Mumbai: The urban school children of the country are digital natives and highly technology savvy, and will shape the next phase of the country's growth and success, said a survey released on Wednesday.
The survey conducted by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) among school children said the new generation has shifted its social and academic life online.
"The TCS Generation Web 2.0 survey confirms that today's students are shifting their academic and social life online and embracing the digital world as true digital natives," said S. Ramadorai, chief executive and managing director of TCS.
"This societal trend has important implications for parents, educators, policy makers and future employers as well as companies and brands that want to sell to tomorrow's generation."
The survey was conducted across 14,000 high school children between the age group of 12-18 in 12 cities across the country.
It said about 80 per cent of the students surveyed have access to mobile phones and have embraced Web 2.0 tools like blogs and social networking sites.
The US remains the most preferred destination among 40 per cent of the students surveyed for further studies.
According to the survey, Orkut and Facebook are the most popular destinations and about 93 per cent of the students surveyed are aware about these sites.
While 62 per cent have personal computers at home, one in four students owns laptop in metros.
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