Impact of Internet on Society

Internet Usage is continuously on the increase both in terms of number of users and the amount of activity. It serves as a medium for information dissemination among people and organizations regardless of physical distances and boundaries. These developments affect on the daily life of people and thus in general affect the whole society and its culture. The study highlights some of the developments caused due to Internet usage like e-commerce, e-banking, e-health, ematerialization, e-governance, e-learning and computer supported social networks.

During the study a local survey was conducted. The major objective of the survey was to analyze the changing social contexts and factors influencing the transformation from a real community to a virtual community by the adoption of Internet. Few of the survey results have presented in detail in the Survey Section.