How internet technology be used to spread scientific awareness among Pakistani society.

1. Name Roll # Class Department Submitted to
Bilal
Maqbool
10 BS-SE I CS & IT Mam. Safia
Dar.
(1995-2012)

2. A Changing Vision of Education
Young people are growing up at a time when the environment, health, economy, nuclear weapons, and international conflicts are
increasingly intertwined at a global level. What then is the role of schools in preparing young people to see themselves as p art of this larger
whole that includes not just their neighborhood,community, or country, but the world? Research shows that the nurturing of g lobal
consciousness requires that young people
a) Experience a caring environment,
b) Have opportunities to engage in decision-making and prosocial action,
c) See prosocial behavior modeled by adults,
d) Develop skills such as perspective taking and conflict resolution, and
e) Have opportunities to confront injustice. Such knowledge and skills are constructed by children slowly and over time, beginning in their
earliest experiences and evolving as children develop. These learning’s are given meaning through the connections children themselves
make. Yet today's educational climate of high stakes testing means teachers spend more time teaching to tests,leaving less t ime for
children to pursue such meaningful connections that lead to responsible global citizenship. Fortunately, the too ls offered here such as class
meetings; the infusion of critical thinking, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills into academics; and the opportun ity for children
to take meaningful action in the world, as well as otherpromising curricular frameworks, can help schools teach academics in the broader
context of serving the goals of global citizenship education.
In Quincy, Massachusetts,where many of the seeds of our nation’s struggle for freedom were sown, middle schoolstudents at t he Broad
Meadow School banded togetherin a campaign to free Third World children from a life of indentured labor. It all began with the visit of a
Pakistani boy named Iqbal Masih to their school. In a schoolwide assembly the young people sat in rapt attention as Iqbal recounted how
he had been sold into bonded labor to a rug factory at the age of four because his parents were in debt. He told the children that his dream
had been to go to school. Now, instead, at the age of eleven, Iqbal considered himself lucky to be free to tell his story to others.
Two years later, fueled by the suspicious shooting death ofIqbal, these middle schoolstudents successfully mounted a campaign to raise
both awareness and money to free other Pakistani children from a life of bonded labor. Using the Internet to gather the support and
donations from children and adults from around the country,the small group of middle schoolchildren met in the same church in Quincy
where patriots had met to plan the American Revolution. As they held hands in a circle with the adults watching on, the children shared
their hopes and inspirations. They decided that with the substantialsumof money they had raised in Iqbal’s memory, they wou ld start a
schoolin Pakistan for children who otherwise would neverhave an education.Because this group of young people decided to act, a school
in Pakistan is permanently endowed; a loan program has been established for Pakistani mothers to buy back their children from bonded
labor and a United Nations resolution to toughen international child labor laws has been ratified by 132 nations.
This story may seem extraordinary, but we are living and educating our children in an extraordinary time in human history. Yo ung people
are growing up in an increasingly interdependent world. News from around the globe is available in an instant; the Internet and mass
communications give young people instant access to ideas and people from all over the world. In addition, multinational corpo rations
spread cultural messages to young people via this rapid form of mass technology.There is, therefore, an increasing awareness among
students that a great many issues--the environment, health, the economy, nuclear weapons, and international conflict--are intertwined at a
global level.
The reality of our shrinking planet and its impact on young people has implications for how and what we teach them in school.We
educators hold in our collective hands the responsibility to help young people become active, caring citizens of the twenty -first century
who can understand that the future of their world depends on global cooperation and peace.
What does it take for young people to see themselves as part of a larger whole that includes not just their neighborhood,community, or
country,but the world? How can we make schools places where children learn to make choices that support the individual and collective
good and actively engage in making a meaningful difference? What is it that makes some children turn to such acts of conscien ce as the
Broad Meadow Middle School students did?
A Vision of a Positive Future
The good news is that inspiring educators such as Bob Peterson and Bill Bigelow are showing others of us how to put the princ iples of
global peace education into practice with real curriculum content for students ofvarious grade levels. They showus how s chools can teach
academics in a broader context of social values. They inspire educators to pursue a kind of teaching that will outlast test s cores.But, we
need to work for these exceptions to become the norm in education today.We need to insist that schools develop policies and approaches
that enable all young people to have their ethical, political, social, and emotional selves welcomed, their spirits uplifted and their capacity
for active, meaningful learning fully engaged as a normal, natural part of their education.We need nothing less than compassionate,
insightful, and committed young people and adults who will learn how to do the extraordinary things necessary to tackle the p rofound
political, emotional, social, and spiritual issues ofour time. Our task as educators who are preparing young people to be global citizens is
to make sure that no child is “left behind” and that every aspect of the human being is welcomed into our schools.
