Reflective memo # 10

After further examining the reports on the Dubai government site, I finally found my rural vs urban population percentage. The percentage is as follows:

% of Urban Population 98.9
% of Rural Population 1.2

In comparing this with the rural population percentage in the United States whose percentage of rural population is 20%, it becomes clear that any initiatives to ensure that Dubai residents have obtainable internet will be much easier for them to acheive than it would be for any such initiative set forth in the United States. Despite their overwhelming urban population percentage, one must also look at the area difference in the countries.

The US has a total of 3,537,441 square miles (http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/area.shtml) vs Dubai which has a mere 1510 square miles (http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/172721/Dubai). This fact alone indicates a significant cost differential between agressive infrastructure deployments between the 2 countries.

Looking at this significant differences in area and population, the rumored government initiatives in Dubai for rapid infrastructure development make sense. The cost of them implementing something large-scale is so much lower just by looking at the area and population differences that it makes sense for them to pursue such initiatives to help them remain competitive in the world market.