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Archives for April 5th, 2006

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Slovenia is poised to pass the U.S. (source)

A recent report by Telecompaper showed that Slovenia is in the global top twenty when it comes to per-capita broadband penetration. It’s also poised to overtake the United States next year. (A fact that this site seems to relish.)

Of course, the country is still nowhere near the heavyweights of Asia (who account for 4 of the top 6 spots) but Slovenia is definitely on top of the region.

Interestingly, despite its rapid growth, Slovenia still boasts one of the highest "digital divides" in Europe. Quoth the Eurostat: (pdf)

In all Member States for which data are available, there is a higher level of internet use among the higher educated than among the lower. There is no significant link between the overall level of internet penetration and the size of this divide. The largest gaps were recorded in Portugal (70 percentage points), Slovenia (68 pp), Spain (61 pp) etc…

More general facts and figures here.

Posted on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 to Slovenia ¦ Comments (10)