• National e-Commerce Extension Initiative
• Module Homepage
• General Overview
• Facilitation Tools
• Learning Lesson
• Introduction
• Phase One
• Phase Two
  • Introduction
  • Begin Research
  • Changing Worksheets
  • Researching International Markets
  • General Information
  • Location and Time Zone
  • Economic Growth and Stability
  • Economic Growth and Stability Cont.
  • Technology and Infrastructure
• Phase Three
• Phase Four
• Final Thoughts

Technology and Infrastructure

• The World Bank

  http://go.worldbank.org/BO0L5HRXI0
  A map providing information about the distribution of fixed line and mobile phone subscribers throughout the world.
  
  

• The World Bank

  http://go.worldbank.org/5RZ90VCFH0
  This organization also provides statistics on topics such as the percentage of PC ownership in a given country, the number of secure Internet servers, the number of broadband subscribers in a country and the amount of bandwidth available in a market. All of this information is presented by the World Bank in their statistics on Internet and Communication Technology (ICT) and can be found on a number of countries. Use the drop-down menu on this page to choose your country of interest.
  
  

• Internet World Stats

  http://www.internetworldstats.com
  This Web site provides information about different aspects of worldwide Internet statistics including data about the percentage of the population that is currently using the Internet.
  
  

• The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

  http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/iteipc20031_en.pdf
  This organization has published an in-depth report on the technological and communication infrastructure of 171 countries found in PDF format. *See pages 51-53 for the most relevant information for small business owners researching technology and infrastructure.
  
  

Web site and all contents © Copyright Southern Rural Development Center 2009, All rights reserved. These materials were developed as part of the Southern Rural Development Center’s National e-Commerce Extension Initiative. They are based upon work supported by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Award No. 2005-45064-03212

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or the Southern Rural Development Center.