3. Smart Indicators 3.4 Smart Mobility Public Internet Access Promotion deals with ISPs.
In some cases, cities have reached some kind of agreement with ISPs with a view to providing the public with the opportunity of subscribing a high‐quality Internet connection at reasonable prices.
While this is a good option as regards facilitating all citizens with Internet access, the percentage of cities that have reached some form of agreement is small. Of the 26 cities (5 in Africa, 8 in Latin America, 1 in Asia and 12 in Europe) that responded to the question, only 15% of them has reached some sort of agreement with ISPs.
In regard to the analysis of the information by regions, we can highlight that 20% of African cities have arranged some kind of deal with ISPs; this is the case of the eThekwini‐Durban Municipality. In the case of Latin America, none of the cities that responded to the question has arranged any offer of this kind. On the other hand, in Europe 17% of the cities have. This is the case of Lappeenranta and Bordeaux. The case of Asia, Taipei has also arranged a deal with ISPs. Below are some experiences developed by cities.
% of cities that have promoted deals with ISPs by region Has your city promoted deals with ISPs to reduce the digital divide between the population? 100%
No 22 cities 85%
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Yes 4 cities 15%
20% 10%
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17%
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0% Africa
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