Measuring the Information Society 2011 ( \" # /> ( $ 7' $ , # ( 3 \" ( $$ + \"( ) 01$ # ( % + ( 3$ 8 , @@$ # ( % 0 /+ ) * $ # # : %3, # ( $$ 3 \" ( , ( $ \" ( + : %3 )( $ % : %3 ( % $ ( , , ( : %3 + % \" ,$ , )= -67)>) % 7)/( # %+ % # : %3 , (\"(\"( ( ( + 3 # % % # : %3 $ ( ( Social networks * $ ( ( ( # + ( \" (# 3 \" )( $ # + \" # , # ( \" )( + $ $ 6$ % , # ( ( \" # \" , \"$( , )H \"$ $ ( $+ 9 ( # 3 \" )5 \"\" ( 3 \" ( % 3 + # = # -67)>) @$ # \"\" \" 3 \"=$ 8+$ \" # \" \">= % 7)7>) K \" \"=>,# 6$ , # # +# 7+ \" =% Box 5.1: Social networking as a key driver for bridging the Internet divide in Namibia A nationally representative survey conducted by Research ICT Africa in cooperation with the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) from June to August 2011 revealed that 81 per cent of Internet users subscribe to a social network application. The survey, which also covered mobile-phone ownership and use, shows that 17 per cent of mobile-phone owners use their mobiles for accessing social networking ap-plications the Internet. These results suggest that increasing numbers of people are using mobile phones for social networking. Table Box 5.1 shows some additional results of the survey. The increasing reliance on the mobile phone and the growth in the use of applications that lend themselves to the mobile platform – such as social media – indicate that the mobile phone is a key entry point for Internet adoption in Namibia. The mobile phone is thus not only narrowing the voice gap in Namibia, but is being used to reduce the differences in Internet usage. such as Facebook, Twitter, Mixit, etc. Overall, about 23 per cent of mobile-phone owners used their mobiles to browse Table Box 5.1: Internet and mobile-phone usage in Namibia, 2011 (%) Internet usage Percentage of individuals aged 15 years or older using the Internet 13.4 Share of Internet users who used the Internet for the first time on a computer or laptop 62.7 Share of Internet users who used the Internet for the first time on a mobile phone 37.3 Share of Internet users who are signed up for a social network 80.7 Share of Internet users who access the Internet using a mobile phone 55.7 Mobile-phone usage Percentage of individuals aged 15 years or older owning a mobile phone 56.1 Share of mobile-phone owners who use their mobile for browsing the Internet 22.7 Share of mobile-phone owners who use their mobile for accessing social networking applications such as 17.3 Facebook, Twitter, Mixit, etc. Source: Research ICT Africa (RIA). 125