As 1999 drew to a close, the final meeting of the UN General Assembly declared the first decade of the new millennium the “Decade of
the Culture of Peace and Nonviolence for the Children of the World.” With this challenge, our work is clearly cut out for us. Our taskis to
figure out what actions we can take today in our own sphere of influence to educate our children to think, act, and feel first, as global
citizens and second,as national citizens. Becoming a citizen of the world involves a change in consciousness.As Parker Palmer often says,
we are “living in an ecosystemmuch larger than a neighborhood or nation.” We are all one. Our best hope for humanity is to fully engage
young people with this global reality in ways that interest and inspire them to understand themselves,others,and the interd ependent world
in which they live; to come to love and believe in justice and peace, and to take active steps in their own lives to bring about a betterworld.
Telecommunications in Pakistan describes the overall environment for the growing mobile telecommunications, telephone, and Internet
markets in Pakistan.
In 2008 Pakistan was the world’s third fastest growing telecommunications market. Pakistan's telecom infrastructure is improving
dramatically with foreign and domestic investments into fixed-line and mobile networks; fiber systems are being constructed throughout
the country to aid in network growth.
Regulatory Environment
The Telecommunications Ordnance of 1994 created the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Pakistan's first independent
telecommunications regulator, and the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL), a state-owned monopoly.

3. Due to a lack of competition, local telephone call rates were high and international call rates were even higher. During the 1990s, a call to
United States cost $5 per minute (300PkRs per minute), which was not affordable for most of the population. In addition customerservice
was poor; fixing a problem might take 10 to 15 days.Despite this, consumers had to stick with PTCL, as they had no otheroptions.
This prompted the government to take a series of actions to improve the service by opening the telecommunications market. This was
critical, but required a fine balance because opening the market and preserving PTCL were both important for the government.
In July 2003 the government introduced a Deregulation Policy for the Telecommunication Sector,which allowed and encouraged foreign
companies to invest in the Pakistani telecommunications market. The centerpiece of the deregulation was the establishment of two
categories of basic services licenses: Local loop (LL), for fixed line telecommunication within the 14 PTCL regions, and Long-distance
and International (LDI), for connectivity between regions.” Two sets of criteria set by the regulatory authorities must be met before an
operator is allowed to start operation: one for the issuance of a license and another for the maintenance of service quality.
In 2006, Etisalat International Pakistan, a wholly owned subsidiary of Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, purchased a 26% stake
in PTCL and assumed management control of the company.
Pakistan's telecommunications infrastructure includes: Microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, cellular, and satellite
networks. International links include: landing points for the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable systems (*AMK) that
provide links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; 3 Intelsat satellite earth stations (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); 3 operational
international gateway exchanges (2 at Karachi and 1 at Islamabad); and microwave radio relay to neighboring countries.
History
The state owned Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) started offering access via the nationwide local call network in 1995.
The country has been pursuing an aggressive IT policy, aimed at boosting Pakistan’s drive for economic modernization and crea ting an
exportable software industry.Pakistan had almost 128 ISPs in 2007, with customers concentrated in the areas of Islamabad, Karachi, and
Lahore. Recently, PTCL has started offering free dial-up Internet service to all its landline subscribers.Broadband access is now available
in the major cities, wireless broadband Internet has been introduced by the Wireless local loop (WLL) networks in many major cities, and
Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) networks are being deployed. Fiber to the User (FTTU) triple-services are
being offered by Nayatel in the capital city of Islamabad. In 2008, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) reported over 22
million Internet users.Most Pakistani companies, educationalinstitutes,and government departments maintain web sites,whic h has
further increased the demand for Internet access.
Pakistan
Internet usage, broadband and telecommunications reports
Internet Usage Statistics:
18,500,000 Internet users as of June, 2009;
10.4% of the population, according to ITU.
Pakistan - officially theIslamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, and is also a part of the Greater Middle East.
It has a thousand-kilometer coastline along the Arabian Sea in the south and borders Afghanistan and Iran to the west, India to theeast
and the People's Republic of China in the far northeast. Pakistan is thesixth most populous country in the world, is home to thesecond
most populous city in theworld, and is thethird most populous Muslimcountry.
Latest Population Estimate:
177,276,594 population for 2010, according to U.S. Census Bureau.
Latest GDP Estimate:
GDP per capita was US$ 1,068 (PPP) for 2010, according to the I.M.F.
Pakistan Land Size (Area):
Pakistan has 880,254 sq km - Population Density is 201 persons per sq km.
Weather in Pakistan: Weather in Pakistan.
Travel to Pakistan: Tourismin Pakistan.
