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Dimension Economy
Sub-Group ICT
Sub-Dimension ICT Infrastructure
KPI Name Availability of Wi-Fi in Public Areas
KPI No. EC: ICT: ICT: 5A Type: Advanced Type: Smart
Definition / Number of public Wi-Fi hotspots in the city
Description
Rationale / Several mega-cities have set-up Wi-Fi hotspots at public venues, thereby providing
Interpretation / traveling users and their citizens with increased access to Internet at little or no
Benchmarking cost.
Such actions empower citizens and promotes the use of e-services without the
burden of network costs.
Cities should report only those Wi-Fi spots operated by the city (or on behalf of the
city) that are free of charge.
Source(s) Recommendation ITU-T L.1601/Y.4901: Key performance indicators related to the
use of information and communication technology in smart sustainable cities [ITU-T
Y.4901].
NOTE 1 – United Nations E-Government Survey 2020. Retrieved from < https://
www .un .org/ development/ desa/ publications/ publication/ 2020 -united -nations -e
-government -survey>
NOTE 2 – Connecting the Unconnected: Working together to achieve the Connect
2020 Agenda targets. Retrieved from <http:// broadbandcommission .org/
Documents/ ITU _discussion -paper _Davos2017 .pdf>
Methodology Calculate as:
Total number of Wi-Fi hotspots provided by the city administration (excluding
commercial entities)
Unit Number
Data Sources Information can be derived from:
/ Relevant i. Information Wi-Fi hotspots from Telecommunications Regulatory Agency / ICT
Databases Ministry; Tourism agencies, Wi-Fi hotspots service providers, etc.
ii. City administration or national entity of statistics and census.
Collection Method: This information can be gathered from:
1) Wi-Fi Services Provider statistics
2) Databases
SDG Reference(s) SDG Target 9.C: Significantly increase access to information and communications
technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in
least developed countries by 2020.
Verification Check data source.
Guidance
Check data to ensure that private Wi-Fi spots have not been added.
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