My Reply:

In brief, Vikram Doctor appears to be saying that cyber cafes within a decade of
their start are on way out in the West while in India their number is going up.

My view: It is understandable that the cyber cafes are on way out in the West as
there is high Internet accessibility in the West. As a result an individual need
not go to a cyber cafe to access the Web. He can simply access the Web at home.
On the other hand, due to very low Internet penetration in India and high cost
of Internet connectivity, common citizens have no choice but to access the
Internet from a cyber cafe. Public policies must therefore support cyber cafes
in India by providing a number of incentives for setting them up. This will also
provide gainful employment to India's unemployed and educated youth.I hope the
position is clear.

Dr D.C.Misra
September 8, 2004

Comment by Shri Santosh Rajan:

it is a little confusing

what is your point and what is the point raised by the author

Regards
Santosh

"Dr D.C.Misra" <dc_misra@...> wrote:
Read

Doctor, Vikram (2004): Digital Drift: A decade on, the cyber cafe
rocks in India, rolls out of fashion in the West, The Economic Times,
New Delhi, September 5, Sunday, pp 1&3.

Available online under the caption:Cyber cafe goes cold in the West at

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/839542.cms