Internet Usage and Population Statistics:
YEAR Users Population % Pen. GDP p.c.* Usage Source
2000 133,900 163,985,373 0.1 % N/A ITU
2006 12,000,000 167,806,831 7.2 % US$ 821 ITU
2009 18,500,000 174,578,558 10.6 % US$ 1,017 ITU
2010 18,500,000 177,276,594 10.4 % US$ 1,068 ITU
Positive Effects ofthe Media
How does media affect us? Has it played a key role in changing our way of life? How has media affected our lifestyles and way s of thinking? To know
more, take a look at the positiveeffects of media.
Media has served as a boon to mankind. It has provided us with an exposure to theworld outside our cozy homes. It has resulted in an exchange of views
on a variety of subjects of a wide variety of peoplefrom all around the world, thereby leading to a global exchange of information and knowledge. Mass
media has given each of us a platformto voice our opinions on all sorts of social and political issues and share information with one another. It has
brought out easy ways of communication and provided us with easily accessible means to reach out to peoplein various parts of theworld. Thanks to
technological development, we have been able to obtain a platformthat enables us to present ourselves to the rest of the world. The negative influences of

4. media that are a result of an overexposure to it are most often talked about. It is true to a certain extent that media has affected the society in a negative
manner. But, undoubtedly, media has proved being a bliss. To know how, look at thewide range of the positiveeffects of the media.
Positive Effects of the Media
The media like television, radio and theInternet increase an overall awareness of the masses. They enhance thegeneral knowledge by providing us with
information from all over the world. News broadcast through different media helps us know about theday-to-day events in the world. News, tele-films
and documentaries revolving around social issues increase a social awareness in children and develop their concern towards society.
Newspapers, apart fromupdating us with the latest news and new information, also contribute to the enhancement of our vocabulary. Newspapers arethe
best beginners in developing reading habits in children. Through the print media, they providethe general public with a platformto give updates about
their parts of the city, exchange their views over different issues that thesociety faces and share their thoughts on a larger scale.
Media serve as the best means for a speedy spread of news about important incidents or events taking place. What has happened in the remotest corner of
the world can reach us within minutes, thanks to media. Thespeed that technology has achieved is helpful in times of crisis when media is to be used for
reporting news needing immediate attention.
Research has revealed that media is responsible for influencing a major part of our daily life. Media contribute to a transformation in the cultural and
social values of themasses. Media can bring about a change in the attitudes and beliefs of the common man. The persuasive nature of thecontent
presented over media influences the thoughts and behavior of the general public. Media has a direct impact over thelifestyle of society.
The recent advent of blogging in the media world and practices like public polls and citizen journalism, have led to the achievement of a social control.
These concepts have strengthened therelationship between the media and the common man. They have brought the general masses closer to their society.
Media has brought about a major transformation in the way peoplethink. Media has given them an excellent platform to present themselves before the
world and contribute in their own way to the changing world scenario. Media has been responsible for making the world a smaller place to live.
A Study about the Uses of Internet in Pakistan
Introduction
The present age is the era of information technology and everywhere microwaves are scattered. Every body wants to explore itself with this information
technology and happenings taking place of Internet for the purposeof education, awareness, entertainment and especially interaction with strangers.
Nowhere, except in dreams have reality and fantasy contented for our attention more than on thenet.
We are exposed to communication from mass media and we interact using new and converging technologies, i.e. cable, satellite, e-mail, electronic news
gathering, multi media (computers) (Ibid,P.XIX). Modern information technology and its components, such as Internet and World Wide Webs (etc.) may
claim superiority sincetheir topology is neither one to one, nor one to many but it’s rather many to many. They have indeed enabled a kind of space-time
convergence that brought countries and
Continents together, carrying profound effects on economic and government policies. At present besides all other channels
Of communication, Internet has created countless challenges, which seriously gained the attention of the experts in thefield (Ibid, P.2-3).
The Internet has become impossible to ignore in thepast two years. Even peoplewho don’t own a computer and have no opportunity to “surf thenet”
could not have missed the news stories about the internet, many of which speculateabout its effects on the ever increasing number of peoplewho are
online But all the social scientists and communication experts are agreed upon the idea that new world of “instant computer technology” “information
revolution” and “global village” is greatly dependent upon the internet or World Wide Web in which speed and quickness is associated with technology.
What is Mass Media?
Generally the term “mass media” refers to any medium of communication-a newspaper, radio, motion pictures, television, designed to reach the masses
and that tends to set standards, ideals and aims of the masses. The distinctive features of any mass media undertaking are the dissemination of the
information and ideas to the public, or a portion there of (Bulmler, & Katz, 1974).
What is Internet?
