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Collection Methodology for Key Performance Indicators for Smart Sustainable Cities

Dimension Economy
Sub-Dimension ICT
Category ICT Infrastructure
KPI Name Fixed Broadband Subscriptions
KPI No. EC: ICT: ICT: 2C Type: Core Type: Smart

Definition / Percentage of households with fixed (wired) broadband
Description

Rationale / This indicator demonstrates the access to information and technology connectivity
Interpretation / and is important given that connectivity across regions and between countries is
Benchmarking correlated to economic prosperity, development, and growth.
Moreover, penetration into households means that communication is possibly
received through multiple mediums such as the internet, cable, etc. A higher
penetration rate means that more of the population has access to knowledge and
communications, as well as technologies to receive and send information and
communications (i.e. mobile phones, computers, television, etc.).
The average penetration rate (according to OECD) is about 30%.
Fixed (wired) broadband subscriptions refer to subscriptions for high-speed access
to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection).
High-speed access is defined as downstream speed equal to, or greater than, 256
kbits/s.
Fixed (wired) broadband includes broadband through cable modem, DSL, fibre and
other fixed (wired) broadband technologies (such as Ethernet LAN, and broadband-
over-power line (BPL) communications).
Mobile cellular network subscriptions are not included.
An increasing trend and higher values are considered positive.

Source(s) OECD Statistics. Retrieved from <http://www.oecd.org/sti/broadband/broadband-
statistics-update.htm>

Methodology Calculate as:
Numerator: Number of fixed broadband subscriptions.
Denominator: Total number of households.
Multiply by 100
Unit Percentage

Data Sources / The data may be collected from local statistics department, or may need to be
Relevant extrapolated from national data.
Databases Data may also be collected from local internet service providers and
telecommunications companies.
SDG Reference(s) SDG Indicator 17.6.2: Fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by
speed.
SDG Indicator 17.8.1: Proportion of individuals using the Internet.

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