The document discusses new communication technologies and internet usage statistics. It provides data on internet growth rates by world region from 2001 to 2008, with the Middle East experiencing the fastest growth rate of 1.176% during that period. It also presents statistics on childhood internet usage, mobile phone ownership among European teenagers, and other internet-related trends. The document concludes by sharing children's ideas for future communication technologies, such as a crystal ball for calling or a small TV with voice interface.

1. NEW COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES WELCOME TO AMMAN

2. AGENDA

3. WHAT WE THOUGHT IN THE 1960… … HOW IT WOULD BE IN THE 1990s.

4. WHAT WE THOUGHT IN THE 1960…

5. QUIZ WHICH PART OF THE WORLD IS CURRENTLY THE FASTEST GROWING INTERNET MARKET? EUROPE NORTH AMERICA ASIA MIDDLE EAST LATIN AMERICA

6. QUIZ MIDDLE EAST WITH A GROWTH OF 1.176% SINCE 2001 WORLDWIDE: 22%, SOURCE INTERNET WORLD STATS WORLD REGIONS POPULATION INTERNET USERS 2001 INTERNET USERS 2008 % POPULATION USAGE GROWTH % AFRICA 955.260.348 4.514.400 51.065.630 5,3% 1.031% ASIA 3.776.181.949 114.304.000 578.538.257 15,3% 406% EUROPE 800.401.065 105.096.093 384.633.765 48,1% 266% MIDDLE EAST 197.090.443 3.284.800 41.939.200 21,3% 1.177% NORTH AMERICA 337.167.248 108.096.800 248.241.969 73,6% 130% LATIN AMERICA 576.091.673 18.068.919 139.009.209 24,1% 669% OCEANIA / AUSTRALIA 33.981.562 7.620.480 20.204.331 59,5% 165%

9. OF ALL CHILDREN WORLDWIDE BETWEEN 10 AND 17 ARE USING THE INTERNET … OF CHILDREN HAVE BEEN SEXUAL SOLICITED … OF CHILDREN HAVE ENCOUNTERED UNWANTED PORNOGRAPHY CLOSE TO …. OF TEENS HAVE RECEIVED AN E-MAIL OR INSTANT MESSAGE FROM A STRANGER AND HALF HAVE COMMUNICATED BACK 20% OF CHILDREN HAVE BEEN SEXUAL SOLICITED 40% OF CHILDREN HAVE ENCOUNTERED UNWANTED PORNOGRAPHY CLOSE TO 60% OF TEENS HAVE RECEIVED AN E-MAIL OR INSTANT MESSAGE FROM A STRANGER AND HALF HAVE COMMUNICATED BACK QUIZ

11. CURRENTLY 65% OF ALL TEENAGERS OWNS A MOBILE PHONE. TEENAGERS ARE RECEIVING THEIR FIRST MOBILE PHONE BUT, ACCORDING TO MARKET RESEARCH, THIS WILL CHANGE. EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT WITHIN THE NEXT THREE YEARS, 55 % CHILDREN BETWEEN 8 AND 12, WILL HAVE A MOBILE PHONE QUIZ

12. DID YOU KNOW …… 90% OF ALL EMAIL MESSAGES TODAY IS SPAM 75% OF ADULTS PREFER E-MAIL TO IM, 75% OF TEENS PREFER IM TO E-MAIL OVER 75% OF INTERNET CRIMES INVOLVING SEXUAL SOLICITATIONS OF CHILDREN AND EXPOSURE TO UNWANTED PORNOGRAPHY IS NOT REPORTED TO THE POLICE OR PARENTS

14. THE ITALIAN TEENAGERS WITH 170 CONTACTS. (REST OF EUROPE: 89 CONTACTS)

15. CINEMA OF COMMUNICATION

16. VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS

17. TECHNOLOGY AND HOW IT WILL AFFECT US

18. HOW CHILDREN SEE THE INNOVATION AGE: 7 – 10 CRYSTAL BALL LEAH: A CRYSTAL BALL ON A STICK TO HOLD IT EASILY. IF YOU WANT TO CONTACT SOMEONE, YOU CAN TOUCH THE BALL AND BY SPEAKING HIS OR HERE NAME, YOU WILL PLACE THE CALL. THE BALL WILL GLOW IN A COLOUR DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ARE CALLING. YOU CAN SEE THE PERSON IN THE BALL DURING THE CONVERSATION.

19. COMMUNICATION PICTURE FRAME CHAJA AND BENTHE: A PICTURE FRAME THAT CAN BE USED FOR CALLING. THIS PICTURE FRAME CAN ALSO BE USED FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING MESSAGES HOW CHILDREN SEE THE INNOVATION AGE: 7 – 10

20. HOUSE HOTLINE LARS: A MOBILE PHONE THAT IS ALWAYS IN CONTACT WITH MY MUM AND DAD. SOMETIMES I WANT TO ASK THEM A QUESTION AND THEN IT’S EASY. M Y MOBILE PHONE MUST HAVE SOLAR BECAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN THAT THE BATTERY IS EMPTY HOW CHILDREN SEE THE INNOVATION AGE: 7 – 10

21. TRANSLATE COMPUTER WILLEMIJN: A WEARABLE ON YOUR HEAD. EVERYONE SPEAKING ANOTHER LANGUAGE WILL BE CONVERTED BY THIS DEVICE SO THAT I CAN HEAR THE TRANSLATION. HOW CHILDREN SEE THE INNOVATION AGE: 7 – 10

22. TRANSLATE COMPUTER WILLEMIJN: A WEARABLE ON YOUR HEAD. EVERYONE SPEAKING ANOTHER LANGUAGE WILL BE CONVERTED BY THIS DEVICE SO THAT I CAN HEAR THE TRANSLATION. HOW CHILDREN SEE THE INNOVATION AGE: 7 – 10

23. LAP TV LARISSA: A SMALL TV WITH A VOICE INTERFACE. YOU CAN SAY WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE, AND IT APPEARS AUTOMATICALLY. HOW CHILDREN SEE THE INNOVATION AGE: 7 – 10

24. Thank you THOMAS MŰLLER PROGRAM MANAGER EUROPE CHILD HELPLINE INTERNATIONAL TEL: +31 (0)20 528 96 25 FAX: +31 (0)20 638 76 55 [email_address]