These are news releases and coverage relating to OxIS research. Members of the press who are interested in issues relating to OxIS, should contact Jennifer Darnley: press@oii.ox.ac.uk; +44 (0)1865 287210.
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Digital solutions to tackle youth unemployment
16 February 2012
CivilSociety.co.uk
Dan Sutch of the Nominet Trust looks at opportunities presented by digital technology to address the challenge of youth unemployment. But young people not online need support too. He refers to OII findings and current research.
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Oxford Internet Institute showcases Stata's capabilities
1 January 2012
The STATA News
The work of OII researchers using Stata's statistical software for analysis of the data collected for the Oxford Internet Survey (OxIS) is featured in the company's quarterly newsletter.
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How to lift the digital age barrier
30 November 2011
The Guardian
According to figures from the OII's Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS), Internet use among people aged 65 and over sits at only about 30% and has not changed much since 2005, despite campaigns to get more older people connected.
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24 October 2011
Gazeta Wyborcza
William Dutton discusses findings from the 2011 Oxford Internet Survey (OxIS) at the 2011 World Internet Project (WIP) meeting in Poland.
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Study finds half of web users go online via mobile devices
19 October 2011
Broadband Choice
The characteristics of 'new generation users' of the Internet as revealed in the 2011 Oxford Internet Surveys are highlighted on the broadband website. They visit multiple locations, utilise several difference devices and contribute content.
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Are you a Next Generation User of the Internet?
17 October 2011
University of Oxford
The OxIS 2011 survey shows that nearly half of Internet users in Britain are 'Next Generation Users', who routinely access the Internet on the move using portable devices - more than double the proportion in 2007.
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The Internet in Britain, 2011: Topline Findings from the Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS)
17 October 2011
Oxford Internet Institute
Topline findings from the Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS) 2011 Report: "Next Generation Users: The Internet in Britain 2011", presenting data on British access, use and attitudes to the Internet 2003-2011.
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Nominet Trust Sponsors Major OII Survey of British Internet Access, Use and Attitudes (OxIS 2011)
4 October 2010
Oxford Internet Institute
Nominet Trust provides support for the 2011-2012 cycle of the OII's Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS), one of Great Britain's most in-depth and authoritative sources of information about Internet access, use and attitudes.
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Service Provision in the Digital Age: Notes from an Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS) Workshop
23 June 2010
Oxford Internet Institute
Notes from an OII-Scottish and Southern Energy Workshop on service provision in the digital age. Intended to inform the 2011 Oxford Internet Survey (OxIS), it explored the use and impact of the Internet in supporting business and consumer relationships.
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Attitudes towards the internet may hold back 'Digital Britain'
22 June 2009
The Independent
'Though Gordon Brown may have trumpeted nationwide broadband access as essential for economic growth at the recent Digital Britain summit, a new Oxford University study suggests the barriers to creating a new digital Britain could lie in hearts and minds'
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OII News: Release of OxIS 2009 Report, Attitudes to Internet, Internet Use and Online News
22 June 2009
Oxford Internet Institute
The Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, has today released the OxIS Report 2009, the latest report in a series of Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS) that cover the changing landscape of Internet access, use and attitudes in Britain.