On the other hand, the “internet” is a “giant network which interconnects innumerable smaller groups of linked computer networks” or which virtually
covers the entire globe, can either be through the use of a computer or computer terminal that is directly (and usually permanently) connected to a
computer network linked to the net Or through the use of a personal computer. With modem to connect over a telephone line to a larger computer network
that is itself directly or indirectly connected to the Internet. But the rational is the Internet access provided merely as carrier of transmitting messages. It
doesn’t create the messages/ information nor transmit the messages to the general public as mass media do, and the publication of the messages or stories
carried by the internet are transmitted to the computer owner, through the access provider, is decided by the sender or the interlinked networks. Mobile as
the 7th mass media is as much superior to the Internet, as TV is to radio. Because today there are three times as many mobile phones as personal
computers and over a quarter of all Internet access is already from mobile phones. Twice as many people use messaging on a phone (SMS text messaging)
as use email on the web. The global system, which can be accessed and used at an extremely personal level, provides us with a unique platform for
interaction- a platform that is altering how we communicate. If it started out as a network of networks, the Internet has become the medium of media, or
Meta medium. It is a communication system that serves as a platform for older media, including telephony, print and broadcasting. But more than that, it
now enables us to operate on both ends of traditional mass media. We can now both send and receive live audio or video feeds, enabling us to both have a
television or radio set and a television or radio station on our desktop. Once you have the requisite software components installed, you can quickly and
easily switch between sending email, listening to streaming audio, and broadcasting a video feed-all without moving from your computer (Adams &
Clark, 2001, P.29).
The Concept of the old and the New Media
Marshal Mcluhan noted that the content of a medium is usually taken from another medium, same is in the case of new media, content typically comes
from old media before it. Our understanding of new media comes largely from looking into the “rear-view mirror” as Mcluhan observed. We will continue
to use old media as we developed the new. If we asked is new Media television or computer or telephone line, a fiber optic cable, or a wireless data link?
The answer could be it is all of these, and more (Jones, 2003, P.1-2). The problem with the Internet (New Media) is that it is (and up to some extent has)
changed communication and most communication theorists don’t want change. They want to stick to the traditional (old) Media of broadcasts and print
Media. But the communication theorist must understand that the Internet is a much-needed advantage in the communication world. According to Morris
and Christine Ogan (Indiana University) “if they disregard the research potential of the Internet, their theories about communication will be less useful”.
(Cebular, 1996) As TV, newspapers and radio brought changes to the communication then the changes by the Internet are also obvious. With the Internet,
researchers can rethink mass Media definitions. One cannot label the Internet as a whole a Mass Medium, but must label it a Mass Medium. Situation by
situation it involves many different forms of communication. It forms interpersonal, mass and interpersonal and Mass Communication. With this variety
of Communications, Technological Determinism can be developed and changed. (Boyd& Scanlon, 1991) The Internet’s Source-Message-Receiver model
is same like the model of traditional mass communication. Model sources of messages vary from one-person emails, to list serve’s, to groups of specific
people in a profession. The message can be a story, or simply conversation (chat room). Receivers differ from one to millions, depending on who is
answering e-mails, or checking homepages (Cebular, 1996). So we are seeing Internet, in some form, getting entrenched within the contexts other than
PC’s. This is going to lead to a world of opportunities. Using Internet for brand related applications than it would be amazing. A wide range of digital
applications is opening up. From SMS to multi-purpose KIOSKS (including ATMs) we are seeing the emergence of a new mass Medium. (Barroah, 2001)
Major Uses of Internet

5. As any online user knows, the Internet has grown at a blazing speed. It was only in the mid 1990s that the Internet became a reality for average computer
users, but since that time, the Internet has grown rapidly and it affects almost every area of our lives. Estimates show that there would be about 165
million online users in United States till 2002. The rapid growth of Internet has affected research in all types of businesses, including mass media research
(Wimmer& Dominick, 2003). But we can say that the effects of the Internet are obvious in almost every field of Human Life. The Internet has had a
dramatic affect on the way people communicate, conduct business, and process information, and it has affected mass media and research as well. For
instance, the Internet has:
• Created new methods for gathering Mass Media data (Web search).
• Changed the way researchers search for and disseminate information.
• Simplified collaboration and interaction among researchers.
• Provided new material for analysis (Ibid)
In spite of research, Internet offers exciting opportunities and possibilities for users like: -
• Use of broadband Internet access people can easily download movies, songs, games, informative data about new trends, cooking recipes, etc. From any
library or organization of the world.
• Interaction with the different peoples with the help of chat rooms, e-mails, e-cards, net SMS, etc. one can easily communicate in less expensive way.
