3. Smart Indicators 3.4 Smart Mobility Connectivity and ICT infrastructure
Connectivity and ICT infrastructure Penetration of ICT use in homes.
New technologies have become an indispensable tool in our daily lives. More and more households have a personal computer.
Asked about the percentage of population that have personal computers, of the 20 cities (4 in Africa, 8 in Latin America, 1 in Asia and 7 in Europe) that answered the question, it is noteworthy that in 40% of them the rate of people who had personal computers was between 76% and 100%. Only 10% of the cities displayed percentages between 0% and 25%.
In the case of Africa, in 50% of the cities, the population that have computers stands between 26% and 50%; and in 25% of them, the percentage increases to between 76% and 100%. In the case of Latin America, in most cities (75%), the percentage is between 26% and 50%; however, in 25% of them the percentage falls to between 0% and 25%. In the case of Europe, the percentage of the population that have personal computers is very high; in 86% of cities the percentage stands between 76% and 100%. Only in 14% of them, the percentage falls to between 51% and 75%. In the case of Taipei City, 91% of the population has a personal computer.
Regarding the analysis of information by region, Africa and Latin America are the regions with the lowest percentage of people who have personal computers. % of residents who have personal computers by region. % of residents who have personal computers. 100%
100%
90%
90%
80%
80%
70%
% of cities
70%
25%
75% 86%
60%
60%
50%
50%
40%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
20%
20%
10%
10%
25%
50% 25% 14%
0%
10%
10%
100%
Africa
Latin America
Asia
Europe
0%
0 ‐ 25%
26 ‐ 50%
51‐ 75%
76 ‐ 100%
0 ‐ 25%
26 ‐ 50%
51‐ 75%
76 ‐ 100%
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