3. Smart Indicators 3.4 Smart Mobility
3.4 Smart Mobility Smart Mobility has to do with providing the public with access to new technologies, and the use of these in everyday urban life. The infrastructure must provide the ability for all users to share and process any information instantly from anywhere. Today, the transmission of vast amounts of information at high speed requires a large bandwidth. Broadband has become the cornerstone of the future development of the Internet and the Information Society. Only with good broadband infrastructure can communications services be developed. These services are being put into operation at a very limited rate, but they will be widespread in the near future. In recent years, interesting municipal initiatives have been introduced that, taking advantage of wireless technologies, Wi‐fi, have established a public telecommunications network that even allows Internet access at a certain speed. The possibility of a free service could be considered "unfair competition"; which is one of the current topics being discussed.
Smart governance is characterised by the following factors: •Connectivity and ICT infrastructure. Penetration of ICT use in homes. Internet usage. Broadband coverage. Broadband usage. Mobile phone usage. Mobile Internet usage penetration.
•Public Internet Access. Wi‐Fi hotspots in cities. Public Internet access centres. Promotion deals with ISPs.
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