Analyse and synthesis of the existing data

National data Italy

A/ Data about the population

Inhabitants (December 2003) : 57.888.245

- 28.068.608 males
- 29.819.637 females
- 26.100.554 living in the North
- 11.124.059 living in the Centre
- 20.663.632 living in the South

Source : Annuario Statistico 2003 - Statistics Yearbook 2003 http://www.istat.it

Age distribution :

Source : Annuario Statistico 2003 - Statistics Yearbook 2003 http://www.istat.it

14th Census 2001 :

B/ Data about the Internet

PC at home :

On a basis of 100 families interviewed

Source: Annuario Statistico 2003 - Statistics Yearbook 2003 http://www.istat.it

PC users : 37,4%
Internet users : 27,4%

Source : L'Italia in cifre 2004 Italy in figures http://www.istat.it

There is a PC in 2 out of 3 households where there are children aged 5-13.
43% of 6-year olds use computer
78% of 13-year olds use computer
Internet use varies from 3% (age 5-7) to 28% (age 12-13)

Source : Survey Doxa Junior 2004

Internet Hosts (millions) :

0,61 (2003)
0,63 (February 2004)

Source : IDC for Federcomin, June 2004

Internet Access Devices (millions) - (except mobile phone access)

Source : IDC for Federcomin, giugno 2004

Internet Users (Age)

Source : 'Dati sull'internet in Italia', 2005. - Internet in figures/Italy http://www.gandalf.it/dati/dati3.htm

Internet users (Age and access place)

Source : 'Dati sull'internet in Italia, 2005. - Internet in figures/Italy http://www.gandalf.it/dati/dati3.htm

Internet users (Income)

Source : Dati sull'internet in Italia, 2005. - Internet in figures/Italy http://www.gandalf.it/dati/dati3.htm

Internet users (School title)

Source : Dati sull'internet in Italia, 2005. -Internet in figures/Italy http://www.gandalf.it/dati/dati3.htm

C/ Data about the Internet at school

Computer and Internet at school :
1 computer for each 10,9 students in 2004 (1 for each 28 students in 2001)
85% of Institutes are connected to the Internet
23.000 PC laboratories at school

Source : Indagine sulle risorse tecnologiche per la didattica nelle scuole italiane
Survey on technological didactical resources in Italian Schools - MIUR

D/ Data about games consoles

Games consoles among young people (age 5-13)
58% have a console (67% males, 44% females)
63% have a PC

Source : article edited by A. Romano, 2/10/2003 http://www.gamepro.it and the survey Doxa Junior 2004

E/ Data about mobile phones

UMTS market
51,1 million active phone lines in 2003 (+6,7% compared to 2002)
453.000 UMTS users (December 2003)

Active phone lines (thousands)

Source : IDC for Federcomin, June 2004