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Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS) 2009: Attitudes Towards the Internet in Britain
22 June 2009
Oxford Internet Institute
One of the main challenges in creating a Digital Britain will be to change the perceptions of the third of the British population who choose not to use the internet, according to the latest in a series of Oxford University Surveys (OxIS)
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Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS) 2009: Internet Use and Online News
22 June 2009
Oxford Internet Institute
Oxford Internet Survey into how British people are using the Internet in 2009 suggests that the proportion of people reading online newspapers has doubled since 2007: 58% of Internet users said they read a newspaper or news online, compared to 30% in 2007
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Survey points up challenges for a Digital Britain
22 June 2009
University of Oxford
In the wake of Lord Carter’s Digital Britain Report, an Oxford survey shows that one of the main challenges will be to change the perceptions of the third of the British population who choose not to use the Internet
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24 November 2008
Oxford Internet Institute
The World Internet Project marks the first time that a worldwide partnership of research institutions has compiled survey data on the behaviour and views of Internet users and non-users
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Professor William Dutton gives keynote presentation at CIM Forum Europe's inaugural event
17 September 2007
TMCnet
William Dutton gives a keynote presentation at CIM Forum Europe's inaugural event, presenting the results of the OxIS 2007 report into the changing landscape of internet access, use and attitudes in Britain
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OII News: OxIS 2007 Launch, Online Gambling Survey, SDP2007 Wrap-up
3 August 2007
Oxford Internet Institute
Launch of Oxford Internet Survey (OxIS) 2007 Report 'The Internet in Britain', web-based survey of online gambling site users, Summer Doctoral Programme 2007 wrap-up: 'The OII SDP 2007 marks a highlight in my graduate studies experience to date'
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A 'digital divide' exists according to Oxford survey on internet use in Britain
26 July 2007
University of Oxford
The University's Oxford Internet Institute (OII) releases the OxIS Report 2007, the latest report in a series of Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS) that examine internet access, use and attitudes in Britain
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Oxford survey on internet use in Britain
26 July 2007
Physorg.com
The Oxford Internet Institute has released the OxIS Report 2007, the latest report in a series OII surveys that examine internet access, use and attitudes in Britain. A key finding is that a digital divide continues to exist
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Digital divide grows with web use
25 July 2007
BBC News
The digital divide in Britain is still pronounced despite growing intensity of internet use [...] The Oxford Internet Survey (OxIS) found that with two-thirds of Britons online, the poor, the old and the less educated are still losing out
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Report: UK digital divide still exists
25 July 2007
BCS News
A new study has revealed that a digital divide between certain sectors of society still exists in the UK. According to the Oxford Internet Survey Report 2007, men still use the internet more than women for most purposes
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OII News: OxIS Survey Data on the Internet in Britain Released
24 July 2007
Oxford Internet Institute
The Oxford Internet Survey (OxIS) 2007 Report 'The Internet in Britain' is released by the Oxford Internet Institute, the latest report in a series of surveys that cover the changing landscape of Internet access, use and attitudes in Britain
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Survey Data on the Internet in Britain Released by the Oxford Internet Institute (OII)
24 July 2007
Oxford Internet Institute
The Oxford Internet Survey (OxIS) 2007 Report 'The Internet in Britain' is released by the Oxford Internet Institute, the latest report in a series of surveys that cover the changing landscape of Internet access, use and attitudes in Britain
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OII News: OxIS website is launched
11 April 2007
Oxford Internet Institute
The Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS) have a new digital home. We hope the new website will improve our communication with all those interested in the project and its findings, including research highlights, publications, events and press releases
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OII News: OxIS Interview, Infastructure Design (Webcast)
4 April 2007
Oxford Internet Institute
'We are nearing completion of fieldwork on our 2007 Oxfor Internet Survey of use and non-use of the Internet in Britain', OxIS Interview with Ellen Helsper, David Ribes on Infastructure Design (Webcast)
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The third national Oxford Internet Survey (OxIS) is launched
12 March 2007
Oxford Internet Institute
The OII launches the third wave of its national survey on Internet use. The Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS) are unique in offering detailed insights into the influence that the Internet has had on everyday life in Britain since 2003
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One in three rejects technology
10 July 2005
The Sunday Times
Coverage of the OxIS 2005 Report: 'New research by the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) reveals that it is not only money, age or education that is stopping people going online. Many people remain unconnected by choice - they are digital refuseniks'
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How the net changed family life
12 June 2005
The Sunday Times
Coverage of the Oxford Internet Survey (OxIS) 2005 Report: 'It's official: the internet is transforming our social fabric. Andrew Smith examines the evidence in an exclusive preview of a new nationwide survey'
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24 November 2003
BBC News
Professor Richard Rose discusses OxIS 2003: Just because internet access is now widely available, that does not mean everyone will want to use it. What will it take to get the whole population online?
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Oxford Internet Surevy (OxIS) 2003 Results
16 September 2003
Oxford Internet Institute
'While the battle for digital access is being won in Britain, government and business now face a struggle to convince everyone that the Internet is worth using,' concludes Professor Richard Rose from the new Oxford Internet Survey (OxIS)
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5 June 2003
Oxford Blueprint
OxIS is launched
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OII launches Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS)
1 June 2003
Oxford Internet Institute
The Oxford Internet Institute launches the Oxford Internet Survey (OxIS), a major nationwide survey about Internet capital: its causes, its uses and its consequences, linked to the World Internet Project, a set of surveys from over 20 countries