Update: January 2001

The following pages provide an estimation of the number of Web sites developed by relevant categories of actors. The following categories have been selected :

• Primary and secondary schools
• High schools and universities
• National ministries
• Regional and local authorities
• Hospitals/clinics
• Museums
• Libraries

Please note that:

•  The notion High Schools does not correspond to the US notion. High Schools are all superior schools belonging to the category of Higher Education, as there are e.g. Technical Universities, Business Schools or other education establishments corresponding to universities with students over ~ 20 years of age.

• Regional and local authorities: where local authorities do not exist as elected "decentralised bodies", we include administrative units in charge of local and regional affairs, even if they are linked to the organisation of the state. For example, mayors, even if not directly elected, are included.

• Hospitals and clinics: this category comprises larger hospitals and clinics, be they public or private. Smaller health units are counted, as they are unlikely to have websites and their inclusion would distort the overall picture.

The objective of this analysis is to complement the ESIS inventory of IS projects by providing a statistical overview of the development of the Internet in these countries. The Inventory of IS projects is built on the definition of an "Information Society project". This definition excludes initiatives which only consist of Web sites.

Data is collected every three months. This data is presented both by country and by geographical area (Central and Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean):

Data by country		Synthesis - Graphs
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ALBANIA ALGERIA BOSNIA BULGARIA CYPRUS CZECH REP EGYPT ESTONIA HUNGARY ISRAEL JORDAN LEBANON LATVIA LITHUANIA MACEDONIA MALTA MOROCCO PALEST. TERR. POLAND ROMANIA SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SYRIA TUNISIA TURKEY		Mediterranean countries and areas Central and Eastern European Countries Important : the data must be considered with care and only as estimates and general indications. In fact, there are no central bodies allowing "scientific" monitoring and the comparison between the countries is difficult due to this situation and also to the disparities of the national organisational systems (for example, number of cities). Country reports in local language may be obtained directly from the ESIS II contractor in charge of the country concerned. Also note that some reports are published on associated ESIS II local web sites. Please note that these reports have been prepared under the sole responsibility of the ESIS II contractors. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission, nor does the Commission accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information contained herein.