Taking a look at into the Internet use for e-commerce activities, the use rates for Internet shopping and Internet banking have steadily increased with 51.2% for Internet shopping(3.9%p increase) and 43.9% for Internet banking(8.2%p increase). The ratio of those who make stock trading and investment via Internet reach to 67.7% which increased 9.5%p from the previous year.

Internet users spend less time on watching TV than Internet non-users do with 16.2 hours for users and 23.5 hours for non-users on average. The difference of hours on TV between users and non-users has gradually widened. Moreover, Internet users consider a TV and a radio as a main tool for an information channel relatively less than non-users do. The ratios of getting information through TV are 92.1% for Internet users and 98.4% for non-users, and those of getting information through a radio are 9.9% for users and 13.9% for non-users.

According to this survey analysis, Internet turns out to be transformed its roles from a mere tool for acquiring information/knowledge to daily necessaries for communication, economic activities and media etc. now.

The Korean government has plans to inaugurate the Ubiquitous Society where users are able to actively participate.