ADVISORY/2-Year Study on the Growth of Internet in China to Be Released; Noted Chinese Scholar, Professor Guo Liang to Discuss Findings.Business Editors/Education Writers/High-Tech Writers ADVISORY...for Thursday (Nov. 13) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2003 Professor Guo Liang, of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (Simplified Chinese: 中国社会科学院; Traditional Chinese: (CASS CASS Cardiology, cardiovascular surgery A randomized, open label, multicenter trial that compared the outcomes of CABG vs. medical therapy on M&M in Pts with coronary artery disease after an MI. See Angina, CABG, Silent ischemia. ) in Beijing, China, will release the findings of a 2-year study, "The Growth of the Internet in China: Drivers, Actors and Impact" at an event to be held on November 13th at the Markle Foundation The Markle Foundation is an organization concerned with technology, health care, and national security. People associated
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . The study, funded by the Markle Foundation, is based on door-to-door interviews with 2500 Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f (and 1500 non-Internet users) in 12 Chinese cities. In addition, 5 case studies were conducted in five small cities. Topics to be included in Professor Guo's presentation include: -- What is the current state of the Internet in China? -- Who and what are the drivers behind the growth of the Internet in China? -- What is the attitude toward the Internet - and are there attempts to control it? -- What is the impact of communications, politics, and notions of openness? -- What can we expect in the near and longer term future? Professor Guo, a professor at CASS, is one of the preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae observers of the Internet in China. He is the author of several books and has published several articles about information technology developments in China.
What: Presentation of Professor Guo Liang's study "The Growth
of the Internet in China: Drivers, Actors and Impact."
Where: Markle Foundation
10 Rockefeller Plaza - 16th Floor
(Between 48th and 49th Streets)
When: Thursday, November 13, 2003
4:00pm - 6:00pm
RSVP to: Todd McGovern, tmcgovern@markle.org, 212-713-7633
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