3. Smart Indicators 3.3 Smart Governance Local Public spending on ICT
Local Public spending on ICT
New technologies represent the first step in Innovation and Competitiveness; therefore, investment in ICT is an opportunity to enhance the development of a city through their influence in other sectors and their contribution to the efficient management of Public Administrations. Consulted on the percentage of ICT expenditure on the total city budgets of the 18 cities (2 from Africa, 6 from Latin America, 1 from Asia and 7 from Europe) that answered the question, 61% of them spend between 0 and 2% of their total budgets, while the average rate of ICT expenditure over the total budget is 3%.
Regarding the analysis of the information by region, it is noteworthy that the cities that invest the largest percentage of their budget in ICT are in Africa and Latin America (Mexico City and Bissau), as they dedicate between 8.1 and 10% of their budget to ICT. However, unlike in Africa, in Latin America most cities, 67% of them, dedicate between 0% and 2%. On the other hand, in the case of Europe, as in Latin America, most of the cities (57%) dedicate between 0 and 2%, 29% of them dedicate between 2, 1% and 4%, and only 14% dedicate between 6.1% and 8%. In the case of Asia, the percentage of the budget spent on ICT in the city of Taipei is 1.1%.
% of Public Administration expenditure on ICT in relation to the budget
% of Public Administration expenditure on ICT in relation to the budget by region
100%
100%
90%
90%
80%
80%
70%
70%
14%
% of cities
17%
60%
50%
17%
29%
60%
61%
100%
50%
50%
40%
40%
30%
30%
67% 57%
50%
20%
20%
10%
17%
10%
6%
6%
11%
Africa
0%
0 ‐ 2%
2,1 ‐ 4%
4,1 ‐ 6%
6,1 ‐ 8%
0%
8,1 ‐ 10%
0 ‐ 2%
Latin America 2,1 ‐ 4%
Asia 4,1 ‐ 6%
Europe 6,1 ‐ 8%
8,1 ‐ 10%
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