Internet, becoming the fifth world economic power

 

Over four years there will be 3 billion Internet users worldwide, 1.9 billion to im 2010 and Internet economy will represent 4.200 billion in G20 countries, to 2.300 billion dollars in 2010, a report shows BCG published on Monday. 
This development is made ​​mainly on account of two trends: Internet access on cell phones and the Internet 'social', in which navigation is largely based on affinity. 'The world is in full development, many consumers go + directly to social +', says the study, the result of three years of investigations in about 50 countries. Among Member of G20, the UK is leading the contribution of the Internet global economy of the country: in 2016 the Internet will represent 12.4% of GDP, more than in Korea Top, located on the second position by 8%, Europe 27 overall - 5.7% United States - 5.4% Canada - 3.6% and France - 3.4%. In China, where the population of Internet users is growing exponentially, the Internet network will represent 6.9% of GDP. BCG shows that the Internet is an asset to companies: 'In many countries, including China, Germany, Turkey and France, SMEs that have active connections with consumers on the Internet, and sales have increased faster than the presence low or absent on the Internet, the difference being up 22% ', plus BCG.'encouraging firms to enter the Internet, countries can improve their prospects in terms of competition and growth, "concludes co-author of the report, Paul Zwillenberg associated BCG.

If the Internet network as a country, would be about to become the fifth world economic power in 2016 after the United States, China, Japan and India, but ahead of Germany, a study of the office of Boston Consulting Group Strategy, cited The 7sur7.be.