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Internet in China: Internet population hits 420 million

The number of Chinese Internet users hit 420 million, with 277 million accessing the Internet via cell phones, portal website Sina reported, citing a report published by China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) […]

The number of Chinese Internet users hit 420 million, with 277 million accessing the Internet via cell phones, portal website Sina reported, citing a report published by China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC):

As of June 2010, the population of China’s Internet users climbed to 420 million, 36 million more than the end of 2009. The penetration rate of Internet users rose to 31.8%, 2.9 percentage points higher than the end of 2009.

via China Internet population hits 420m | China Daily

By Itamar Medeiros

Originally from Brazil, Itamar Medeiros currently lives in Germany, where he works as VP of Design Strategy at SAP, where he leads the design vision for the entire Human Capital Management product line, ensuring cohesive product narratives and establishing best practices.

Working in the Information Technology industry since 1998, Itamar has helped truly global companies in multiple continents create great user experience through advocating Design and Innovation principles. Itamar has also served as a juror for prestigious design competitions and lectured on design topics at universities worldwide.

During his 7 years in China, he promoted the User Experience Design discipline as User Experience Manager at Autodesk and Local Coordinator of the Interaction Design Association (IxDA) in Shanghai.

Itamar holds a MA in Design Practice from Northumbria University (Newcastle, UK), for which he received a Distinction Award for his thesis Creating Innovative Design Software Solutions within Collaborative/Distributed Design Environments.

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