Have you ever wondered -- What if the world doesn't have the Internet? The fortunate ones among us would say, "Unimaginable!" This is because the fortunate ones, including myself, are enjoying the full potential of the Internet. We use the Internet at home, we use it at work, our kids use it in school, so it's useful everywhere! But if we look at the big global picture, the world doesn't really have the Internet yet.

It may seem ironic, considering the question, but the reality is, the Internet is only being used in some parts of the world. Asia, for instance, holds more than 56% of the world population; but the usage of Internet in that region accounts for a mere 37.6% in relation to world usage. Europe, on the other hand, has only 12% of the world population, but 27.1% of Internet usage in the world is attributed to that region. Now, consider North America, where there's only 5.1% of the world population. This English continent accounts for a stunning 17.5% of Internet usage across the world. These numbers are showing us that eventhough multilingual content is available on the Internet, non-English users are still not very keen on using it.

Using, or more aptly, browsing the Internet can only happen once the Internet address is typed at the Internet address bar. E-mail accounts and e-mail messages can only be sent by entering the right Internet and e-mail addresses. If these addresses are in a confusing foreign language, the users will naturally be discouraged to use it.

So, we at Netpia are very happy to have come up with solutions that set the Internet address and the e-mail address in the native language. We are confident that Internet usage will soar to new heights in different countries worldwide only if everyone can use their native language in browsing the Internet, starting from the address bar. Subsequently, the world will finally know what it's like to have the Internet as a tool for communication, research, and a million other things.

If you think the world got better when the Internet came along, think again. Imagine what more could happen if we finally close the digital gap and everyone in the world is browsing the Internet in their own language? The possibilities are endless.