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<p>A useful report on this topic was just released by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. They did a telephone survey with more than 6000 Americans in order to find out how Americans use and view technology. The report identified 9 different classes of users (from "Omnivore" to the disconnected). Details at <a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/213/report_display.asp">http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/213/report_display.asp</a><br>
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You can also take a simple "Internet typology" quiz at <a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/quiz/">http://www.pewinternet.org/quiz/</a><br>
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<font size="4" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">Hello All;</font><br>
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<font size="4" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">This is to share some more info I got on this subject. Please see below a report from the Czech Republic and some links from Wikipedia. Not sure if they have something on Security literacy.</font><br>
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<font size="4" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">Omar</font><br>
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<b><font face="Tahoma">From:</font></b><font face="Tahoma"> owner-general@itsig.org [<a href="mailto:owner-general@itsig.org">mailto:owner-general@itsig.org</a>] </font><b><font face="Tahoma">On Behalf Of </font></b><font face="Tahoma">Abed Khooli</font><b><font face="Tahoma"><br>
Sent:</font></b><font face="Tahoma"> Thursday, May 10, 2007 9:57 PM</font><b><font face="Tahoma"><br>
To:</font></b><font face="Tahoma"> general@itsig.org</font><b><font face="Tahoma"><br>
Subject:</font></b><font face="Tahoma"> Re: Measuring On-line Skills and experience</font><br>
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<font face="Arial">Greetings,</font><br>
<font face="Arial"> See also: </font><a href="http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/16/5/36988619.pdf"><u><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/16/5/36988619.pdf</font></u></a><font face="Arial"> (information literacy in a nutshell).</font><br>
<font face="Arial">Regards,</font><br>
<font face="Arial">Abed.</font><br>
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<b><font face="Tahoma">From:</font></b><font face="Tahoma"> owner-general@itsig.org [<a href="mailto:owner-general@itsig.org">mailto:owner-general@itsig.org</a>] </font><b><font face="Tahoma">On Behalf Of </font></b><font face="Tahoma">Nizar Shanaah</font><b><font face="Tahoma"><br>
Sent:</font></b><font face="Tahoma"> Thursday, May 10, 2007 11:47 PM</font><b><font face="Tahoma"><br>
To:</font></b><font face="Tahoma"> MTARAZI@birzeit.edu</font><b><font face="Tahoma"><br>
Cc:</font></b><font face="Tahoma"> general@itsig.org; actit@arabic2000.com</font><b><font face="Tahoma"><br>
Subject:</font></b><font face="Tahoma"> Re: Measuring On-line Skills and experience</font><br>
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<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Good day,</font><br>
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<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Some interesting Wikipedia info on Literacy:</font><br>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_literacy"><u><font size="4" color="#0000FF" face="Times New Roman">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_literacy</font></u></a><br>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy_in_the_Information_Age"><u><font size="4" color="#0000FF" face="Times New Roman">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy_in_the_Information_Age</font></u></a><br>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_literacy"><u><font size="4" color="#0000FF" face="Times New Roman">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_literacy</font></u></a><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><br>
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<font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> on Technacy </font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technacy"><u><font size="4" color="#0000FF" face="Times New Roman">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technacy</font></u></a><br>
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<font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> Other links </font><a href="http://www.knowledgecontext.org/Curriculum/"><u><font size="4" color="#0000FF" face="Times New Roman">http://www.knowledgecontext.org/Curriculum/</font></u></a><br>
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<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Regards,</font><br>
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<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Nizar Shana'ah<br>
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<font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">Regards.</font><br>
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<font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">Omar D. Al-Sahili</font><b><font size="2" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><br>
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Cel: +970 (or +972) 59 946 0387</font></b><u><font color="#0000FF" face="Times New Roman"><br>
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</font></u><a href="mailto:osahili@hotmail.com"><b><u><font size="2" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">osahili@hotmail.com</font></u></b></a><b><font size="2" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><br>
osahili @ Skype</font></b><div align="center"><hr width="100%" size="2" align="center"></div><b><font face="Tahoma">From:</font></b><font face="Tahoma"> chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org [<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org">mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org</a>] </font><b><font face="Tahoma">On Behalf Of </font></b><font face="Tahoma">Jacek Gajewski</font><b><font face="Tahoma"><br>
Sent:</font></b><font face="Tahoma"> Wednesday, May 09, 2007 12:26 PM</font><b><font face="Tahoma"><br>
To:</font></b><font face="Tahoma"> md@capitalconsulting.com.au</font><b><font face="Tahoma"><br>
Cc:</font></b><font face="Tahoma"> chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</font><b><font face="Tahoma"><br>
Subject:</font></b><font face="Tahoma"> Re: [Chapter-delegates] Measuring On-line Skills and experience</font><br>
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<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Dear Tony,</font><br>
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<font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> The ICDL/ECDL is 'Computer' literacy standard whereas Omar has asked for 'Internet' literacy indicator.</font><br>
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<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">I assume that he is looking for some metrics to measure an Internet Literacy.</font><br>