• E-commerce – involves buying and selling goods and services across the Internet, rather than traditional outlets such as retail stores etc., also called
online marketing to reach the potential buyers across the globe through Internet. (Jones, 2003, P.162)
• Online journalism-offers a level of interactivity-direct communication between news organizations and audiences made possible by news forums (Ibid P.
356.). Publishing a high volume daily newspaper is an intricate business requiring the synchronization of many different activities. Publishing online can
both open new avenues in information dissemination and build a more dynamic relationship with the reader. This provides immediacy, multi-paging,
multi media, flexible delivery platforms, and facilities like archiving. (Adams & Clark, 2001, PP.29-32)
• Learning and sharing cultures-Mcluhan believed that Hollywood and the industry of advertisers and marketing specialists provided the content for
collective hallucination. Many media were deliberately used to manufacture demand by saturating popular culture with commercial messages. The
resulting polluted mental environment was the most dangerous consequence of many new Media (Jones, 2003, P.305). Likewise the concepts of
westernization, global culture, pop culture and feminism are penetrated in the developing countries with the help of New Media.
• Net conferencing-as conference is a task-oriented meeting between two or more people. Likewise net conferencing mediated by network computers, with
or without video or its like interpersonal or small group communication through which multinational companies work all over the globe and big celebrities
transmit their messages to their associate by sitting in any corner of the world and get connected via the internet. (Adams& Clark, 2001)
• Researching on the Internet locating the exact data according to your needs by net. Numbers of websites are available for the students / researchers all
over the world to get any kind of academic or non-academic information from the Internet. Since these tools search through vast databases, they are more
likely to give you too many results than not enough. (Ibid)
• Web creating / designing – every individual or organization can easily creates its own web site and get connected with the world and be the member of
exciting cyber space literally wrap yourself in media and not have to see what’s really going on around you
(William Gibson) (http://www.w3c.com).
• Online books/E-Books -one cannot only consult E-newspaper and e-magazines but lots of books are also available online. Online booksellers give you a
variety of books, which can be purchased online (http://www.amazon/e-books.com).
• Internet radio and recordings- making the airwaves surfer friendly. As the speed of the net has been increased, it has made it possible for richer media to
be transmitted over the web. No longer limit to text, we can now send audio and video as well. But one of the more significant advances has been the
development of streaming audio (files can be playing during down loads) (http://realaudio/realoneplayer.internetradio).
• Internet film – micro cinema movement- term coined in 1991 is a community of independent film makers who produce everything from animated shorts
to feature length movies at a fraction of the cost of the major studios. With digital equipment, these films are now rivaling the quality of multimillion-
dollar productions. Web as distribution medium, the micro cinema community is rapidly growing (http://www.automfilms.com). The aforesaid uses also
shows that how Internet is affecting human life and provide new insights in the field of mass media.
AIDS denialism
Internet also tells us about aids that is the view held by a loosely connected group of people and organizations who deny that the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the cause of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Some denialists reject the existence of HIV, while others
accept that HIV exists but say that it is a harmless passenger virus and not the cause of AIDS. Insofar as denialists acknowledge AIDS as a real disease,
they attribute it to some combination of sexual behavior, recreational drugs, malnutrition, poor sanitation, hemophilia, or the effects of the drugs used to
treat HIV infection. The scientific community considers the evidence that HIV causes AIDS to be conclusive and rejects AIDS-denialist claims as
pseudoscience based on conspiracy theories, faulty reasoning, cherry picking, and misrepresentation of mainly outdated scientific data. With the rejection
of these arguments by the scientific community, AIDS-denialist material is now spread mainly through the Internet. Despite its lack of scientific
acceptance, AIDS denialism has had a significant political impact, especially in South Africa under the presidency of Thabo Mbeki. Scientists and
physicians have raised alarm at the human cost of AIDS denialism, which discourages HIV-positive people from using proven treatments. Public health
researchers have attributed 330,000 to 340,000 AIDS deaths, along with 171,000 other HIV infections and 35,000 infant HIV infections, to the South
African government's former embrace of AIDS denialism
AIDS denialism
Internet tells us about aids that it is the view held by a loosely connected group of people and organizations who deny that the human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) is the cause of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Some denialists reject the existence of HIV, while others accept that HIV
exists but say that it is a harmless passenger virus and not the cause of AIDS. Insofar as denialists acknowledge AIDS as a real disease, they attribute it to
some combination of sexual behavior, recreational drugs, malnutrition, poor sanitation, hemophilia, or the effects of the drugs used to treat HIV infection.
