The presentation was made at APSIG2017 in view of BoF discussing about Proposal of IGF2017 and how to make the Asia Pacific more stronger in the coming days in IGF

1. Internet Development Report Problems and
Challenges in Developing Nations
Shreedeep Rayamajhi
APSIG 2017
Bangkok Thailand

2. Internet Development Report is the report of internet penetration status and its problems and challenges in Asia
pacific region
WORLD INTERNET USAGE AND POPULATION STATISTICS
JUNE 30, 2016 - Update
World Regions
Population
(2016 Est.)
Population
% of World
Internet Users
30 June 2016
Penetration
Rate (% Pop.)
Growth
2000-2016
Table
% Users
Asia 4,052,652,889 55.2 % 1,846,212,654 45.6 % 1,515.2% 50.2 %
Europe 832,073,224 11.3 % 614,979,903 73.9 % 485.2% 16.7 %
Latin America / Caribbean 626,119,788 8.5 % 384,751,302 61.5 % 2,029.4% 10.5 %
Africa 1,185,529,578 16.2 % 340,783,342 28.7 % 7,448.8% 9.3 %
North America 359,492,293 4.9 % 320,067,193 89.0 % 196.1% 8.7 %
Middle East 246,700,900 3.4 % 141,489,765 57.4 % 4,207.4% 3.8 %
Oceania / Australia 37,590,820 0.5 % 27,540,654 73.3 % 261.4% 0.8 %
WORLD TOTAL 7,340,159,492 100.0 % 3,675,824,813 50.1 % 918.3% 100.0 %

3. Objective of Internet development Report
 Finding the new trend of internet users in AP region
 Internet usage ratio
 Problems and issues of connecting the next billion
 Highlighting the issues of internet politics
 Collaborative efforts and Effectiveness of stakeholders
 Data of internet users in AP
 Local assumption and practices of IG process
 Problems and issues of internet growth and development in AP
 General trend in understanding the internet user behavior
 Social indicators for internet penetration rate
Lower economies and their presence

4. S.No Country Internet Users
(2016)
Penetration
(% of Pop)
Population
(2016)
Non-Users
(internetless)
1 China 721,434,547 52.2 % 1,382,323,332 660,888,785
2 India 462,124,989 34.8 % 1,326,801,576 864,676,587
3 Japan 115,111,595 91.1 % 126,323,715 11,212,120
4 Indonesia 53,236,719 20.4 % 260,581,100 207,344,381
5 Viet Nam 49,063,762 52 % 94,444,200 45,380,438
6 Mongolia 1,069,693 35.6 % 3,006,444 1,936,751
7 Philippines 44,478,808 43.5 % 102,250,133 57,771,325
8 South Korea 43,274,132 85.7 % 50,503,933 7,229,801
9 Pakistan 34,342,400 17.8 % 192,826,502 158,484,102
10 Thailand 29,078,158 42.7 % 68,146,609 39,068,451
11 Papua New Guinea 906,695 11.7 % 7,776,115 6,869,420
12 Malaysia 21,090,777 68.6 % 30,751,602 9,660,825
13 Australia 20,679,490 85.1 % 24,309,330 3,629,840
14 Sri Lanka 6,087,164 29.3 % 20,810,816 14,723,652
15 Maldives 198,071 53.6 % 369,812 171,741
16 Samoa 56,373 29 % 194,523 138,150
17 Tonga 49,822 46.6 % 106,915 57,093
18 Sao Tome and Principe 49,686 25.6 % 194,390 144,704
19 Marshall Islands 10,709 20.2 % 53,069 42,360
20 Afghanistan 2,279,167 6.8 % 33,369,945 31,090,778
21 Bangladesh 21,439,070 13.2 % 162,910,864 141,471,794
22 Bhutan 289,177 36.9 % 784,103 494,926
23 Cambodia 1,756,824 11.1 % 15,827,241 14,070,417
24 Kiribati 14,724 12.9 % 114,405 99,681
25 Laos 1,087,567 15.7 % 6,918,367 5,830,800
26 Myanmar 1,353,649 2.5 % 54,363,426 53,009,777
27 Nepal 4,962,323 17.2 % 28,850,717 23,888,394
28 Solomon Islands 58,423 9.8 % 594,934 536,511
29 Timor-Leste 14,030 1.2 % 1,211,245 1,197,215
30 Vanuatu 82,764 30.6 % 270,470 187,706

5. Agendas
• Discussion on the Internet penetration rate of Asia pacific countries
• Over all look at the internet status and users
• Connecting the Next billion and how we are tackling it
• Asia Pacific and its representation
• Diversity and digital Equality
• Current issues and problems of developing world
• Internet governance process in Asia
• Challenges and acceptance of disabilities