to give up personal preferences, privacy and even life, in the interest of National security?

We’re eager to hear from you about your thoughts on National Security. This way, even if you can not attend the event physically, you can still get involved, make your presence felt. Please spare a few moments to participate in the survey below. Selected thoughts will be published in the blog and will also be shared with the speakers/panelists, where feasible