The scientific community considers the evidence that HIV causes AIDS to be conclusive and rejects AIDS-denialist claims as pseudoscience based on
conspiracy theories, faulty reasoning, cherry picking, and misrepresentation of mainly outdated scientific data. With the rejection of these arguments by
the scientific community, AIDS-denialist material is now spread mainly through the Internet. Despite its lack of scientific acceptance, AIDS denialism has
had a significant political impact, especially in South Africa under the presidency of Thabo Mbeki. Scientists and physicians have raised alarm at the
human cost of AIDS denialism, which discourages HIV-positive people from using proven treatments. Public health researchers have attributed 330,000
to 340,000 AIDS deaths, along with 171,000 other HIV infections and 35,000 infant HIV infections, to the South African government's former embrace of
AIDS denialism
Experience of Internet Use
How often do you use Internet Services?
10% of user uses internet less than 5 hours. 20% of user use internet 5-10 hours a week. 23.3% of user use internet 10-15 hours a week, 46.67% of internet
user use internet more than 15 hours in a week.
Role of Internet in Enhancing Awareness
Impact and Usage of Internet in Educational Community in Pakistan 261 The graph reveals that in response to this question, 95.6% of respondents said
“yes” that Internet enhance the educational capabilities, 93.33% of respondents said that Internet is a best medium to shrink the boundaries of the world.
90% of internet users say that they get awareness of global issues due to Internet. There for we can say that internet is a best medium to get latest
information happening around the world.
Use of Internet for Library Services, Research work, Study and Culture

6. 36.67% of users says that Internet Replace Library Services. 63.33% of users say that Internet cannot Replace Library Services.96. 67 % of users says that
Internet helpful in their research work.3.33% of users says that Internet helpful in their research work. 83.33% of user say that internet reduce study time.
16.67% of user say that internet reduce study time.36.67% of users say that Internet is helpful understanding and getting knowledge and adopting other
cultures.63.33% of users say that Internet is not helpful understanding and getting knowledge and adopting other cultures.
What would you do when you are free?
In their free time 6.67% male participants spent their time in reading books, 9.3 % females participant read books. 5.5% male& 7.6%
female participant spent time in watching T.V,26% male &19.6% female participant spent time on internet, 10.67% male & 14.3 %female
done other activities in their spare time.
Why do you use Internet?
Usage Ratio
After analyzing result it shows that 33.33% of user visit informative Sites to see what happening in the world. 13.33% of user visits those
sites which Entertaining users. 53.33% of user visits Educational Sites to enhance their knowledge.
User’s Ratio for using Internet for different Purposes
63.3% of users say that Internet reduces amount of time in searching relevant topics and Magazines. 36.67% of user’s uses say that Internet
do not decreases amount of time in searching relevant topics and Magazines.83.3% of users think that the Internet is a positive addiction in
life. 16.67% of users think that the Internet is not a positive addiction in life. 93.33% of users say that Internet save the literature
expenditure. We can get the required material at extremely little cost 86.32% of users say that online assignments are helpful in their study.
83.32% of respondent said that use of internet have powerful impact on time spent with friends and family as well as time spent on social
activities, it reduces the social activities Impact and Usage of Internet in Educational Community in Pakistan 263
Why you like internet?
83.3% of users say that internet is a valuable source for knowledge. 73.3% of users say that internet is a door to the world. 66.6% of users
say that it is use for entertainment. 46.67% of people share opinion and discussion. 16.67% use only for administrative purposes.
Conclusion
The first hypotheses predict that people would be more dependent on the Internet for the purpose of information and educational
facilitation than any other purpose. This assumption will approve according through results. It demonstrates that users use it for getting
information and in their education. This percentage is greater than for any other purpose. The 2nd hypothesis forecast that a large no. of
students will use Internet for getting information, but is not supported that it would help to adopt other ethnicity in their living styles . The
third hypothesis calculates that the use of Internet as a research tool in education would be greater than for any other services. User mostly
use internet to enhance their educational capabilities. It is easy to exploration through internet as compared to sit in the libraries and
congregate information’s. Results show that we strongly accept this hypothesis. The 4th hypothesis stated that internet reduces the
literature costs and decreases study time. The Internet is proved as a vehicle to eliminate these barriers. Internet provides us latest
information than the largest libraries in the world. This study revealed that generally students at University of Agriculture Faisalabad had a
positive approach towards the use of internet. It is analyzed that students dose not waste their time on ineffective activities. After study,
students agreed strongly that the Internet was as important as other research tools, knowledge of Internet is essential for students and feel
comfortable in using the Internet. It plays pivotal role in educational developments and especially for doing research.