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<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">I am interested to find a metrics for measuring 'network security awareness' or 'computer security awareness' - I would like to measure the security awareness (as an initial procedure, to find out areas/groups where this awareness is low and thus where I should concentrate my work). </font><br>
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<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">If any of you knows how to measure 'Internet literacy' or 'security awareness' I would be very grateful for a hint.</font><br>
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<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">With kindest regards,</font><br>
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<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Jacek Gajewski</font><br>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">ISOC-Poland<br>
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<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">2007/5/9, Tony Hill <</font><a href="mailto:md@capitalconsulting.com.au"><u><font size="4" color="#0000FF" face="Times New Roman">md@capitalconsulting.com.au</font></u></a><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">>: </font><br>
<font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">The Australian Computer Society is a member of ISOC-AU and has participated in developing an International Computer Driving Licence. See: </font><br>
<a href="http://www.acs.org.au/icdl/" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">http://www.acs.org.au/icdl/</font></u></a><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial"> </font><br>
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<font size="4" face="Arial">The International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) is a competency standard endorsed by the Australian Computer Society. The ICDL is the standard for computer literacy in over 140 countries. </font>
<p><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">The ICDL is designed for a person to 'drive' a computer with the same ease as they might drive a car. Its aims are to:</font>
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<li><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">Raise the general level of competency in IT</font>
<li><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">Improve productivity at work</font>
<li><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">Reduce user support costs</font>
<li><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">Enable employers to invest more efficiently in IT, and</font>
<li><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">Ensure that best practice and quality issues are understood and implemented. </font></ul>
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<font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">The ICDL is not a "training course" but rather a competency standard that is acknowledged through testing. It is based on the successful European Computer Driving Licence scheme </font><a href="http://www.ecdl.com/" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">(ECDL)</font></u></a><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">. The ICDL program is governed by the ECDL Foundation in member countries including Australia and the USA.</font><br>
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<font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">regards, Tony Hill</font><br>
<font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">--<br>
| Tony Hill </font><a href="mailto:president@isoc-au.org.au" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">president@isoc-au.org.au</font></u></a><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial"> |<br>
| President Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU) |<br>
| Tel +61 2 6257 5544 PO Box 152 |<br>
| Mobile 041 212 8755 Civic Square ACT 2608 Australia | <br>
| Fax +61 2 6262 9938 </font><a href="http://www.isoc-au.org.au/" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">www.isoc-au.org.au</font></u></a><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial"> |<br>
| The Internet is for Everyone! | </font><br>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> </font><div align="center"><hr width="100%" size="2" align="center"></div><b><font face="Tahoma">From:</font></b><font face="Tahoma"> </font><a href="mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000FF" face="Tahoma">chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org</font></u></a><font face="Tahoma"> [mailto: </font><a href="mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000FF" face="Tahoma">chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org</font></u></a><font face="Tahoma">] </font><b><font face="Tahoma">On Behalf Of </font></b><font face="Tahoma">Omar D. Al-Sahili</font><b><font face="Tahoma"><br>
Sent:</font></b><font face="Tahoma"> Wednesday, 9 May 2007 6:35 PM</font><b><font face="Tahoma"><br>
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<p><font size="4" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">Dear All;</font>
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<p><font size="4" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">Have anyone worked on developing indicators to measure Internet literacy?</font>
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<p><font size="4" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">Below are some indicators, but I'm wondering if someone has more on this issue. You can answer me directly if you do not wish to post it on the list. </font>
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<p><font size="4" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">Some indicators (K. Mossberger et al, 2003):</font>
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<p><font size="4" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">1. Can locate information on the www</font>
<p><font size="4" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">2. Searched for political information online </font>
<p><font size="4" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">3. Looked up information on government services online </font>
<p><font size="4" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">4. Searched/ applied for job online</font>
<p><font size="4" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">5. Taken a class/ learning online</font>
<p><font size="4" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">6. Used computer to do `homework´ </font>
<p><font size="4" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">7. Used computer to find books in library without help</font>
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<p><font size="4" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">Much appreciated.</font>
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<p><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">Regards.</font>
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<p><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">Omar D. Al-Sahili</font><b><font size="2" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><br>
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<p><b><font size="2" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">Cel: +970 (or +972) 59 946 0387 </font></b><u><font color="#0000FF" face="Times New Roman"><br>
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