3. Smart Indicators 3.3 Smart Governance Promoting ICT and Innovation
Promoting ICT and Innovation Regarding the organisation of ICT and innovation awareness‐raising or promotional events, of the 26 cities (5 in Africa, 8 in Latin America, 1 in Asia and 12 in Europe) that answered the question, 46% organise some kind of event. When studying the information by region, we can see that in the case of Africa and Latin America the percentage of cities that have organised some kind of event is low, at 20% (Durban) and 25% (Guatemala and Mexico City) respectively. This percentage increases considerably in the case of Europe, a region where 83% of the cities (Madrid, Helsinki, Lappeenranta, Barcelona, Bilbao, Lisbon, Katowice, Bordeaux, Le Havre and Malmö) organise ICT and innovation‐related events. In Asia, the city of Taipei also organises events.
The type of event varies quite a lot. Most of the events organised by cities are aimed at bringing together trend leaders, experts, entrepreneurs, academics, institutions, the media and investors from the fields of innovation, technology and Internet to discuss the challenges and technological developments and how they affect cities. Similarly, events targeting citizens are also organised to display the use of new technologies as well as available on‐line services and how to use them.
% of cities that organise ICT and innovation‐related events by region Does your City Council/City organise ICT and innovation‐related events? 100% 100%
90%
Yes 12 cities 46%
80%
83%
70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20%
No 14 cities 54%
20%
25%
10% 0% Africa
Latin America
Asia
Europe
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