Use of Internet and its effects on our Society
INTRODUCTION
Technology is continuously changing. These growing changes bring social and economical consequences on different aspects of our daily life. In the last
decade, some of these changes were difficult to cope with. In the future, these changes will happen faster, with less time to prepare. Thus two aspects of
this changing technology emerged that is “Positive and Negative impact” on the users. Our approach is to avoid wrong choice otherwise our technology
will destroy us. Automobiles provided quicker and convenient mode of transportation caused freedom from family bonds and mixing with different
cultures and new communities. Television became source of entertainment, learning and information, virtual tour around the world sitting in TV lounge,
with social impacts like family interaction, leisure time, aggressiveness, mixing up of different cultures and fashion. Household appliance spared time and
people became able to indulge in other civic, social and entertainment activities. These things which were thought as luxuries have become necessities.
The Internet has influenced different aspects of society. It is important to understand what the consequences of the diffusion and high use of the Internet
are for people’s lives. In the book of Marry and Isherwood, necessities are defined as those goods which are bought in same quantities regardless of
change in price or income. A. Venkatesh surveyed in his paper that all technologies create an impact of some sort. For example, the television technology
has had an impact on the media habits of the public, their attitudes and behaviour towards entertainment and the interaction between family members.
Cole assessed the need of Internet as a mainstream medium that may soon be as pervasive as television although speed of its diffusion seems much faster.
Kraut et. Al. conducted a longitudinal study on the effects of Internet on social involvement and psychological well-being. It is shown in their findings
that the greater use of the Internet was significantly associated with decreased community within the family, a decreased local social network, and
loneliness and depression. In a report of SIQSS, N. Nie has sustained the negative consequences of the Internet that are consistent with the findings of the
Kraut group. Katz and Aspden made a survey using 2500 respondents, out of which 8 percent were Internet users. Comparing users with non-users, they
found no evidence of Internet use reducing people’s membership in social and religious organizations. Among users, greater use of the Internet was
associated with increased contact with family members and an increased participation in online communities. This survey contradicts the findings
presented in and Wellman made a survey on “the National Geographic Society website” and came out with the suggestions that the Internet is increasing
interpersonal connectivity and organizational involvement. However, this increased connectivity and involvement not only can expose people to more
contact and more information, it can reduce commitment to community. New technologies may try to create new life. Some technologies have had greater
social impact than others. Wellman & Frank defined Network Capital as relations with friends, neighbors, relatives, and workmates that significantly
provide companionship, emotional aid, goods and services, information, and a sense of belonging. McAdam have documented in his work that the social
capital consists of more than going through the motions of interpersonal interaction and organizational involvement. When people have a strong attitude
toward community, h1ave a motivated, responsible sense of belonging; they will mobilize their social capital more willingly and effectively.
Data Sources
A sample is taken from the population having different demographics like teens, adults and senior citizens of different professions like teachers, doctors,
students, organizers, employed and unemployed both males and females. In this study, data is not analyzed separately according to their sex, age and
education rather taken as one entity.
RESULTS
Internet may or may not isolate people from the real world depending how they use Internet. On the other hand, it is facilitating people to make face-to-
face relations stronger by remaining in touch with them without any gender, geographical, racial or societal barriers. It is not only helping people to bond
in friendship but also emerged as source to bridge different kinds of people from a little to a greater extent. Chatting hours using Internet in a typical week.
The percent of Internet chatting, gathered based on the questionnaire. Survey shows that only 14% of the people do not chat at all. Only 8% do chatting
more than 8 hours a week. Thus the ratio of chatting using Internet is not large as far as time is concerned. Only 24% people do Internet chatting ranges
from 1-8 hours in a week. Internet impacts:
(a) Time spent with family and friends,

7. (b) Familiarity with different cultures and
(c)Awareness about global Issues.
National Conference on Emerging Technologies 2004 159 their friends and family by using Internet. Very less ratio reported to have less contact with
their friends and families due to use of Internet. From survey it has appeared that the ratio of people is becoming familiar with the other cultures has slight
edge than no change. Thus the use of Internet has not greatly contributed to the understanding and adopting other cultures. Similar trend is observed in the
awareness about global issues. Internet usage time spent on
(a) Physical activity (b) Studies (c) Partying social gathering and (d) reading newspapers.
