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The Icelandic miracle: The internet in an emergent metropolis

The Icelandic miracle: The internet in an emergent metropolis The Icelandic Miracle: The Internet in an Emergent Metropolis 1 The Icelandic Miracle: The Internet in an Emergent Metropolis Gabriel Dupuy CELAND is a patch of volcanic land just below the Polar Circle in the remote reaches of the North Atlantic, a tiny island nation Ino larger than the state of Kentucky but inhabited by 93 percent fewer people. Its main source of sustenance and prosperity has long been the cod-rich surrounding seas. To those who see this as a wild and rugged land of volcanoes and glaciers with unpaved roads and a smell of fish dominating the ports, it may come as a surprise to find that Iceland has actually developed into one of the most sophisticated nations in the world in terms of Internet diffusion. It had the third largest number of host computers (i.e., capable of accommodating applications for browsing, e-mail, e- commerce, etc.) per capita by 1998, behind Finland and the United States, yet ahead of Sweden and Canada; in addition some 60 percent of the population were frequently accessing Internet services from Paltridge International Telecommunication Union offices, homes, the university, cyber cafes and other establishments by 2000. Given the country’s geographical isolation, its shift http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Urban Technology Taylor & Francis

The Icelandic miracle: The internet in an emergent metropolis

Journal of Urban Technology , Volume 10 (2): 18 – Aug 1, 2003
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1466-1853
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1063-0732
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10.1080/1063073032000139679
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The Icelandic Miracle: The Internet in an Emergent Metropolis 1 The Icelandic Miracle: The Internet in an Emergent Metropolis Gabriel Dupuy CELAND is a patch of volcanic land just below the Polar Circle in the remote reaches of the North Atlantic, a tiny island nation Ino larger than the state of Kentucky but inhabited by 93 percent fewer people. Its main source of sustenance and prosperity has long been the cod-rich surrounding seas. To those who see this as a wild and rugged land of volcanoes and glaciers with unpaved roads and a smell of fish dominating the ports, it may come as a surprise to find that Iceland has actually developed into one of the most sophisticated nations in the world in terms of Internet diffusion. It had the third largest number of host computers (i.e., capable of accommodating applications for browsing, e-mail, e- commerce, etc.) per capita by 1998, behind Finland and the United States, yet ahead of Sweden and Canada; in addition some 60 percent of the population were frequently accessing Internet services from Paltridge International Telecommunication Union offices, homes, the university, cyber cafes and other establishments by 2000. Given the country’s geographical isolation, its shift

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Journal of Urban TechnologyTaylor & Francis

Published: Aug 1, 2003

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