Shows the 20% people have made Internet responsible in the decline of physical activities. However, 80% remain silent. Shows that the Internet is
decreasing the amount of studies in conventional manner but making people more aware. Very little ratio of people said that they have decreased time to
read newspapers and attending social gatherings. But it is not known whether before used to get online they had habit of reading newspapers or not. Thus
the overall effect of Internet is not significant. Effects of Internet:
(a) General Awareness (b) entertainment (c) Remaining in touch with the world (d) Professionally updated and (e) Updated in the field of studies. It is
found from survey that professionals, teachers and students are using Internet for educational and employment purposes, like research, job searching,
emailing, net surfing, and online education. Though many of the respondents said that staying online reduces time of studies but still it is very
helpful with their educational and professional field. Various activities performed by the Internet user. Various activities performed by the internet
users are shown. New users and teens are mostly using it for chatting and emailing purposes. Novice is found less aware that how internet can be
useful in other ways. Trends like joining religious, ethical activities are at low level, however listening to musical programs is slightly above the
religious and ethical activities. It is observed that the e-shopping facility is not fully introduced in our society. During survey none of the persons
reported that they are visiting pornographic sites but after interviewing, Internet operators reported that this trend is very common in youngsters.
ANALYSIS OF SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE AND DISCUSSION
This study reveals that the majority of theyoungsters use Internet for the sake of enjoyment. The big number of such users is aged between 16-25 years. It
is fact that one cannot express his/her feelings in writing. Despite this, most of the female interviewers found Internet the only way to connect
interactively with the outside world. This bridges the gap between opposite sex and consequently both male and female develop relations without
knowing each other. That kind of relations some time brings misunderstanding between the Internet users and causes break-up of relations. The other
trend found in children is that they are more prone to learn abusive language by having online friends. Educated parents are always vigilant of their
children and their peers/friends. Most of the parents are not aware about Internet and its consequences. These types of parents are negligent what their
kids are doing on the Internet? What kind of sites they frequently visit? What kind of circle of friends they are indulged? It is said that the knowledge is
power but the balance in knowledge is the requirement of the time. Parents must get computer literacy in order to check what their children are doing
while they are on computer. Computer should be at some common place so that.
National Conference on Emerging Technologies 2004 160 children does not remain alone with computer for longer period. When people feel lonely they
get online and start chatting with anonymous users. The excessive use of Internet isolates the user from real world and find less time to spend with their
friends and families. Excessive use of Internet may lead to a person in depression. This happens with those who are already in depression and finds
Internet as an escape. Thus, the cause of loneliness can be attributed to Internet. If a person found using Internet for longer time in his/her daily practice,
keeps busy in chatting and other unconstructive activities, this trend can be termed as destructive to the mental growth of the Internet user. In such
situations, it is the responsibilities of the parents and teachers to give extra attention in order to keep such Internet user away from computer and divert
his/her attention towards constructive activities. In the contemporary world everybody is busy in their activities in search of competitive capital. They
have a little time to share with their senior citizens. In western countries this trend is common and parents are left alone to spend most of their time
roaming in the streets, parks and other public places. This tendency causes depression. Thus the need is to make such senior citizens computer literate as
well. Through Internet they can get information related with their health and religion, and can communicate with their friends and do on-line shopping
and consult with doctors without being dependent on their children. Also there is a need to design special web sites for elderly people so that they can use
it comfortably for their entertainment and information.
CONCLUSIONS
In this paper, results of a survey on the use and effect of Internet on Pakistani society are presented. The results suggest that, in general, majority of the
users do agree with the potential of the Internet as informative source for general public and realize the effort involved in effectively utilizing this
valuable resource. The survey shows that the ratio of users of Internet chatting is significant; however they use it for a very small portion of time. Very
small amount of people do not chat at all. This could be attributed to the lack of computer knowledge. In contrast, Internet is emerged as a source of
developing social contacts among people and keeps friends and families in touch using email facility. From survey, it appears that the Internet can be
proved helpful in understanding and familiarizing oneself with other cultures. Internet also provides a platform for the educationist to get updated on-line
information with a single keystroke. In addition, the Internet has enhanced their knowledge as far as reading and research interests are concerned. As far
as teachers are concerned, majority of them think that the Internet has helped them in collecting updated material for teaching in their courses, and that
the Internet has enhanced their knowledge for teaching and research purposes. In this study, 80% people have declined the effect of Internet on their
routine physical activities. However, the trend of off-line study is decreasing in a predictable manner, however, people are becoming more aware of
global knowledge. It is observed that the youngsters frequently visit pornographic websites. The tendency of learning abusive language is common
among the children due to their online friends. This trend is observed at net cafés. Most of the educated parents keep a vigilant eye on their children while
they use Internet and do online contacts with their friends. This vigilance is not possible for most of the parents who are not computer literate and they do
not know about the Internet and its consequences. As a measure against the present low Internet-skill levels of most parents, emphasis may be made on
awareness and training programs. Although it is clear that the Internet does increase people understanding and motivation, the problem of plagiarism and
unethical practices does exist. To cope with this trend, attention should be laid on effective measures to prevent people from committing such immoral
practices. A firm policy be adopted and fines and penalties be imposed on those who violate the rules.
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